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Hey Neighbour Collective

Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) is a systems change project that brings together housing providers, researchers, local and regional governments, housing associations and health authorities to experiment with and learn about ways of effectively building community, social connectedness and resilience in BC’s fast-growing vertical communities.

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  • Sreya Ajay stands underneath a natural archway of blooming cherry trees with the Vancouver skyline in the background.
    Interviews

    Observing the narratives of cities with Sreya Ajay

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 07 . 102024 . 07 . 17

    We caught up with one of Hey Neighbour’s Research Assistants about qualitative data analysis and her favourite foods from Delhi.

    Read More Observing the narratives of cities with Sreya AjayContinue

  • Three images of PDF resources overlaid on a photo of Queen Anne's Lace flowers against a smoky sky.
    Resources

    Be prepared for extreme heat and wildfire smoke – a collection of resources

    By Building Resilient Neighbourhoods & Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 07 . 082025 . 03 . 04

    Building Resilient Neighbourhoods and Hey Neighbour Collective have curated a list of resources, tools, and guides from BC and Canadian sources to prepare for extreme heat and wildfires (updated 2024).

    Read More Be prepared for extreme heat and wildfire smoke – a collection of resourcesContinue

  • A digital rendering of Aster, a 12-storey, non-market housing development that shows the building from a distance surrounded by greenery.
    Resources

    How can denser neighbourhoods support wellbeing?

    By Happy Cities & Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 06 . 282025 . 03 . 04

    New housing legislation from the Province of BC will mean more homes, but it’s not just density that matters.

    Read More How can denser neighbourhoods support wellbeing?Continue

  • Connect and Prepare Learning Report cover floats in the foreground with a community meeting happening in the background.
    Reports

    Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Connect & Prepare Learning Report

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 06 . 252025 . 03 . 04

    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.

    Read More Building Resilient Neighbourhoods’ Connect & Prepare Learning ReportContinue

  • Group photo of Michelle Hoar, Robert Brown, and Madeleine Hebert in the third 'Housing that Connects Us webinar' joining by Zoom.
    Resources

    Untangling the affordability puzzle with Happy Cities and Chesterman Properties: webinar recap

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 05 . 162024 . 05 . 28

    Resources, recordings, presentations, and notable moments from the third in our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar series.

    Read More Untangling the affordability puzzle with Happy Cities and Chesterman Properties: webinar recapContinue

  • An illustration of a strategic communicator speaking to a bunch of people floating around them.
    News

    Contract posting: Strategic Communications Specialist

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 04 . 232024 . 04 . 24

    The small but ambitious support team that serves HNC partners, guided by our theory of change, is on the lookout for a new part-time member to boost our communications and knowledge mobilization capacity.

    Read More Contract posting: Strategic Communications SpecialistContinue

  • Illustrated graphic for the 'Housing That Connects Us: The affordability puzzle' webinar event.
    News

    Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: The Affordability Puzzle

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 04 . 122025 . 02 . 27

    The third in a three-part webinar series, ‘Housing That Connects Us: The affordability puzzle’ will hear from guest speakers on sociable design for multi-unit housing and how local governments can help support deepened affordability.

    Read More Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: The Affordability PuzzleContinue

  • Building social connection reports looms in the foreground of an illustrated urban space in North Vancouver.
    Reports

    North Vancouver active design study

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 01 . 162024 . 03 . 19

    Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, and SFU assessed the impact of the City of North Vancouver’s Active Design Guidelines, identifying key lessons for supporting social connection in multi-unit housing.

    Read More North Vancouver active design studyContinue

  • Building social connections: Case studies to inspire socially connected multi-unit housing, report cover.
    Reports

    Building social connections: Case studies to inspire socially connected multi-unit housing

    By Hey Neighbour Collective & Happy Cities 2023 . 12 . 132024 . 02 . 11

    Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, and Simon Fraser University are working with six local governments in Metro Vancouver to co-create policies for social wellbeing in multi-unit housing.

    Read More Building social connections: Case studies to inspire socially connected multi-unit housingContinue

  • Multi-unit housing can be designed to meet residents’ needs at all stages of life. (Happy Cities)
    Reports

    Aging in the right place: Designing housing for wellbeing and older adults

    By Happy Cities & Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 11 . 142023 . 11 . 14

    Design strategies and research to support aging in the right place, from a collaborative multi-unit rental building project between Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, SFU’s Department of Gerontology, Concert Properties and Brightside Community Homes.

    Read More Aging in the right place: Designing housing for wellbeing and older adultsContinue

  • A graphic illustration showing a diversity of people in community, for the 'Housing That Connects Us' webinar.
    News

    Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: a conversation with UK innovators

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 10 . 192024 . 12 . 16

    Hear from two UK innovators about the connection between housing and wellbeing.

    Read More Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: a conversation with UK innovatorsContinue

  • A graphic illustration showing a diversity of people in community, for the 'Housing That Connects Us' webinar.
    News

    Join our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 09 . 152024 . 12 . 16

    Hear from local experts about the health and climate rationale for intergenerational ‘sociable’ design.

    Read More Join our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinarContinue

  • A Place Like Home student research symposium
    News

    A Place Like Home: student research symposium

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 09 . 112023 . 10 . 26

    Are you a Vancouver-area university student researching housing-related issues? Check out this November event.

    Read More A Place Like Home: student research symposiumContinue

  • Sogol Haji Hoseini stands in a field of yellow, wildflowers wearing sunglasses while smiling and holding a camera.
    Interviews

    Sogol Haji Hoseini on environmental gerontology and what it’s like to sleep in a desert at night

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 08 . 102023 . 08 . 10

    Our conversation with Sogol took us from her work with the Collective to her interests in researching older adult populations, and why camping in the desert is something everyone should try.

    Read More Sogol Haji Hoseini on environmental gerontology and what it’s like to sleep in a desert at nightContinue

  • A crowd of people meetup in a beautiful park with giant trees and listen to a speaker before breaking off into smaller groups.
    News

    Building hope through action

    By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 08 . 032023 . 11 . 14

    Connect & Prepare program featured in report by Public Health Agency of Canada and BC Centre for Disease Control.

    Read More Building hope through actionContinue

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HNC is a project of the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue.

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Simon Fraser University acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose lands our three campuses reside.

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mhoar@sfu.ca
3300-515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3

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