Webinar video: How Salmon Arm built an anti-racism strategy through collaboration 

How does a city build an anti-racism strategy that genuinely reflects the experiences of those most affected by systemic racism? The City of Salmon Arm offers a compelling example.

In this PlanH webinar, speakers from across the Shuswap region share how a multi-sector collaboration came together to develop a community-wide anti-racism strategy — one grounded in culturally informed engagement, lived experience, and respectful partnership with Indigenous communities.

Supported by a 2024 PlanH Healthy Communities grant, the strategy emerged from a process that brought together local government, Indigenous wellness organizations, health authorities, immigrant services, schools, and social planning — each contributing a distinct perspective and a shared commitment to equity.

Speakers walk through the context that shaped the strategy, the collaborative approach that defined it, and the next steps as implementation gets underway. It’s an honest, practical look at what it takes to move equity from policy language into real community action.

If you work in local government, Indigenous partnership, community health, or social planning, this conversation has lessons worth taking back to your own community.

Presented by PlanH | BC Healthy Communities