Who Works in Victoria's Small Businesses?
February 25, 2010 - A SkillsPlus Socioeconomic Report that provides relevant labour market information for small businesses...Click here for details.
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Food Security Champions: Call for nominations
February 23, 2010 - CR-FAIR is now accepting nominations for its 2010 Food Security Champions awards...Click here for details.
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The Economics of Happiness Report
December 14, 2009 - A new, companion report to the Colwood Genuine Wealth Report has just been published...Click here for details.
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Podcast: How to Care in Tough Times
December 10, 2009 - From AFSA's November event on the impacts of current funding uncertainty on Family Serving Agencies...Click here for details.
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Collaborative Initiatives

"Over the past five years we have enjoyed partnering with the Community Council and commend their collaborative approach and leadership in community food security within the Capital Region. The Community Council - Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiative Roundtable (CR-FAIR), is one of five VIHA Food Security Hubs who have shown stellar ability to connect with community members and disseminate timely and relevant information."

Jarrod Gunn-McQuillan, Regional Coordinator,
Food Security
Vancouver Island
Health Authority

The Community Council provides convening services for collaborative initiatives:

Convenes multisector dialogue tables
Brings knowledge of this community’s history, issues, trends and players
Includes people who live with low incomes
Organizes learning opportunities and information sessions
Fosters shared leadership and community-ownership
Negotiates partnership agreements with collaborating partners
Governs and manages complex projects and programs.

Current collaborative initiatives include:

Quality of Life CHALLENGE
Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CR-FAIR)
Housing Affordability Partnership (HAP)
Association of Family Serving Agencies (AFSA)
Understanding the Early Years (an initiative of PLAY, the Partnership in Learning and Advocacy for Young Children
BC Transit Ticket Assistance Program
Unsung Hero Award and Celebration, with the First Unitarian Church of Victoria
In 2009, Unsung Heroes is partnering with the Umbrella Society

Click the links on the left to read more about these initiatives.

Community Council
2-3948 Quadra Street | Victoria, BC | V8X 1J6
Phone: 250-383-6166 Fax: 250-479-9411
email: info [at] communitycouncil.ca (please type email, minus spaces, using the '@' symbol)

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