We have a Community Liaison Committee to work on continuous improvement and triple-bottom line sustainability throughout our operations. We’re working with a group of local business leaders, community leaders, and members of the community.
The full terms of reference are available here.
Objectives
| Area of Focus | Objective | Measure of Success |
| Community Engagement | To engage with the community and work toward solutions to the issues that are surfaced. To respect that, if a solution isn’t possible, differences in opinion are understood. | Feedback and comments discussed at committee and answers disseminated. |
| Cruise | To ensure there is a focus is on triple-bottom line sustainability, environmental stewardship, and quality of life with the cruise industry in Victoria. | Committee is apprised of research reports, economic benefits, and environmental and social programs/actions undertaken by GVHA and cruise partners in Victoria |
| Sustainability | To support the long-term goal of GVHA and partners for Victoria to become the greenest harbour and port in North America. | Committee is apprised of sustainability programs and certifications of GVHA, including shore power project for the Victoria Cruise Terminal |
| Transportation | To engage with the community and transportation partners to ensure that impacts on the neighbourhood and the region and mitigated and communicated. | Committee is involved in discussions on routing including benefits, drawbacks, and solutions |
| Visitor Economy | To work with destination and community partners to understand, plan, and communicate the benefit and impact of the visitor economy at the local and regional level. | Committee disseminates info on visitor economy impact to their constituents |
Meeting Minutes
March 2, 2022 – Read here.
February 2, 2022 – Read here.
December 1, 2021 – Read here.
October 6, 2021 – Read here.