Jan 23, 2020 | Community Planning, Engagement
Our research over the last few months has teased out some interesting trends and best practices that might help you raise the community engagement bar in 2020 and beyond. The research is part of a engagement review and policy development project we’re currently...
May 3, 2019 | Child Care Planning, Community Planning, Engagement
by Dan Wilson If you applied for a Community Child Care Planning Grant then you know how important affordable child care space is to the social and economic success of your community. Like many other communities you may be challenged by a lack of child care spaces due...
May 2, 2019 | Community Planning, E-bike Policy, Engagement, Whistler
Whether you love them or hate them, e-bikes are coming and they are changing the way many people commute and ride recreationally. Like most new technology, e-bikes bring benefits and drawbacks – many factors to weigh in deciding where e-bikes belong and where they...
Sep 1, 2015 | Community Planning, Engagement, Events, Healthy Communities
Increasingly we are finding that good community engagement requires going out to people rather than just inviting them in. With that in mind, the Centre has been supporting the organizing of five neighbourhood block parties in Whistler to help foster stronger networks...
Aug 14, 2015 | Engagement, Events, Whistler
$500 in Funding Available for Five ‘Neighbourhoods Work’ Block Parties – Call for Lead Volunteers The “Neighbourhoods Work Block Party” is a new and innovative initiative that aims to bring together neighbours and community organizations in a fun gathering to build...
Apr 15, 2015 | Action Planning, Collaboration, Engagement, Events, Facilitation, Shared Vision
Centre B.C. Convener for We Are Cities Initiative The Centre is the BC convener for the We Are Cities initiative. Coordinated by Evergreen Cityworks and funded by the McConnell Foundation, ‘We Are Cities’ is a new initiative to engage Canadian citizens and...