Kitchener’s Downtown Pop-Up Park!

Carl Zehr Square 200 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Join us on King Street right outside Kitchener City Hall from October 14-16! We have heard what you want from parks spaces in the City of Kitchener and are testing those ideas out in front of Carl Zehr Square. During the pop-up, we will also collect stories about what parks mean to you. This will […]

2030 in Focus: Getting the Next Decade Right on Net-Zero

Ottawa's National Arts Centre 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Net-Zero Advisory Body and the Canadian Climate Institute will host “2030 in Focus: Getting the Next Decade Right on Net-Zero” on October 18, 2022. Discussions will focus on the progress toward net zero, from a national and an international perspective. The conference will occur, in person, at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre and will also […]

Why Create a Land Acknowledgement?

Zoom (Registration Required)

As community foundations work towards reconciliation, land acknowledgements are one step in deepening our understanding the history on the lands where we live, work and play. As we work to adopt practices of land acknowledgement how do we do so in a way that is meaningful and has the potential to create change? In this […]

Peer-to-Peer Learning – Digital Tools to Improve Internal Processes: Internal Communications and Task Management

Zoom (Registration Required)

On the 19th of October at 1:00 PM ET/ 10:00 AM PT,  HCI will be hosting a small group workshop continuing with the theme of Digital Tools for Improving Internal Processes. This session specifically looks at Internal Communications and Task Management. The session will be led by Alejandro Mayoral from the Indigenous Friends Association. Their […]

National Trust Conference 2022 – The Heritage Reset: Making Critical Choices

The Chelsea Hotel and Conference Centre 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The annual National Trust Conference is Canada’s largest heritage learning and networking event. Held every year since 1974, the National Trust Conference brings together a wide-range of people working to keep Canada’s heritage alive: from grassroots activists and elected officials, to professionals, planners, policy makers, and property owners. Conference themes have tackled pressing issues for […]

The Gathering: Cultivating Joy

St. John's High School 401 Church Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Gathering 2022 is nurturing and strengthening our movements through celebration. Throughout the last two years, community building efforts have been challenged, pushed to extremes, and change has been happening at a rapid rate. For people working to improve our communities and tackle complex problems, our shared purpose and vision is a source of hope. There is […]