Jun 17, 2024 | Circular Economy, Climate Action, Healthy Communities, Squamish, Sustainability
Launching the Circular Economy Trailblazer Program Over the past several months, our team, along with consultants from Share Reuse Repair Initiative (SRRI), EcoInspire, and Ecotone Strategies, has been working closely with the District of Squamish to launch the...
Dec 6, 2023 | Healthy Communities, Local Food
Food Costs are on the Rise Food costs have been rising in Canada faster than other goods according to Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index data. One hundred dollars of food purchased twenty years ago now costs $183. This makes for easy math to realize that’s an...
Sep 13, 2022 | Circular Economy, Healthy Communities, Zero Waste
What is circular economy? Circular economy (CE) is a model of production and consumption that strives to use materials wisely and eliminate waste. In contrast with a linear economic model of “take-make-waste,” in which society extracts raw resources, uses them to...
Mar 27, 2020 | BC, Facilitation, Healthy Communities
During this challenging and rapidly changing time of concern about COVID-19, we wish you all continued health and safety. To support global efforts of reducing the pandemic and flattening the curve, our team members are all working from home and conducting all of our...
May 10, 2017 | BC, Healthy Communities
$500 in Funding Available for Five ‘Neighbourhoods Work’ Block Parties – Call for Lead Volunteers The “Neighbourhoods Work Block Party” is an innovative initiative that aims to bring together residents, neighbourhoods and community organizations in a fun gathering to...
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...
