Describes projects about connections and engagement, including a series of mini-reports and a full report from a survey of Metro Vancouver residents. – Vancouver Foundation
Provides resources on social inclusion and belonging, and exercises that can help in building a sense of belonging and welcoming. – SPARC BC (Social Planning and Research Council of BC) and BC Recreation and Parks Association (2006)
Describes plans of action for volunteering, success stories of municipalities with volunteers, resources, and the importance of volunteers. – PAVRO (Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources – Ontario), Parks and Recreation Ontario, Ontario Provincial...
Describes the steps necessary for local governments to hold festivals and special events and some of the considerations for holding events. – Recreation Canada, Leisure Information Network
Describes how social connectedness relates to health, some measurements of social connectedness (e.g., volunteerism), and how communities can create better connectedness. – Wilder Research
Describes the Child and Youth Friendly Communities initiative. Contains three toolkits (Making Space for Children: Rethinking and Re-creating Children’s Play Environments; Aboriginal Child Friendly Communities Toolkit: Inclusion of the Early Years; Making Your...
Documents the Measuring Up the North Initiative to make northern British Columbia more accessible for people with disabilities and of different ages. Sections on bylaws, OCP tools, the measuring up process, accessibility/inclusion topics, funding opportunities, and...
Designed to bring together all those interested in age-friendly communities in Canada. Sections on new knowledge, networks, research, policy and practice. – Age-Friendly Communities Canada Hub
