Just in time for the holiday break (we hope you're taking a break soon!) - our final #newsletter of 2025 hit inboxes earlier this week. Did you see it? We hope you enjoy! ☃️ www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/subscribe/20...

Last but certainly not least, this week we’re featuring our former research assistant, Olivia Tomlinson. Olivia’s passion for fostering connection and belonging in her academic, professional, and personal life is inspiring! #socialconnection #belonging #housing #health 1/3

What does it mean to be a “good neighbour”? This week, we’re excited to spotlight our conversation with Ksenia Stepkina, the founder of #GoodNeighbourKitsilano. The mission she’s championing is simple yet powerful: make the Kitsilano #community more connected, caring, and #resilient. (1/3)

I'm honoured to partner with Urbanarium for this video, check out their latest competition, "Decoding Timber Towers" at decodingtimbertowers.com !

Check out the winners of the Urbanarium Timber Towers competition urbanarium.org/decoding-tim...

This week's video features Charito Gailling, Project Manager for Healthy Built Environments at the BCCDC. (1/3) youtu.be/aA4_Fu9KPYU?...

Thrilled to see @andreareimer.bsky.social receive this award. Well deserved, Andrea! 💫

We're grateful to have Harrison Mooney, author of the memoir Invisible Boy, on the #HousingCentral stage. Thank you for the unflinching discussion of your experience of transracial adoption, the complicated identity of governor James Douglas and BC's long-ignored Black History.

Always a wonderful part of the #HousingCentral Conference experience! 🎨 This year's Art Expo features work from talented local artists.

This year, HNC is one of the exhibitors at #HousingCentral - come find us at the tradeshow, we're excited to chat about #socialconnection and #housing.

I’m at Housing Central’s Funders Panel this morning. Panelists are Robyn Adamanche from CMHC, Lisa Helps from @bchousing.bsky.social BC Builds Program, and Katie Maslechko from @rentalprofund.bsky.social. Adamanche is outlining funding available from CMHC. #HousingCentral #BCNPHA

A great start to the #HousingCentral Conference! The room is packed to hear a welcome from Elder Shane Pointe and remarks from AHMA CEO Margaret Pfoh, BCNPHA CEO Jill Atkey and CHF BC CEO Thom Armstrong.

#HousingCentral is off to a great start! We're posted at the trade show today + tomorrow (Nov 17-18). If you're here, stop on by for a hello! 👋 @bcnpha.bsky.social @ahmabc.bsky.social @chf.bc.ca

Thanks to everyone who joined us for The Walrus Talks Philanthropy in a Changing Canada, and a huge thank you to our speakers.

This week, we’re thrilled to feature Scott Stewart and Rebeca Robles from the New Chelsea Society, who share insights on how to build community within their buildings. 1/3

Happening today! Please join us for @thewalrus.ca Talks at Home for what is sure to be an incredible hour of discussing how the places we gather shape our ability to connect with one another. We're ready to be inspired! 4PM PST / 7PM EST online (free, registration is required) ✨

This week, we’re featuring Sherri Crane, Manager of Housing Services & Engagement at @brightsidehomes.bsky.social. Sherri and the incredible Brightside team provide affordable housing to residents struggling to meet the demands of the market housing. A thread! 1/3

HNC's own @michellehoar.bsky.social will be one of the featured speakers at this upcoming, online event from @thewalrus.ca! We're looking forward to chatting about how to connect with others in the places we gather. What does it take to create and sustain "third spaces"? Let's find out together. 💭

In times of crisis, our neighbours are often our closest source of support. We need to work together to foster these neighbourly connections so that we can build #community, #mutualsupport, and #resilience. A thread - 1/3

An excellent opportunity for SFU grad students! See below from @sfuurb.bsky.social. Deadline to apply is November 7. 🥳

Housing is a social determinant of health, so is social connection. However, so often, our siloed systems fail to work within the intersections of health, housing, and connection. 🩺 A thread - 1/3

Join the Bruntletts for their book launch, "Women Changing Cities", an inspiring evening exploring how women are reshaping cities into more inclusive, sustainable & people-focused places. Thursday (7-9 PM) Challenge Theatre, SFU Harbour Centre RSVP: tinyurl.com/7cspv5aa #sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social

What a lineup! Vancouverites - take note! 🚲 @modacitylife.com

The NHN pilot aimed to bring residents of multi-unit buildings together to learn about the value of neighbourly support and to collaborate on taking action together to strengthen mutual assistance. From our partners, Building Resilient Neighbourhoods~ www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/09/neig...

In early May of this year, we hosted our two-day Living Together Symposium: Connecting housing, social health, and resilience symposium– a gathering of nearly 200 brilliant minds from across sectors and organizations. 🧵 1/5

Upcoming full-day workshop with the City of Victoria & the Tamarack Institute, all about the ABCDs: Asset-Based Community Development. Build on strengths instead of deficits. Oct 20. 9am-4pm; $199 incl refreshments & lunch. events.tamarackcommunity.ca/abcd-in-acti...

This week, we're thinking about...why friends matter! "Individual well-being is most impacted by how connected people feel to those around them, how they spend their spare time and their work-life balance." #Friendship #Togetherness www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/07/03/p...

Welcome to #SFU, new undergrads! Visit our table today to discover what our Urban Worlds major is all about. We are looking forward to meeting you! #sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social

Looking for a start or a deepening of your practice on urban issues? The Fall 2025 @sfucity.bsky.social online and in-person introductory + advanced classes & workshops on #CityMaking + #Urbanism are now open! www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

Looking forward to understanding key insights from these recommendations. (and many congrats to Tara, HNC's Strategic Communications Specialist + the whole Aging in the Right Place Partnership for this work!) ✨ @sfu.ca mcmaster.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"Implementing programming within existing communities populated by seniors is a better model of care for people wanting to age at home, according to Jennifer Brooks, a volunteer with the Council on Aging of Ottawa."

We're excited to attend this Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) webinar on the opportunities and challenges for delivering new housing supply in an era of proactive planning. Sept 16, 12-1:30 PM PDT, see you there? 🗓️ #PIBC pibc.bc.ca/event/pln-20...

Reminder!📣 Nominations open 📣This award honours older adults whose age plus years in co-op housing total 100+, celebrating their contributions to their co-ops and communities. You can nominate yourself or a neighbour. Learn more on the application page: buff.ly/IuaVixv

Great news from Penticton! City council unanimously approved 10-year property tax exemptions on non-profit housing. Actions like these help reduce rents in new and existing affordable housing developments. 👍 pub-penticton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...

My first Starter Pack! The Canadian urbanism and planning community on here is growing. Give these folks a follow. Some well known faces … and some you should get to know! (please re-post!) go.bsky.app/AEYL7FZ

Living the Co-operative Way: Secure & Connected Living In B.C., rising rents & urban loneliness push people apart — co-ops bring them back together. Stable costs. Shared decisions. Real community. 💬 Read more:

Haven't seen our #communityreport on "Park Perceptions and Racialized Realities" yet? Check it out here: www.yorku.ca/euc/research... #parks #greenspaces #socialconnection #equity

This is a priority area of focus for the Collective in the next few years: supporting the scaling UP of programs - specifically focused on #socialconnection and #wellbeing - that support older adults to #ageinplace in multi-unit housing. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

Our 5-year learning report is out! This milestone report captures the journey of HNC/partners over the past half-decade as we work towards a future where more of Canada’s #multiunithousing is #sociallyconnected, neighbourly, health-promoting & resilient. www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/07/hnc-...

Our colleagues at Building Resilient Neighbourhoods are on the lookout for a new #CommunicationsCoordinator! Is this your dream job? 💭 Take a look below, the deadline to apply is August 22. #JobAlert #Hiring www.resilientneighbourhoods.ca/2025/07/job-...

In our latest #GetToKnowYourNeighbour research assistant feature, meet Kishore, a grad student at SFU studying #gerontology. You'll learn why he dove into the field of environmental gerontology specifically + how he journeyed from Chennai to Canada. www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/05/lear...

The recently released age-friendly edition of our Building Social Connections toolkit outlines design best practices for enabling aging in the right place. We need homes that we can age in – homes that adapt with us and to our evolving needs. www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/05/age-...

Our stellar research assistants share some reflections from their time at the #LivingTogetherSymposium. We think you'll want to hear what they have to say. 🕯 www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/06/emer...

HNC recently convened nearly 200 people from across sectors for a two-day ‘collective action’ event to explore the connections between housing, social health, and resilience. The recap is up + more is coming in our June newsletter! 🫧 www.heyneighbourcollective.ca/2025/05/symp...

@cityofvancouver.bsky.social is seeking public input on its Older Persons Strategic Framework & Future Actions! Older adults, caregivers & folks of *all* ages are encouraged to share their thoughts on ways to improve the lives of older persons in Van ~ survey.talkvancouver.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Humans are social creatures: we need connection with others. AND, positive solitude is also important. Both are needed. "Spaces that encourage positive solitude benefit from design strategies that slow the body and mind." #AIADallas www.aiadallas.org/columns/plac...

Non-market housing, like co-ops, should not be subject to property transfer taxes when renewing leases on their land. It runs counter to any believable narrative about support for affordable housing. #affordabilitycrisis #housingforall #yvr www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Such lovely ways to find connection from @sconnectedness.bsky.social ! ☀️

We love the headline of this article, and we agree 💯 - let's build for joy, instead! www.wired.com/story/boring...

Such important education - if the state of housing in BC interests you, please consider joining PIBC's free event on April 30, 12-1:30PM PST.