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The Council of the City of Parksville invited all Parksville residents to participate in a survey. The results and comments from the survey will help to guide Council in future decision making and will be used for budget considerations, strategic planning and to assist in evaluating the services provided to residents. The surveys were delivered by Canada Post unaddressed ad mail. A total of 1,919 surveys were returned during May 2010. The City is pleased to make available, the results of the 2010 resident survey, along with all comments provided by residents in the surveys.

For more information, please contact

Debbie Tardiff, Communications Officer
250 954-3073
dtardiff@parksville.ca

SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS

News Release - July 2010

GENERAL/BACKGROUND

• Question 1   Age category
• Question 2   Years lived in Parksville
• Question 3   Number in household
• Question 4   Housing types

COMMUNITY PLANNING

• Question 5   Perception of Parksville
• Question 6   Prior to Parksville
• Question 7   Neighbourhood
• Question 8   Good neighbourhood
• Question 9   Why Parksville
• Question 10  Growth
• Question 11  Growth
• Question 12  Change
• Question 13  Waterfront and beach
• Question 14  Attendance at City meetings
• Question 15  Official Community Plan
• Question 16  Enhancement of tourism industry
• Question 17  Farm land
• Question 18  Form and character
• Question 19  History and heritage
• Question 20  Sustainability and climate change
• Question 21  Recycling, conservation
• Question 22  Public transit
• Question 23  Public transit

RETAIL/COMMERCIAL

• Question 24  Parksville downtown
• Question 25  Island Highway/Community Park
• Question 26  Community Park
• Question 27  Shopping
• Question 28  Shopping
• Question 29  Shopping

RESIDENT SATISFACTION

• Question 30  Satisfaction with services
• Question 31  Value of services
• Question 32  Support for tax increase
• Question 33  Important issues
• Question 34  Quality of life

COMMUNICATIONS

• Question 35  Contact with City
• Question 36  Level of satisfaction
• Question 37  Comments/suggestions
• Question 38  Website
• Question 39  Website
• Question 40  Information needs
• Question 41  Information needs
• Question 42  Methods of communication
• Question 43  Methods of community consultation

CONCLUSION

• Question 44  Concluding comments/suggestions