B.C. Community Road Safety Toolkit and Vision Zero

B.C. Community Road Safety Toolkit and Vision Zero

The B.C. Community Road Safety Toolkit is an easily-accessible and electronically-searchable knowledge source about road safety designs and strategies that local governments can implement to improve road safety outcomes. At the same time, the knowledge in the toolkit is intended for all agencies with a mandate related to road safety. The introduction to the BC…

Alcohol and Pregnancy: Warning Signage Information Kit for Local Governments in British Columbia

Alcohol and Pregnancy: Warning Signage Information Kit for Local Governments in British Columbia

The purpose of this information kit is to provide city councils in British Columbia with the rationale for point-of-purchase FASD warning and prevention sign bylaws, as well as details on the political requirements for enacting such bylaws under the public health component of the Community Charter Act.

Agriculture’s Connection to Health: A summary of the evidence relevant to British Columbia

Agriculture’s Connection to Health: A summary of the evidence relevant to British Columbia

The purpose of this document is to present the evidence on associations between agriculture and health.The relationship between agriculture and human health in British Columbia (BC) is complex and multifaceted. The availability of healthy food is an important determinant of health, but only one of many connections between agriculture and health. Agriculture influences food choices…

Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide

Age-Friendly Rural and Remote Communities: A Guide

A version of the Global Age-Friendly Cities: A Guide adapted to the considerations of rural and remote communities, developed using input from seniors in ten rural and/or remote communities in Canada, including two in British Columbia (Alert Bay and Lumby).– Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors