The Municipal Development Plan (MDP) is a collection of policies that act as an overall "blueprint” for future land use and physical changes in Clearwater County. It provides a long-term vision of the type of community that County residents and ratepayers desire. From there, policies focus on topics such as land use, protecting the natural environment, economic development, infrastructure, and community amenities and services provide direction on how to reach the vision.

The draft version of the new MDP (Draft July 2022) was drafted over the course of two years of public engagement, and it builds on multiple other studies, strategies and plans completed by Administration over the past several years. There is an existing MDP that was adopted in 2010 and will be replaced by the updated MDP submitted for Council’s consideration. 

Click the above image to view the new draft (July 2022)

We Want to Hear From you

• For background information, we have prepared three discussion papers summarizing the main areas of concern and related changes to the Land Use Bylaw. Please click on the links below to learn more:
  • Subdivision of Land
  • Aggregate and Resource Extraction (ie. gravel pits)
  • Private Campgrounds and Private Recreational Uses 
• There are currently online and in-person public engagement opportunities, click here to learn more.
  • Online/paper survey (available from July 15 - August 19, 2022)
  • Open Houses dates are listed below:

UPDATE August 5, 2022 at 10:30am: Due to a security breach the virtual zoom MDP Review open house on August 4 was cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience that this may have caused. None of the comments made represent the views of Clearwater County Council, staff, and residents.  All in person open houses will continue as scheduled. The RCMP is investigating the matter.

Project Timeline

Below is a timeline of events that will be taking place during this year. Also the timeline shows the past events and consultations that took place during the previous years.