Parks and Other Green Environments: Essential Components of a Healthy Human Habitat

An overview of what scientific findings about relationships between nature and human health.
– Ming Kuo with the National Recreation and Parks Association

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Upcoming Events

2019 UBCM Convention

Sep 23 2019 (All day) to Sep 27 2019 (All day)

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.

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Healthy Community Engagement Action Guide released

We're excited to announce the release of our Healthy Community Engagement Action Guide!

This guide is for local governments looking to incorporate equity-focused community engagement strategies in their public consultation processes.

Featuring community examples, resources, strategies and other useful information, this guide helps local governments plan their community input process to ensure the feedback they receive is meaningful and authentic.

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