Rainy River Vision 2020

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Rainy River Vision 20-20

• A Great Place to Visit, a Better Place to Live

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What is Vision 20-20

• The Town of Rainy River is moving into the future
  with its Vision 20-20
• Vision 20-20 is a play on words. 20-20 is good
  vision! 20-20 is a year in our future!
• We are now setting year-by-year steps to
  accomplish our goals. We want to establish a
  timeline from today to the year 2020 that is
  achievable, do-able and measurable.

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Vision 20-20

• We will set goals for each area of our Strategic
  Plan i.e.
• Population
• Infrastructure
• Promotion
• Tourism
• Economic Development
• Recreation
• If we set achievable steps for each year from now
  to 2020
• We Can Do It

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Vision 20-20

• Infrastructures
• Beautification
• Promotion
• Tourism
• Economic Development
• Recreation

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Birding in Rainy RiverVision Plan

• Observation
• One of the resources that we have in our area is
  birding. (See research re Rainy River Flyway)
• How can we as a community utilize this resource,
  promoting our commerce, as well as preserving our
  environment?
• What do we want this to look like in 10 to 15
  years?
• What are the stages we need to implement to reach
  our vision?

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Birding in Rainy RiverVision Plan

• Vision of the Future
• What would a successful development of the
  birding industry look like in Rainy River in the
  future (if all things were to fall into place.)

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Birding in Rainy RiverVision Plan

• Bird refuge
• Development of protected areas.
• Public access to birding sites.
• State of the art bird museum.
• Development of bird watching center.
• Guided tours along developed trails in specified
  areas.
• Teaching centre.
• Promotion of guided tours in the area.
• Create profitable ventures.
• Collaborate with neighbouring communities.
• Create bird themes in community. (i.e. street
  names, bird-house home numbers)
• Infrastructure developed to meet vision
  requirement

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Vision 20-20Timeline
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Vision 20-20Birding Timeline
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Vision 20-20Land Development Timeline
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Vision 20-20River Water OptionsWater Wings
of Growth
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Vision 20-20Conclusion
Vision 20-20