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
Describes the Strong Start BC early learning program, funded by the Province of BC for children ages birth to five years, at no cost for families. Programs typically run in school facilities, with an up-dated list of programs currently running in British Columbia...
Offers links and information on many topics related to seniors, including housing, home and community care, transportation, and financial and legal matters. The British Columbia Seniors Action Plan is also available on this website. – Province of BC
