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As autumn descends and we’re heading into October, I see so many elementary school, high school, and University students with…
As autumn descends and we’re heading into October, I see so many elementary school, high school, and University students with…
I have never written a race report before but after 10 years of racing triathlons I am probably most proud…
BRN’s Stacy Barter is currently on a knowledge-exchange in Australia, discussing how to make life in “vertical streets” like condominium and apartment buildings more socially engaged and resilient. Today (pictured)… …
From Vancouver-based organization Happy City: “The way we design multi-family housing can make or break social connections and trust. We’ve gathered evidence from psychology, neuroscience, public health and other fields… …
We are excited to gear up for Resilient Streets Kick-off workshops this fall in 3 new neighbourhoods: James Bay, Fernwood and Burnside Gorge. Join us for an evening of ideas,… …
Read about Resilient Streets and find all of our BRN resources and tools here. …
Victoria’s CHEK News recently interviewed Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Stacy Barter along with Jack Meredith and other Resilient Streets champions in the Victoria West neighbourhood. And there are some healthy-looking local… …
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Do you represent a local government with partnerships with your community and health authority in place? Could your community use more resources and support to foster strong social connections, make… …
Vic West: Wednesday, May 17th, 7:00PM – 9:00 PM. To register: www.vicwestrsworkshop.eventbrite.com Esquimalt: Thursday, June 1st, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. To register: www.esquimaltrsworkshop.eventbrite.com Fairfield- Gonzales: Sunday, June… …
The Tamarack Institute is hosting a Building Resilient Neighbourhoods webinar, where we’ll discuss our learnings from the past four years of helping facilitate resilience efforts in Greater Victoria. Please join… …
Download the Resilient Streets Toolkit (PDF) and the Esquimalt and Victoria Addenda. …
Want to foster more connections between immediate neighbours in your community? Resilient Streets helps neighbours get to know each other and work together on a project to improve their block,… …
It’s been an amazing four years of experimenting, discovering, sharing and learning! We’re proud to release our comprehensive report on what we did, what we accomplished alongside all of our… …
I have been puzzling over how to write more about my experiences and insights of pregnancy. Obviously I have stories…
People have been asking me, pretty much every time I go out in public, “So how’s the pregnancy going?”. I’ve…
Interested in BCST? Looking for a way of supporting your current clients that is deeply honouring and highly effective? Or…
A few months ago andi and I were having acid church in my bus house and started chatting about the…
To those who identify as “Pre-everything”, I see this a lot, especially on trans groups and on tumblr. People who…
Learning to love living in this body I live in has been somewhat of an epic and ongoing quest. In…
As a woo inclined psychedelic exploring imagineer and sci fi fan it can be hard for me to think of…
You guys know about vampires? … You know, vampires have no reflections in a mirror? There’s this idea that monsters…
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