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Watch the Age-friendly Communities webinar, or share your feedback
ByPatrick Dunne June 5, 2025October 30, 2025

Share your feedback on the Age-friendly Communities webinar We’d love to hear from you! If you attended the Age-friendly Communities webinar – From Policy to Practice: Making Transportation Work for Older Adults – please take a few minutes to complete our short survey. Your input will help us guide future webinars. TAKE THE SURVEY WATCH THE AFC WEBINAR VIDEO BC Healthy Communities Society 301 – 3450 Uptown Boulevard, Victoria, BC V8Z 0B9 You’re receiving this email because you subscribed to…

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AFC Webinar – From Policy to Practice: Making Transportation Work for Older Adults
ByPatrick Dunne June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

Our latest Age-friendly Communities webinar explores how local governments and communities can design and implement transportation systems that support older adults. Hosted by BCHC Executive Director Vanessa Manuel, this one-hour webinar features two expert presenters who discuss how older adults can stay active and independent – a key to healthy aging. Featuring: Kate Hosford –…

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PlanH Grants

Online info session guides applicants through 2025 PlanH funding
ByPatrick Dunne May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

An online info session hosted by BC Healthy Communities (BCHC) marked the launch of the 2025 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants, offering guidance for local and Indigenous governments aiming to build healthier, more equitable communities. PlanH Delivery Lead Connie Allsopp and Grants & Engagement Coordinator Laura Chambers walked attendees through the application process and funding streams,…

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Newsletter Archive

May 2025
ByPatrick Dunne May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

2025 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants open May 12 2025 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants open May 12

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Newsletter Archive

March 2025
ByPatrick Dunne May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

BCHC welcomes our new Executive Director BCHC welcomes our new Executive Director

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AFC webinar

From policy to practice: Making transportation work for older adults
ByPatrick Dunne May 12, 2025June 4, 2025

Join our upcoming Age-friendly Communities webinar on June 4, 2025, at 10:30 am to explore how local governments can create transportation systems that support older adults. Helping older adults stay active and independent is an important part of healthy aging. To do this, we need to make sure they can get around safely and easily….

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PlanH grant fuels Penticton’s push for inclusive housing solutions
ByPatrick Dunne May 12, 2025November 6, 2025

The City of Penticton has launched a groundbreaking Social Housing and Infrastructure Plan (SHIP), developed in partnership with local housing and service organizations and supported by a Healthy Public Policy grant from PlanH. Aimed at tackling the city’s growing need for non-market housing, the plan outlines actionable steps, identifies 15 opportunity sites and aligns infrastructure…

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Funding alert: 2025 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants open on May 12
ByPatrick Dunne May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

Applications for the 2025 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants open May 12, 2025. Administered by BC Healthy Communities, the grants support projects through two funding streams: Community Connectedness and Healthy Public Policy. Applications close on July 7, 2025. Join us for an info session on May 29 at 2:30 pm to ask questions and learn more…

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2025 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants open May 12
ByPatrick Dunne May 12, 2025October 30, 2025

News & resources from BCHC – May 2025 Building Healthy Communities together 2025 PlanH Healthy Communities grants open May 12 Applications for the 2025 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants open May 12 and close July 7. Join our May 29 info session at 2:30 pm to learn more about the Community Connectedness and Healthy Public Policy streams. Register here to ask questions and get support. READ MORE & REGISTER REGISTER Sign up for an age-friendly webinar Join us June 4 at 10:30 am for a free webinar…

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BC Healthy Communities joins Blue Sky platform
ByPatrick Dunne April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

BC Healthy Communities (BCHC) is pleased to announce that we are now active on Blue Sky, a growing decentralized communications platform. You can find us at @bchc.bsky.social. As a leader in fostering healthier, more equitable communities, BCHC is excited to join Blue Sky to better connect with organizations, partners, and individuals who share our commitment…

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