Announcing Capital Region Connection in Action
A new initiative inviting people across the region to take simple, everyday actions to connect with their neighbours and communities.
Author: Building Resilient Neighbourhoods
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods (BRN) is a collaborative effort to help create more resilient communities and neighbourhoods in British Columbia, Canada. It is currently delivered and hosted by the non-profit Building Resilient Neighbourhoods Society.
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Neighbour to Neighbour – The Connectors Toolkit
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Everyone “gets” emergencies
The Neighbours Helping Neighbours pilot showed that collective preparedness is a popular gateway for neighbours to help one another.
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What if neighbours helped neighbours more? Here’s what we learned!
Neighbours Helping Neighbours: Pilot Learning Report (2023-2025) is now available.
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Job posting: Project and Communications Coordinator
Let us know exactly where your interests, skills, and availability match with our needs!
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“Let’s Talk Housing” BC Housing episode
Since 2023, BRN has been collaborating with BC Housing to strengthen Tenant Resilience and support creating more prepared and connected communities at BC Housing sites. Through the delivery of BRN’s…
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Connect & Prepare dot-poster board
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“Simple Guide to Emergencies” adaptable poster
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Neighbours-Helping-Neighbours dot-poster board
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Job posting: Facilitator of Programs & Partnerships
BRN is hiring a Facilitator of Programs & Partnerships. The ideal candidate is a flexible, adaptive, creative self-starter who also thrives working collaboratively with our team and a diverse range of community members and partners.
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From isolated residents to engaged neighbours
In a crisis or emergency, neighbours are often the true ‘first responders’—they’re the nearest people to each other. That’s why local governments are finding that Connect & Prepare plays a…
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“If you’re safer, we’re all safer”
Community-based organizations delivered Building Resilient Neighbourhood’s Connect & Prepare program to groups of resident-neighbours in ten market and non-market multi-unit rental buildings in Vancouver, New Westminster, and North Vancouver in…
