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Anur Mehdic
City of New Westminster

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Webinar recap: How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveJun 22, 20263 min read
An illustrated graphic showing line art drawings along the bottom of peaked roofs in red, blue, and green; the logos of Hey Neighbour Collective, Happy Cities, United Way BC, the Max Bell Foundation, Plan H, and Waltsons Trust appear at the top of the image and in the middle are circle photos of speakers for the event.
Fostering neighbourly connections through residential building design.

Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing

ByRyan CopeMay 27, 20262 min read
An illustrated graphic showing line art drawings along the bottom of peaked roofs in red, blue, and green; the logos of Hey Neighbour Collective, Happy Cities, United Way BC, the Max Bell Foundation, Plan H, and Waltsons Trust appear at the top of the image and in the middle are circle photos of speakers for the event.
“How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing” will be held on June 24th, from 9:30 am – 11 am PST.

Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Connect & Prepare Learning Report

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveJun 25, 202411 min read
Connect and Prepare Learning Report cover floats in the foreground with a community meeting happening in the background.
Through its partnership with Hey Neighbour Collective, Building Resilient Neighbourhoods helped to bring Connect & Prepare to three new BC municipalities, in collaboration with resident champions, housing operators, local government emergency management and community planning staff, and non-profit organizations.

Building hope through action

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveAug 3, 20232 min read
A crowd of people meetup in a beautiful park with giant trees and listen to a speaker before breaking off into smaller groups.
Connect & Prepare program featured in report by Public Health Agency of Canada and BC Centre for Disease Control.

Going beyond the norm: Innovative roles for local governments in fostering neighbourly social connections

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveJun 1, 20236 min read
Some spreads from a practice guide float in the foreground with a bridge and public art from New Westminster in the background on a dark cloudy morning.
Governments have become interested in reducing loneliness and social isolation and strengthening resilience and collective emergency preparedness in these settings. 

Practice Guide #4: Roles for Local Government in Strengthening Social Connectedness and Resilience Activities in Multi-unit Housing

ByHey Neighbour CollectiveFeb 23, 202318 min read
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods connect & prepare workshop.
Fourth in a series of four guides from Hey Neighbour Collective about strategies and practices to increase neighbour-to-neighbour connections and social resilience among residents living in multi-unit housing.