On October 25, 2017, the Vancouver City Planning Commission (VCPC), in collaboration with the City of Vancouver, 100 Resilient Cities, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC), and Simon Fraser University’s Public Square, hosted an invitational summit on resilience and the future of our city. Continue reading “Videos from the Shaping Resiliency Summit”
EVENT: Sharing our Stories—Building Community Resilience in Vancouver | October 24, 2017
What is resilience? What enables people and communities to survive and thrive in the face of crisis? What can we learn from the lived experience of residents to strengthen community resilience now and in the future?
Vancouver names Chief Resilience Officer
At an April 4, 2017 press conference with 100 Resilience Cities, Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson, formally launched their partnership today and announced the appointment of Vancouver’s first chief resilience officer, Katie McPherson. Continue reading “Vancouver names Chief Resilience Officer”
Vancouver joins 100 Resilient Cities global network
Eariler this week, Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson welcomed an announcement from 100 Resilient (100RC) selecting Vancouver among the final cohort of international cities invited to join the network of 100 cities at the forefront of building urban resilience.
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