Connect & Prepare – Call for expressions of interest
We are inviting groups of neighbours living on the same street or in the same buildings or building complexes to be part of an exciting new program called “Connect &…
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Resilient Streets — On the Road!
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods team members Michelle Colussi and Stacy Barter have been on the road this October and November delivering Resilient Streets workshops for new collaboratives that will be implementing…
Participate in our Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Pilot Project
Are you interested in strengthening emergency preparedness and connections between neighbours? Become part of our unique pilot project! “Connect and Prepare” Call for Expressions of Interest Together we are ready!…
REGISTER for Our Next Round of Resilient Streets Workshops
We are excited to gear up for Resilient Streets Kick-off workshops this fall in 3 new neighbourhoods: James Bay, Fernwood and Burnside Gorge. Join us for an evening of ideas,…
CHEK News Reports on Building Resilient Neighbourhoods
Victoria’s CHEK News recently interviewed Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Stacy Barter along with Jack Meredith and other Resilient Streets champions in the Victoria West neighbourhood. And there are some healthy-looking local…
Resilient Streets Micro-grants
PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW MICRO-GRANT APPLICATIONS as this program has been fully subscribed. Please sign up for our mailing list to be notified of future calls…
REGISTER NOW for upcoming Resilient Streets kick-off workshops
Vic West: Wednesday, May 17th, 7:00PM – 9:00 PM. To register: www.vicwestrsworkshop.eventbrite.com Esquimalt: Thursday, June 1st, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. To register: www.esquimaltrsworkshop.eventbrite.com Fairfield- Gonzales: Sunday, June…
Register for the BRN webinar May 10, 2017
The Tamarack Institute is hosting a Building Resilient Neighbourhoods webinar, where we’ll discuss our learnings from the past four years of helping facilitate resilience efforts in Greater Victoria. Please join…
Call for City of Victoria Host Neighbourhoods!
Want to foster more connections between immediate neighbours in your community? Resilient Streets helps neighbours get to know each other and work together on a project to improve their block,…
Submit Your Story to the Resilient Streets Toolkit! (Deadline Extended to Feb. 10th)!
Do you know about or have you read or heard about any inspiring examples or stories of neighbours voluntarily collaborating together on their street or in their apartment or condominium…
BRN Gets International Recognition
BRN’s own Michelle Colussi is also Canada’s representative to the Transition Towns’ international network of Transition hubs, and in this week’s rundown of significant Transition activities, some of our own…
BRN Engages with Victoria West Community Association Members
We gave a brief presentation and held some discussions with people attending the Victoria West Community Association Annual General Meeting on Nov. 26. Reviewing the notes from the discussion groups,…