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Past Events

Sep 20 2017 - 8:30am to Sep 23 2017 - 4:30pm

The Different by Design – Exploring Innovation for Rural Prosperity conference explores the unique potential and many possibilities that exist in rural places. 

The Different by Design conference has four themes: 

Workforces of Tomorrow 

Sep 18 2017 - 8:15am to Sep 20 2017 - 4:15pm

Advancing Low Carbon Resilience - Join us for a national event on advancing low carbon resilience. The sixth annual Livable Cities Forum: Advancing Low Carbon Resilience is being hosted by the City of Victoria in partnership with ICLEI Canada, with support from the British Columbia Climate Action Secretariat, and guidance from contributing partner, ACT (Adaptation to Climate Change Team) at Simon Fraser University.

Jul 14 2017 - 12:00am to Jul 16 2017 - 11:45pm

Come join movers and shakers, pollinators and connectors, convenors and change makers, thought leaders and folks who are new to food systems change for this year’s 19th Annual BCFSN Annual Gathering, which will take place from July 14-16 on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.

This year’s Gathering is made possible through a partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems - don’t miss out on this opportunity to enjoy the beautiful and unique learning environment of the UBC Farm!

Jul 6 2017 - 8:00pm to Jul 8 2017 - 7:45pm

Drawing practitioners of public health from all over the province, PHABC’s annual Summer School is BC’s leading forum for inspiration, sharing, and learning on public health and health equity at the individual, health care system, and community levels.

Jun 4 2017 - 7:00pm to Jun 5 2017 - 6:45pm

Want to build more community on your street or in your building?

The Building Resilient Neighbourhoods team is excited to visit the Fairfield Gonzalez community to share ideas, resources and micro-grants to support you to further community connectedness with your immediate neighbours. We are looking forward to connecting to help make your block or building more resilient!

Here are the details for our upcoming workshop:

Location: Fairfield Gonzalez Community Centre

Cost: Free

Jun 1 2017 - 7:00pm to Jun 2 2017 - 8:45pm

Want to build more community on your street or in your building?

The Building Resilient Neighbourhoods team is excited to be visiting Esquimalt to share ideas, resources and micro-grants to support you to further community connectedness with your immediate neighbours. We are looking forward to connecting to help make your block or building more resilient!

Here are the details for our upcoming workshop:

Location: The Archie Browning Sports Centre at 1151 Esquimalt Road

Cost: Free

May 30 2017 - 12:00am to Jun 2 2017 - 11:45pm

Join the Planning Institute of British Columbia in beautiful Prince George, BC, for the 2017 PIBC Annual Conference - Equilibrium!

The upcoming conference will be headquartered at the Prince George Civic Centre in downtown Prince George. The conference program includes two exciting keynote speakers - including Happy City author Charles Montgomery, more than thirty diverse conference sessions & presentations, pre-conference workshops, ten mobile workshops & walking tours, locally inspired social activities, and more…

May 17 2017 - 9:00am to May 18 2017 - 11:45am

As part of the Active Communities grant application process, a half-day web forum will be held on May 17th, 2017. The forum will assist applicants from the Island Health and Interior Health regions to better understand the issue of physical activity and to inspire ideas for innovative applications. 

Apr 26 2017 - 10:00am to 11:30am

This is a free informational webinar presented by BC Healthy Communities Society (BCHC). This webinar is to provide additional information on the available Social Connectedness Grant and additional capacity building support through the two streams of the Healthy Communities Capacity Building Fund.

Apr 4 2017 - 12:00pm to Apr 5 2017 - 12:45pm

How Building Walkable Neighbourhoods Can Help to Build Stronger, More Economically Viable Places for All

Location: BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), 655 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver BC - Lane Level Lecture Hall 
Offsite participants, please click this link  to view the presentation live on April 4th

Presenters: Victoria Barr and Charito Gailling   

Summary of the talk:

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