How Neighbourly Connections Can Help Us “Age in the Right Place”
Exploring activities that create foundations for older adults to thrive.
Author: BRN
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Connect & Prepare – A Guide to Getting Started
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No Help Needed, We’re Canadian!?
Working through common attitudes and resistances towards neighbourly helping.
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Nicola & Tegan’s story
Nicola misses being in the daily lives of her daughter and grandsons, who live far away in Europe. So, when her neighbour became a new mother, Nicola offered to help out in any way she could–and now enjoys taking the baby for walks and occasionally preparing meals for the family.
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Wendy’s story
Wendy knows all of the residents on her floor, and they check in with each other regularly. Every evening, Wendy and her next door neighbour knock on their shared wall around the same time, just to let each other know they’re okay.
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A community space designed by neighbours, for neighbours
A year after the engagement sessions, neighbours will be celebrating the newest addition to their block: a neighbourhood bench activating underused public space in this growing community.
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Resilient Streets Local Resources Victoria
A roundup of resources from Victoria, including grants, emergency preparedness and community safety, placemaking, public art, gardens, and more!
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Resilient Streets Toolkit
Learn about, teach, and create Resilient Streets in your neighbourhood. Find lessons learned, ideas, and examples to create tangible impact.
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Esquimalt Resilient Streets Resources
This provides resources to help develop and launch a Resilient Streets project in Esquimalt.
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Victoria West Snapshot Appendix: Survey and Interview Data
This provides you with all the detailed data from our surveys and interviews, allowing you to delve deeper into what we learned and do your own analyses.
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Strengthening Neighbourhood Resilience: Opportunities for Communities and Local Governments
This report highlights some of the research and approaches that have been explored and the lessons that have been emerging during the beginning phases of the Building Resilient Neighbourhoods project.
