{"id":4278,"date":"2026-04-21T07:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:34:24","slug":"age-friendly-communities-webinar-on-collaboration-april-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/age-friendly-communities-webinar-on-collaboration-april-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Age-friendly Communities webinar on collaboration: April 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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News from BCHC \u2013 April 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Building Healthy Communities together<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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What happens when the funding runs out? <\/strong>
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It’s one of the most common challenges in Age-friendly community work: programs and initiatives lose momentum once grant funding ends. On April 28 at 10:30 AM PST, BC Healthy Communities is hosting a free webinar that tackles this challenge head-on. <\/p>\n

Led by Mario Paris, Associate Professor at the Universit\u00e9 de Moncton and a leading researcher in social gerontology, the session explores how municipalities and Indigenous governments can build age-friendly initiatives that last \u2013 not by pursuing the next grant, but by embedding collaborative leadership and cross-sector partnerships into the fabric of community life. <\/p>\n

Drawing on more than a decade of research across Quebec, New Brunswick, and internationally, Professor Paris will ground the discussion in theoretical frameworks for understanding how age-friendly communities sustain themselves over time \u2013 and translate that foundation into practical strategies for relationship-building and shared leadership that participants can apply directly in their own communities. <\/p>\n

The webinar will also mark the launch of BCHC’s new Age-friendly Communities (AFC) Recognition Program, designed to help communities celebrate their progress, maintain momentum, and keep advancing their goals long after formal funding cycles have ended. <\/p>\n

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to sustain and deepen existing work, this webinar offers both the conceptual grounding and the hands-on tools to help your community build something that endures. <\/p>\n

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