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Many communities in BC have experienced the effects of climate change. Sharing stories of impact, successes and lessons is one of the best tools we have to help each other understand…
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Are you and your neighbours safely connected and prepared for extreme heat? Try out our new neighbour-to-neighbour guide
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods (BRN), in collaboration with Hey Neighbour Collective, has published a new, free guide called Prepare Together for Extreme Heat.
Share Your stories, Tell Us Your Experiences!
Do you know of a group of neighbours, large or small, who assist, support, or look out for each other? Have you seen examples of neighbours helping neighbours either in…
Job posting: Program & Curriculum Designer; Resilience Facilitator
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.
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.
Connect & Prepare program applications, call for expressions of interest
We are inviting groups of neighbours living in either a multi-unit building or complex, or on the same street, to be part of a fully online version of our popular “Connect & Prepare” program this spring. Online workshops held between April-June 2021 with the support of micro-grants, program materials, and resource experts.
Hey Neighbours! Let’s Connect & Prepare Together!
Participate in Connect & Prepare and help build a culture of “neighbours helping neighbours” where you live! (Two info sessions available!) About this Event The pandemic is reminding us all…
Hunkering Down for Winter While Staying Connected and Resilient
It is a marathon, not a sprint. When COVID-19 hit Canada in March many of us braced ourselves for a short period of inconvenience. Pushing into 9 months of the pandemic and lockdowns it’s clear this is not a sprint, but a marathon with uncertainties of where the finish line will be.
Growing Resilience Through Food!
One of the ways that Covid-19 has influenced our lives is through disruption of our food systems. Supply chains were disturbed causing delays, processing plants were shut down, there was…
“Far Aparties”: physically distanced gatherings with neighbours
As Canadians we tend to cocoon over the winter and once the weather gets sunny many of us cannot wait to get out and socialize with our friends and neighbours….
Neighbour-to-Neighbour Activities to Keep Building Those Resilience Muscles While Physical Distancing
At Building Resilient Neighbourhoods, we often talk about community resilience as a set of “muscles” we can intentionally develop that will help us pro-actively respond and adapt to different shocks…
“Pandemic Pals,” Caremongers, and Good Ol’ Friendliness: Practical Ways More Neighbours Are Now Helping Neighbours
We’d like to share with you some of the simple, practical things that we’ve seen people doing lately to safely connect with and support their neighbours.