Free Afternoon Concert in Kamloops
If you are in or near Kamloops mid-September, the Kamloops Fiddlers have a Senior Free Afternoon Concert. September 15, 2023…
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2023 Saanich Fair
Come and see some of the VFS members playing at the Saanich Fair on Sunday, September 3 from 11:00-12:30 in…
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September 2023 Fiddle Jam
Join us Friday, September 8 for the first Fiddle Jam of the season! It’s also time to renew your membership….
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Are you safely connected and prepared for extreme heat? Try out our new guide, and send us your feedback!
Summer has yet to “officially” begin, yet British Columbia has already been experiencing some unusually hot weather. Extreme heat events can affect our health–sometimes seriously—but there are many things neighbours… …
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Share Your stories, Tell Us Your Experiences!
Do you know of a group of neighbours, large or small, who assist, support, or look out for each other? Have you seen examples of neighbours helping neighbours either in… …
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Canada’s National Fiddling Day 2023
THANK YOU to everyone that came out to help celebrate National Fiddling Day at the Victoria Highland Games & Celtic…
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VFS Fiddle Jam – June 2023
Last Jam of the Season! Friday, June 2, 2023 7:00 – 9:00pm; Doors open at 6:45 Members no charge; Drop…
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Coming up …
Folk & Fiddle Festival – June 9 – 11, 2023 We’ve been working hard all year to bring you the…
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Canada’s National Fiddling Day!
Saturday, May 20, 2023, At Topaz Park, Victoria Join us for the National Fiddling Day Jam at the Victoria Highland…
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Daniel Lapp’s Joy of Life Festival – April 28 & 29, 2023
Presented by the Victoria Conservatory of Music Two concerts celebrating life and the wonders it brings us Daniel Lapp’s annual…
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May 2023 Fiddle Jam
Join us on Friday, May 5, 2023 7:00 – 9:00pm; Doors open at 6:45 Members no charge; Drop In $5…
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Membership Info
You can renew your membership at the monthly Jams with cash, cheque or credit or debit cards at the Jam….
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Job posting: Program & Curriculum Designer; Resilience Facilitator
The ideal candidate is a flexible, adaptive, creative self-starter who also thrives working collaboratively with our team and a diverse range of community members and partners. …
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A Community Space Designed by Neighbours, for Neighbours
A year after the engagement sessions, neighbours will be celebrating the newest addition to their block: a neighbourhood bench activating underused public space in this growing community. …
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Connect & Prepare program applications, call for expressions of interest
We are inviting groups of neighbours living in either a multi-unit building or complex, or on the same street, to be part of a fully online version of our popular “Connect & Prepare” program this spring. Online workshops held between April-June 2021 with the support of micro-grants, program materials, and resource experts. …
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Neighbour-to-Neighbour Activities to Keep Building Those Resilience Muscles While Physical Distancing
At Building Resilient Neighbourhoods, we often talk about community resilience as a set of “muscles” we can intentionally develop that will help us pro-actively respond and adapt to different shocks… …
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“Pandemic Pals,” Caremongers, and Good Ol’ Friendliness: Practical Ways More Neighbours Are Now Helping Neighbours
We’d like to share with you some of the simple, practical things that we’ve seen people doing lately to safely connect with and support their neighbours. …
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Resident Animators Guide for Multi-unit Buildings
The Hey Neighbour Collective (in which Building Resilient Neighbourhoods is a partner) has produced a handy “Resident Animators Guide ” to help “bring community to life” in the apartment, condominium,… …
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Fostering Community in Multi-unit Housing: BRN joins the Hey Neighbour Collective!
In many of British Columbia’s densifying communities, multi-unit housing is becoming the norm; however, these housing types can have disproportionately lower levels of connection and community between neighbours, which has… …
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Connect & Prepare – Call for Expressions of Interest
We are inviting groups of neighbours living on the same street or in the same buildings or building complexes to be part of an exciting new program called “Connect… …
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Street in Victoria Gets a “Neighbour Hub” Emergency Supply Bench
On March 31, neighbours of Leonard Street in Victoria, BC welcomed the newest addition to their block: a shared emergency supply bench. The bench was envisioned months ago by the… …
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Wolf Creek Fall
Memories of leaves Rattling on water At first stir of breeze Canoeing silently Past lagoon on side of wolf creek…
