Village Vancouver

Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities

Get involved

Have a desire to advance ecological sustainability, community resiliency & self-reliance, and social well-being in Vancouver? To connect with others in your community to create positive local responses to things like climate disruption, depletion of natural assets and economic instability and inequity? Grow more food in your neighbourhood? Learn how to fix your bike or be prepared in an emergency? Share a meal with neighbours? Participate in a more localized economy?

Check out our Villages, Groups and Networks, including Neighbourhood Food, and Projects  -- VV's centres of creativity where constructive dialogue leads to connection, collaboration, and inspired action in fun and satisfying ways!

We run on people power - join us and get involved.

 

Village Vancouver is part of a global movement and integrated network of:

  • 420+ official Transition Town Initiatives 
  • in 34 countries
  • 20 initiatives in Canada
  • 9 in BC 
  • ...and over 400 more in the works! (Click the map)

Ongoing Courses/Events

Click on a listing for more information, including how to contact the instructor to ask to visit a single session or find out when the next similar course is offered.

Urban Permaculture Design with Erin Innes: March 14-May 30

2012 Vancouver Urban Permaculture Design Course: April 13 - August 19

 

 

Special Announcements

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Green Neighbourhood Small Grant Program

Vancouver Foundation and the City of Vancouver have announced a new Green Neighbourhood Small Grant program. Up to $1,000 per grant. Every resident of Vancouver is eligible.
Deadline for applying: May 25.For further information: http://www.neighbourhoodsmallgrants.ca/greenest-city/small-grants

Also currently available:


Community Neighbourhood Small Grants (up to $500)

 West End  (May 25 deadline, online application)
Surrey - Whalley neighbourhood  (May 25 deadline, online application)
North Shore  (June 8, 4 pm deadline, online or paper application)


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Check out this beautiful short, 2-minute video about climate change relating to
350's global Connect the Dots Campaign on Saturday, May 5.


To find previous News Blasts and Special Announcements,go to this page.

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Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!

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Contact us at info@villagevancouver.ca

 

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Volunteer Opportunities

Village Vancouver is a volunteer-driven organization, so if you want to change the world, roll up your sleeves and volunteer with us!

 

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Village earns 15% on your book purchases from New Society Publishers. Details here.

Forum

Food

Local, organic, rural, and/or urban, food production is a mainstay of life, and doing it well leads to wellness. From farm to kitchen, discussions relating to food--and the community arising around it--belong here.

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Transportation

If you have to leave your village, how will you get where you want to go? By car? Preferably not, both for your wallet and the earth’s sake. This category is for all discussions relating to how we all get around.

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Housing

A human right? After food, most feel shelter is the most important necessity. A place of shelter is also the start of a community. This category is for all things relating to shelter, housing, affordable housing, homes, renewable heating systems, green buildings, heritage, and our built environment in general.

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