In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, our partners at the Ministry of Health have asked us to share the following message regarding food banks in B.C.: We are asking government, businesses, corporations and individuals to please remember that at this time, food banks are an Essential...
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Amidst health advisories, travel restrictions, cancelled events in the province and worldwide, BC Healthy Communities is working as an organization to respond. As an organization focused on equity in communities across B.C., our role in any situation is to consider who will ...
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By Jessie Foster, Practicum Student This year the Public Health Association of B.C. (PHABC) boasted its largest Summer School turnout to date, with nearly 200 people in attendance across the western Canadian board. The event, which was held July 4–5, brought together health care professionals...
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BC Healthy Communities’ planning team, together with Urban Matters, recently netted a nomination for the Planning Institute of BC's New Directions Award for their work on the Strathcona Regional District Housing Needs Assessment. The project, which wrapped last year, was deemed as innovative f...
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As I arrived at the Chilliwack Neighbourhood Learning Centre on May 3, 2019, I was already impressed. The Neighbourhood Learning Centre (NLC) is an integrated hub model and a fresh, bright facility that provides the space for community programming, a day care, and educational opportunities for both ...
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Across the province, 2018 proved to be a year full of learning, action and connection. British Columbian communities continued to advocate for important matters in the places where they live, work and play. Issues such as healthy housing, disaster relief and First Nations reconciliation were top of ...
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Across BC this year, 37 communities are receiving grant funding to support age-friendly planning and projects. The grant awards, announced this month by the Ministry of Health, will assist communities in supporting older adults so they can live active, socially engaged and independent lives. ...
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John lives in South Surrey. Now in his late sixties, John has aged out of the disability payments he used to receive, and has been living without heat, plumbing or power in a trailer in a backyard. His rent for this space costs him more than two-thirds of his federal benefits, leaving only a few hun...
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Lin has lived in the village of Wells since she was a child. Now in her 80s, she knows the community inside and out—and has strong opinions on how to make it better for adults who are aging in place, like her. Wells knows the value of the opinions, experience and input its older population pr...
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Sarah is a woman in her late sixties living in Cranbrook, BC. After raising a family in the nearby village of Wardner, Sarah recently relocated to the city in order to be closer to medical services as she ages. Sarah is not alone: in the past few years, the town of Cranbrook has experienced consider...
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Hugh and his spouse love the Village of Lytton, a town of about 150 nestled next to a mountain, where two rivers intersect. A time will come when the couple, now in their 70s and living on an acreage, will need to move into town. They don’t want to leave the Village and the community groups an...
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Roger has lived his whole life in the mountain town of Rossland, BC. Now in his late 70s, he’s beginning to experience some mobility problems—it’s getting harder to get out and about in his community, and to shovel his driveway in the winter. In particular, Roger relies o...
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