Stories from next door
Project leaders love to share what happened during their event, gathering or project. Get inspired for your next idea by reading about what your neighbours are up to.
New roof for the bee hut in Strathcona Community Garden
Read MoreOur bee hut in the community garden, which serves to store beekeeping equipment, was urgently…
Local Disaster Action: Ukee Neighbours Prepare
Read MoreSince 2016, our neighbours have always gathered around the time of our local community’s emergency…
Lantzville Beach Trail Beautification Project
Read MoreThis spring we were fortunate to receive a Neighbourhood Small Grant for cleaning up and…
Building Community One Stitch at a Time
Read MoreA way to combine my deep concern for the environment and desire to connect with…
Neighbourhood Care Packages
Read MoreWe delivered care packages full of love and local ingredients to engage the families that…
Butterfly Way Project in Astra Road neighbourhood
Read MoreWe have had a very successful “Butterfly Way” project in our neighbourhood. Twenty-seven neighbours in…
Community Correlation
Read MoreThis communication refers to the grant for my project “Community correlation”. We are indeed obliged…
Fun of reading together online
Read MoreWhat a fantastic experience for me to start up and run my first Small Grant…
Find Your Voice – Free Online Vocal Workshop
Read MoreFind Your Voice! For nearly 30 years, Tina Jones has been a voice instructor and…
The World is Better With You – Sending Letters of Hope and Encouragement
Read MoreThis project initially started in early 2019 when we noticed ourselves and the peers around…
Cody Place Community Growth Sessions
Read MoreThe initial goal of the Cody Place Community Growth Sessions was to unite the neighborhood…
Block Parties are Back on East 11th!
Read MoreWe asked our neighbour Jeannie to write a few lines about our block party –…
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