Opportunities to provide input on key proposed updates to Official Community Plan coming soon

The City of Port Moody is updating the Official Community Plan (OCP), our long-term vision for Port Moody’s future. Throughout April, we’re seeking input on key proposed updates as we continue to explore how the city will evolve over the next 25 years. 

Port Moody 2050 is our process to update the OCP and gather input from the community. The last comprehensive review of the OCP was in 2014. Public engagement to update the plan began in late 2020 and continued through 2023 – the City shared information and sought feedback through dialogue sessions, community surveys, and a neighbourhood workshop. The input collected helped to shape a draft plan in December 2023. In early 2024, the City made the difficult decision to pause public engagement due to new provincial housing legislation and its potential impacts on the community. 

Now, the City is ready to resume public engagement and we want to hear from you! There are a variety of ways to get involved and share your thoughts on key proposed updates to the OCP. Be sure to add the engagement opportunities listed below to your calendar, and visit Engage Port Moody, our online public engagement hub, to learn more. 

Upcoming public engagement opportunities: 

1.    Port Moody 2050 Open House (April 13)
If you would like to watch a presentation, join us at 2:15pm in the Inlet Theatre, and/or drop in to the Galleria anytime between 2pm and 4pm to review information boards, ask questions, and share your thoughts with City staff and consultants. Registration is not required. Child care will be available free of charge – please register in advance at portmoody.ca/signmeup.

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Location: Civic Centre Galleria and Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Drive 

2.    Port Moody 2050 Town Hall (April 16)
Join us for a presentation starting at 7:15pm, pose questions to City staff, and share your thoughts directly with Council. Registration is not required. 

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Location: Inlet Theatre, 100 Newport Drive

3.    Port Moody 2050 Online Information Session (April 23)
If you are not able to attend the April 13 Open House, you can watch a presentation to learn about key proposed updates to the Official Community Plan. This event will follow a webinar format. If you would like to submit questions and/or comments, there will be an opportunity to do so in writing at the conclusion of the presentation. Registration is not required.

Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Time: 6:30pm to 8pm
Location: online via Zoom (find the link at engage.portmoody.ca)

4.    Port Moody 2050 Pop-Up and Self-Guided Walking Tour (April 26)
The Official Community Plan incorporates provincial housing legislation and related policies that were introduced by the B.C. government in 2023. Join us at our pop-up tent where City staff will be available to answer your questions about the impacts of the provincial legislation on Port Moody. You can also grab a map and take yourself on a self-guided walking tour of the surrounding area. The aim of the tour is to increase your understanding of how provincial legislation affects properties that fall within Transit Oriented Areas (TOAs) or Small-Scale, Multi-Unit housing (SSMUH) areas. 

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 10am to 1pm
Location: City-branded tent outside the Kyle Centre, 125 Kyle Street

5.    Port Moody 2050 Youth Open House (May 2)
Youth aged 11 to 18 are invited to drop in and learn about key proposed updates to the Official Community Plan, take part in fun activities, and share their thoughts on Port Moody’s long-term vision for the future. Registration is not required. There will be free pizza, snacks, and refreshments.

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm (drop in)
Location: Port Moody Recreation Complex, Multi-Purpose Room 2 (300 Ioco Road)

6.    Community survey (open April 7 to May 4)
The community survey will open by 5pm on Monday, April 7 and remain open through Sunday, May 4. Visit our public engagement hub, Engage Port Moody, to register and complete the survey online. If you prefer to fill out a printed survey, pick one up at City Hall (100 Newport Drive) during business hours and return it to the same location by Friday, May 2. 

How will we use your input?

We value your input. Community input collected from participants is considered by City staff when making recommendations and developing draft plans and strategies, and by Council during their decision-making process. It’s important to remember that community input will be considered by decision-makers along with technical information, advice provided by subject matter experts, available budget, strategic goals, and other plans or strategy documents. 

While engagement results provide the City with valuable information, please note that engagement is not intended to be a vote. Public engagement gives those who are interested/affected a chance to ask questions, gain knowledge or deepen their understanding of a topic, and share relevant values-based information and lived experience. While we strive to offer inclusive and meaningful opportunities for interested and/or affected parties, the results are not intended to be statistically representative of the community as a whole.

Next steps:

We anticipate that a summary of public engagement results will be ready in June 2025. The summary will be shared with Council in a staff report and with the public via a link to the staff report on Engage Port Moody. Participants who completed the community survey via Engage Port Moody will receive an email when the summary is available for viewing online. 

City staff plan to present a final draft of the Official Community Plan to Council for their consideration in July 2025. A Public Hearing will be held, likely in late fall, prior to any consideration of adoption in keeping with the Local Government Act (Part 14, Division 3). The City regularly publishes Public Hearing notices at portmoody.ca/news. Sign up to receive City news via email.