Interested in starting a community fridge in your neighbourhood? Join us at this workshop with The Hatch, a local mutual aid group, and learn How to Build and Maintain a Community Fridge! They’ll share their community handbook with tools and resources to help you start and maintain a community fridge, establish a volunteer team, and (more…)

Everyone is unique and brings their own context and lived experience to the table. We all have an ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and other factors that make us who we are and contribute to how we view the world. Without including a diverse set of perspectives, regardless of the conversation, you may be missing (more…)

Building a city is a complex process that involves a variety of stakeholders. This course will provide the tools and knowledge needed to actively participate in the planning approvals process. Topics include: how and when to provide feedback on different applications and make the most of engagement opportunities. Planning involves hearing from communities and neighbours, (more…)

Discover the core principles of leadership and unlock the potential of your leadership style! Through this session you will learn about empathy, communication and emotional intelligence, and how to further develop these essential skills. We’ll also reflect on your leadership experiences to identify things that have worked for you. (more…)

Build your political confidence by learning more about how the provincial government works. Through some amazing guests, we will explore provincial issues and discuss hot topics. (more…)

To ensure your volunteer recruitment efforts are not short lived, it is helpful to incorporate recruitment and retention strategies into your volunteer program. The workshop will discuss helpful strategies for different types of volunteer commitments, and explore common challenges and solutions for keeping people engaged! (more…)

Discover how to prepare for effective advocacy through letter writing. Learn what makes some letters more effective than others and get resources for letter writing best practices (more…)

How can we build a sense of community? Many of us engage with our communities without considering how we design those engagements to be inclusive. Join us to learn about the engagement process and how to be mindful of inclusion when engaging community. (more…)