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Tsawwassen First Nation: Revitalizing Community Canoeing and Elder Fitness
The goal of Tsawwassen First Nation’s Active Communities Grant project was to expand access to safe, culturally grounded, and health-focused recreation opportunities for Tsawwassen First Nation Members. Their project had two main components: strengthening the canoe program and increasing access to physical activity for Elders and community members.
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation: Youth Build Holistic Health through Surf and Sport
Tla-o-qui-aht’s Active Communities Grant project, “Surf and Spirit,” focused on promoting health and confidence among youth through wellness, cultural programming, and surf, snow, and skate sports.
Strathcona Regional District: Building Capacity for Safe Swimming
Through Active Communities Grant funding, residents participated in Swim for Life Instructor courses, National Lifeguard certification courses, and lifesaving competitions. More local lifeguards and lifesaving instructors means that swimming lessons can be scheduled, and in some locations, these were free.
Port Hardy: Delivering Barrier-Free Recreation
For many families, the cost of activities can be a major barrier to accessing recreation, especially in communities with high poverty rates. Using Active Communities Grant funding, Port Hardy Recreation was able to offer free public skates and swims for a whole year.
S.A.Y. Lands: Walking the Path of Knowledge Sharing
S.A.Y. Lands’ Active Communities Grant project promoted physical activity and Indigenous knowledge-sharing centred around the Sq’ewqéyl I:mex Xalh Walking Path. Through community engagement events, Story Walks, and geocaching, approximately 780 people were reached through this project!
Kitselas First Nation: A Trail as a Living Classroom
The Kitselas Cultural and Wellness Trail (KCWT) was designed to provide a safe and accessible space for physical activity while celebrating Kitselas culture and connection to the land. The trail spans roughly 1.5 km and connects Kulspai to Kitselas-owned lands along the Skeena River. The trail has quickly become an important part of community life,…
Cook’s Ferry Indian Band: Connecting Physical Activity with the Land and Traditional Practices
Cook’s Ferry Indian Band’s Active Communities Grant project, ʔe k szʕʷ̓zoʕ ̓ ʷt kt – So We Will Be Strong, explored the interconnection between functional movement and cultural activities to promote physical health and cultural revitalization within the Nlaka’pamux Nation and Cook’s Ferry Indian Band.
Op-ed: Do you know how risky your drink is?
Note: this piece was first published in The Tyee, Castanet and The Province. Sometimes it’s a couple of pints of beer after work with friends, sometimes it’s a margarita to go with your tacos. Sometimes it’s an actor’s cocktail of choice that goes viral the world over. However you may encounter it, alcohol is…
Alcohol warning labels: Webinar recording
In 2021, close to one in five Canadians (18%) reported consuming five or more drinks on days they consumed alcohol, according to Statistics Canada. During the pandemic, BC reported a 22% increase in alcohol consumption. While drinks during dinner at home, social gatherings and celebrations are common for most adults in BC, the prevalence and…
Alcohol warning labels: Webinar
In 2021, close to one in five Canadians (18%) reported consuming five or more drinks on days they consumed alcohol, according to Statistics Canada. During the pandemic, BC reported a 22% increase in alcohol consumption. While drinks during dinner at home, social gatherings and celebrations are common for most adults in BC, the prevalence and…
Mobile Produce Markets: A Food Security Solution webinar
BC Alliance for Healthy Living’s recent research has shown that 93% of British Columbians are not eating the recommended five or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day. We know that increasing fruit and vegetable intake helps prevent chronic disease, but how do we get to that point? Canadians are facing a high inflation…
Sugary drinks: health impacts and equity implications
“Sugary drinks are uniquely problematic for a variety of reasons.” One of those problems is that sugary drinks are everywhere: grocery store aisles dedicated to pop, juices, sports and energy drinks, at restaurants, at summer fairs, food stalls and markets, in advertisements, on billboards and in our social media feeds. In this episode of The…

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