Milton’s Culture Plan
Milton’s first-ever local culture plan was passed unanimously by Council at its meeting on July 19, 2021. The ten-year plan, “Here to Stay”, is a roadmap for the future of the Town’s cultural policies and investments. Thank you to everyone who participated in community engagement activities throughout the planning process.
For more information about the culture plan and its strategic directions and detailed actions, visit the project’s web page.
Milton’s first-ever local culture plan was passed unanimously by Council at its meeting on July 19, 2021. The ten-year plan, “Here to Stay”, is a roadmap for the future of the Town’s cultural policies and investments. Thank you to everyone who participated in community engagement activities throughout the planning process.
The Milton culture plan, "Here to Stay", reflects Milton’s diversity and provides a framework that will continue to guide equitable, creative and collaborative cultural planning in Milton over the next decade and beyond. The plan allows the Town to better understand its role in growing and supporting culture within the community.
The culture plan features five strategic avenues of action that enhance Milton as a Place of Possibility:
- Foster a resilient and collaborative cultural sector
- Celebrate and share Milton’s diversity
- Support Indigenous cultural resurgence
- Strengthen culture-led economic and social development
- Expand investment in cultural infrastructure, including places and spaces
The plan comes after months of equitable, collaborative and creative public consultation. Through this cultural planning process, community members and stakeholders defined culture as the expression of Milton’s diverse identities through Milton’s people, places, stories and beliefs.
For more information about the culture plan and its strategic directions and detailed actions, visit the project’s web page.
Interactive Creative Cultural Map
Where do you experience culture in Milton?
Share your cultural experiences in our interactive creative cultural map! Click the plus sign (+) to add a pin to the map.
Tell us where you experience culture in Milton, what you love to do and what is missing for you. We also want to hear your stories of culture in Milton! What memories do you have of great cultural experience? Feel free to share any stories, pictures, poems, or drawings!
- Performing arts (i.e. music theatre, dance, etc.)
- Visual arts (i.e. galleries, events, theatres, etc.)
- Passive outdoor activities (i.e. nature trails and conservation areas)
- Active indoor/outdoor activities (i.e. soccer, baseball, cycling, etc.)
- Literary (i.e. library, bookshops)
- Heritage (i.e. archives, historic buildings, memorials, statues, etc.)
- Culinary & agriculture experiences (i.e. food, beverage, farm tours, etc.)
- Festivals & events
- Other
- Host your own #MiltonCultureConvos using the Culture Convos Guide! Chat with your neighbours in a park or lead your own virtual workshop and map where your convo took place!
Culture Planning Process
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Phase 1: Getting to know Culture in Milton
Milton’s Culture Plan has finished this stageThere are many ways to share your experiences, through an online survey, virtual drop-in, artist-led culture convos and more.
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Phase 2: Community visioning and goal setting
Milton’s Culture Plan has finished this stageWe will be hosting a virtual workshop that looks at future scenarios for Milton’s cultural scene. Developing shared visions of what Milton looks like in these different scenarios will help us build a collective vision, goals and actions for the culture plan.
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Phase 3: Drafting the Culture Plan
Milton’s Culture Plan has finished this stageOnce we develop a draft culture plan, we will collect feedback to make sure we got it right. More details for how to engage will be announced soon.
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Phase 4: The final Culture Plan
Milton’s Culture Plan is currently at this stageThe Milton culture plan, "Here to Stay", reflects Milton’s diversity and provides a framework that will continue to guide equitable, creative and collaborative cultural planning in Milton over the next decade and beyond.
Through this cultural planning process, stakeholders and community members defined culture as the expression of Milton’s diverse identities through Milton’s people, places, stories and beliefs.
