Communities Selected for Short Videos Announced

Communities Selected for Short Videos Announced

BC Healthy Communities Society (BCHC) is facilitating a province-wide story-telling initiative to shape the narrative around the impact of healthy community leadership in British Columbia. PlanH has selected five community stories from different health authority...
Newly Updated BC Food Security Gateway Website

Newly Updated BC Food Security Gateway Website

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) are excited to announce the release of the newly updated BC Food Security Gateway website: www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca!  The new site and newsletter can help keep you informed of...
Collective Impact in Surrey

Collective Impact in Surrey

Several collaborative tables in the Surrey region recently explored Collective Impact in a workshop co-sponsored by the Community Action Initiative. Four groups, which involved diverse stakeholders from Fraser Health, the City of Surrey and other community...
Vital Signs Launched!

Vital Signs Launched!

Get ready! 28 communities across the country, will release a 2015 Vital Signs report on October 6th. The Vital Signs report makes use of local knowledge and data to measure the vitality of communities and explores how they are taking action to improve the quality of...
Prince George Drafts Outdoor Smoke and Vape-free Bylaw

Prince George Drafts Outdoor Smoke and Vape-free Bylaw

The City of Prince George is taking action on improving the health of their citizens by looking at tobacco use in the city. Earlier this year the City hosted a smoke-free 2015 Canada Winter Games. They initially created a proclamation that all official venues used for...
Community to Community Forum Intake Announced

Community to Community Forum Intake Announced

The Fall intake for the 2015/16 Regional Community to Community (C2C) Forum is now open.  First Nations and local governments may apply for up to $5,000 in matching funds to bring together elected officials from neighbouring communities to discuss common goals and...