LIRN BC – Community Sustainability Workshop
(Vanderhoof)
The BC Rural Network newsletter describes a unique learning event at the Saik’uz Potlatch House on beautiful Nulki Lake. Joan Chess, one of the presenters, outlined the fundamentals of developing a Community Sustainability plan. Read more…

Angela Evans: “The Devil is in the Details"
(Victoria)
Focus magazine interviews Smart Planning for Communities facilitator Angela Evans about street-side book exchanges, hand-buildable solar aquatic systems and the path to a sustainable city. Read more…

T’Sou-ke Nation Community is a BC Hot Spot for Solar Power
(T’Sou-ke)
Smart Planning for Communities province-wide energy expert Peter Ostergaard witnessed the T’Sou-ke First Nation community become an BC hot-spot for solar power. Read more …

Smart Planning for Communities Hosts Affordable Housing Forums in West and East Kootenays
(Cranbrook)
Columbia Basin Trust, with the Fraser Basin Council, recently hosted two Regional Housing Forums aimed at sharing information and exploring solutions on affordable housing with local governments, First Nations and partners. Read more…

Sustaining Traditional Places
(North Vancouver)
Smart Planning facilitators Susanne Theurer and Donnella Sellars attended the 2009 Comprehensive Community Plan Orientation, jointly hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and held at the Nation’s Community Centre. Read more…