News & resources from BCHC – October 2025
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Building Healthy Communities together
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Watch our latest PlanH Webinar: Creating attainable housing through innovative land use planning
Missed our recent PlanH webinar? It’s now on YouTube! Learn how innovative land use planning can unlock more attainable housing across B.C., with insights from Steven Collyer (City of Penticton) and Erika Sagert (BCNPHA).
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Learn more about affordable housing
The 2025 Housing Central Conference, November 17-19 in Vancouver, offers three days of keynotes, sessions and networking to advance affordable housing and equity.
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record applications for planh grants
BC Healthy Communities awarded $250,000 in 2025 PlanH grants, supporting 31 projects provincewide. Indigenous leadership was strong, with 14 projects from First Nations and Métis communities.
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Designing Inclusive Spaces for Aging
Join a free October 23 webinar, Seniors + Place, to explore how public spaces can foster aging, belonging, and intergenerational connection.
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‘Sober for october’ changes its name
FNHA’s long-running “Sober for October” becomes “Reclaiming Your Wellness Month,” supporting harm reduction and abstinence approaches for First Nations people in BC who drink alcohol.
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Exploring Youth–Elder Connections
Join an October 21 National Intergenerational webinar to explore how programs connect youth and older generations, fostering learning, belonging, and growth.
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