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This year's forum will heavily focus on community responses to climate change.
The 5th annual Nation2Nation Terrace Forums will be held from October 23 to 25, 2019 in Terrace, B.C.
These forums bring together First Nations, local, provincial, and national governments, and community leaders in B.C. to discuss economic development with First Nations in northwest B.C. The conference will be livestreamed, so you can access the sessions no matter your location.
For more information, visit the Nation2Nation website.
The Tamarack Institute is holding the Community Change Festival in Richmond, B.C. from September 30th to October 3rd 2019.
The event will bring community leaders and changemakers together to learn how to tackle complex issues in a meaningful way. The Tamarack Learning Centre focuses on integrating 5 Interconnected Practices into community change: collective impact, community engagement, collaborative leadership, community innovation, and evaluating impact.
The Union of BC Municipalities is hosting their annual convention from September 23rd to 27th at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
The tradeshow component will be held September 25-26 in conjunction with the convention. The theme of this year's convention is Resiliency & Change.
Registration opens July 2nd. For more information, visit the UBCM website.
The Regional Outcomes Monitoring Group, a multi-sectoral collaboration, is hosting a FREE 1 day interactive workshop that examines the relationships between planning, design, and public health. The workshop qualifies for 5.0 PIBC CPD learning units and will feature panel discussions and case studies. For more information, visit the PIBC website or email Amanda Ng at ang@crd.bc.ca.
Date: September 19, 2019
Venue: University of Victoria, Student Union Building
The BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) is hosting the Interior BC RENT (Regional Education, Networking and Tradeshow) event on September 9th 2019 in Kelowna, B.C.
RENT events offer quality housing education through experienced speakers, facilitated workshops, networking opportunities and tradeshow exhibitions.
For more information, visit the BCNPHA website.
Housing Needs Reports are now mandatory for all local governments in British Columbia. These reports include recommendations for future housing development, meaning they have the potential to impact health and well-being. Using our newly-released Healthy Housing Action Guide as a starting point, this pre-recorded webinar outlines new government regulations, the UBCM funding program, and some of the ways local governments, health authorities and community partners can integrate health and equity into housing processes in their communities.
The Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) is hosting its annual Public Health Summer School on July 4th and 5th.
This year’s theme is Simplifying Complexity: Public Health Approaches and Practice in Complex Systems. The event will be held across three campuses: University of Victoria, University of BC, University of Northern BC, and University of BC’s Okanagan campus. Additionally, the event will be available through videoconferencing.
The BC Cycling Coalition (BCCC) is holding the BC Active Transportation Summit on June 17th and 18th in New Westminster, B.C.
