May 14 2021 Revy Community Plan Assign 6 Review, Urban Dictionary Intro and Activity

Attendance. 

Self Guided Reading 15-20 min   

Review - Revelstoke Official Community Plan 

Review last week's topics. Re: Revy - new 20 year plan.  


Re: Assign 6 on Teams.  

 

1. Housing (Are there other housing options that we need to consider for Revelstoke? Are there options that would increase affordability etc.) 

 
2. Economy (What is Revelstoke's main economy now? What will it be in the next 10-20 years? Tourism/New Business? What will the future jobs in Revelstoke be?) 

 

3. Sustainability (E.g. Food Security/Environment etc. - Where will Revelstoke citizens get their food? How many more people will move here and become residents? (Note current count is somewhere in the 8K range - what will it be in 10-20 years? How do we ensure that Revelstoke's food options and environment remain sustainable) 

 

4. Recreation (What types of recreation will remain in Revy? Any new ideas for recreational opportunities that may be an option in Revy in the next 10-20 years?) 

 

5. Getting Around - 

Class discussion and sharing of your ideas :)  

Review of all class groupings - assignment of 1 topic only - you can work together and should have 1 file - shared - for upload to Teams Assign 6 - by end of class. Min 10 ideas re: your assigned topic. Be ready to present.  


Class Viewing & Discussion Of: Alternative Living - Sustainable Living 

Living a Radically Simple Permaculture Life on 1/4 Acre | Creatures of Place


Thoughts? Would this type of living/existing work for/in Revelstoke?

 

New Terms 2020's - Vocab - Urban Dictionary  


What is it? Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases, operating under the motto "Define Your World." The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang, common words, not typically found in standard dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase. Words or phrases on Urban Dictionary may have multiple definitions, usage examples, and tags. As of 2014, the dictionary had over seven million definitions, while around 2,000 new entries were being added daily.

 

New Word: 2021! Have you heard/used it?

1.  cheugy 


Group Work Activity - 5 Urban Slang words that you use today - can be brand new or a few years old - (appropriate in nature) and definitions - chalk work - outside - word + your definition. 

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