Raincoast delivers a water quality toolbox to Metro Vancouver
Clean water is vital to people and wildlife in Metro Vancouver, providing safe drinking water, clean habitat for fish and…
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It’s conference season!
It’s gearing up to be a busy conference season for the team at Hey Neighbour Collective. We’re presenting at four…
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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: The Affordability Puzzle
Join us on Thursday, May 2nd at 9:30 AM PST for an engaging conversation with Madeleine Hebert (Happy Cities) and…
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Unlocking social connections in multi-unit housing: Insights from our 2021-2022 resident surveys
Creating a sense of community and social connection is a challenge in fast-paced urban life. As Metro Vancouver embraces densification…
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Building social connections: Case studies to inspire socially connected multi-unit housing
The crises of social disconnection and housing affordability can be solved together. Read the case studies (PDF) Growing evidence shows…
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Webinar recap: Housing That Connects Us
On October 4th, 2023, Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) and Happy Cities hosted the webinar Housing That Connects Us: The health…
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Building social connections: Housing design policies to support wellbeing for all
Hey Neighbour Collective and Happy Cities are co-leading this three-phase project, in partnership with Simon Fraser University. Happy Cities and…
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What is the role of planners in fostering pro-social communities?
In the face of an emerging asocial society1, urban and community planners are challenged to promote social connections and combat…
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How density can boost wellbeing
People who oppose rezoning single-family neighbourhoods often claim that density is bad for our health and wellbeing. But what does…
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Reflecting on the recent IPCC report and what we can do
This spring marked the release of yet another report by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the AR6 Synthesis…
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Happy, healthy tenants benefit landlords, too
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness and social isolation were on the rise.1 Persistent loneliness and isolation are as bad…
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What we’re following: great reads, resources, new tech and more.
When Hey Neighbour Collective launched in July 2019, it felt like the issue of loneliness and social isolation was a…
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An opportunity to learn the importance of improved connectivity in the Fraser River Estuary
Join Dave Scott, Raincoast’s Lower Fraser Salmon Program Research and Restoration Coordinator, for an online information session about the upcoming…
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Developing Truly Complete Communities, Discussion Paper
Developing Truly Complete Communities: Social equity, social connectedness and multi-unit housing in an age of public health and climate crises….
