Articles by Hey Neighbour Collective

An exterior image of Little Mountain Cohousing shows a courtyard with balconies and a shared yard. Photo by Sherry Lu.

Partner highlight: Designing for connection in multi-unit housing – lessons from Little Mountain Cohousing

Jul 27, 20261 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.

Webinar recap: How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing

Jun 22, 20263 min read
An exterior photo of the L.J. Christmas apartment building, showing leafy trees, a grassy lawn, and green shrubs with red lawn furniture arranged in between.

Partner highlight: Improving tenant experience and extending a building’s life – the deep energy retrofit at L.J. Christmas Apartments

On June 17, 2026, the Zero Emissions Building Exchange and the Housing That Connects Us project, a collaboration between Hey Neighbour Collective, Happy Cities and Renewable Cities, co-hosted a tour of L.J. Christmas Apartments (LJC) for 27 professionals working in planning, climate, housing and retrofit sectors.  Redevelop…
Jul 27, 20262 min read
An exterior photo of the L.J. Christmas apartment building, showing leafy trees, a grassy lawn, and green shrubs with red lawn furniture arranged in between.

Partner highlight: Improving tenant experience and extending a building’s life – the deep energy retrofit at L.J. Christmas Apartments

Jul 27, 20262 min read
An exterior image of Little Mountain Cohousing shows a courtyard with balconies and a shared yard. Photo by Sherry Lu.

Partner highlight: Designing for connection in multi-unit housing – lessons from Little Mountain Cohousing

Jul 27, 20261 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.

Webinar recap: How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing

Jun 22, 20263 min read
A large open-air plaza full of benches and tables where people are mingling; some people are walking together, talking.

Loneliness Awareness Week 

Jun 15, 20267 min read
An aerial view of Vancouver, BC at sunset, by Aditya Chinchure for Unsplash.

How density can bring people together

Jun 3, 20264 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.

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

May 27, 20262 min read
Claire Dreyfuss wears sunglasses and a green helmet while hiking in the Dolomites.

Claire Dreyfuss shares her journey into the world of co-operative housing

May 26, 20268 min read
In this graphic overlay, the bottom-most layer shows an illustration showing of a diversity of people in community, with screenshots of four presentations layered on top for the sixth 'Housing That Connects Us' webinar.

Webinar recap: The benefits of being an enabling host

Apr 17, 20266 min read
A middle-aged man helps an older adult woman plant flowers in an urban community garden

Webinar recap: Innovative community programs to build social connection in housing

Mar 30, 20263 min read
Jessica Barrett's book cover, "No Place Like Home" is shown against a backdrop that depicts a multi-unit apartment building against a blue sky.

HNC feature: “No Place like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis”

Mar 25, 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, United Way BC, and Happy Cities appear at the top of the image and in the middle are circle photos of speakers for the event.

Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: The Benefits of Being An Enabling Host

Mar 3, 20264 min read
HNC feature: Building social connections in practice

HNC feature: Building social connections in practice

Mar 2, 20261 min read
An infographic describing a webinar hosted by Hey Neighbour Collective and United Way BC called, "Innovative community programs to build social connection in housing."

Join us for the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: Innovative Community Programs to Build Social Connection in Housing

Feb 19, 20262 min read
A woman bends forward to hand a cup of tea to an aging adult man sitting in the garden and smiling.

Practical and emotional supports are “Close to Home”

Jan 28, 20265 min read
Finding Home Video Title

HNC feature: Where social connection becomes care

Jan 21, 20261 min read
A group of older adults gathers in a room, each holding clipboards with papers on them.

Partner highlight: No help needed, we’re Canadian!

Dec 30, 20251 min read
A group of older adults sit in a row around a table, while the person in the foreground plays a guitar.

Partner highlight: How neighbourly connections can help us “age in the right place”

Dec 23, 20251 min read
Michelle Hoar stands holding a book titled, 'The Power of Proximity, and she is between Ann-Britt Anderson and a male colleague.

HNC feature: The ‘Paradox of Proximity’

Dec 11, 20252 min read
Participants at the Living Together 2025 Symposium place colourful Post-It Notes on a wall sheet titled, "Burning Questions."

Living Together 2025: Symposium Report

Dec 1, 20252 min read
A community garden with bright red tomatoes growing on the vine.

HNC feature: The Walrus Talks on place and belonging

Nov 21, 20254 min read
A group of neighbours gathers around a table to make an emergency preparedness plan, while an officer looks on. Photo by Building Resilient Neighbourhoods.

Partner highlight: “Everyone ‘gets’ emergencies”

Nov 12, 20251 min read
A group of people create a mural outside along a sidewalk.

Building community is good for business

Nov 7, 20258 min read
A top-down view of accessible picnic tables, patios, and community garden beds at non-market housing community Timbre and Harmony.

Partner Highlight: How Build Canada Homes can go beyond affordability

Oct 30, 20251 min read
An illustration showing diverse contexts, excerpted from the Hey Neighbour Collective Five-Year Learning Report

Igniting resident leadership

Oct 17, 20253 min read
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