I have been involved in public engagement as part of my work in the Community Planning Division with the City. While working on both the Official Community Plan (planNanaimo) and two neighbourhood plans, city staff used a combination of Passive, Reactive and Participative levels of public participation.
I don’t have direct experience using empowerment or leadership levels of participation, but I understand the Cowichan Stewardship Roundtable has some level of empowerment in its decision making on watershed management issues in the Cowichan Valley.
