COAP DOCUMENTARY / WORK IN PROGRESS
North Cowichan.
The plan and
the everyday.
Why this approach, why here, and what would it take to make it work?
Follow an idea from the global picture into local decisions, then down to the homes, journeys and bills behind the plan. A connected story, with the records beside it.
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A first edition, with the work visible.
This is COAP’s ongoing investigation and commentary. It has a beginning and an ending, alongside specific questions the reporting has yet to settle. Fictional households and analogies are labelled. Dated estimates and models are kept separate from measured results.
Records and worked examples checked October 25–27, 2026; legal effect rechecked October 31. The retained OCP is a December 2025 consolidation; subsequent amendments are not fully audited here. Later source pages may have changed.
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From the idea
to the ordinary day.
Start at the beginning or pick up a question.
- 01The questionA plan for a place2 min ↗
- 02The ideaFrom a global idea to a city programme4 min ↗
- 03The powersWhat does this plan actually decide?3 min ↗
- 04The local processWho put the words on the page?2 min ↗
- 05Advice into actionFollowing one piece of advice3 min ↗
- 06Public inputWhat were people actually asked?3 min ↗
- 07The growth choiceWhere would the new homes go?4 min ↗
- 08Getting it builtWhat has to happen first?3 min ↗
- 09A real projectFollow the pipe3 min ↗
- 10The next billWho pays the next bill?4 min ↗
- 11At the kitchen tableCan we make the week work?4 min ↗
- 12Different starting pointsWho has room to adjust?4 min ↗
- 13AccountabilityA future we can check4 min ↗
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