Aug 30, 2019 | Areas of Impact, Civic Social Innovation, Community, Social Enterprise, Social Innovation
Tomorrow, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day. It is a day for remembering everyone we’ve lost. It’s also a day for action and connection. The opioid overdose crisis is huge, systemic, and overwhelming. Simultaneously, it is deeply personal.
Aug 22, 2019 | Community, Social Enterprise
We asked our team members which books they’ve been carrying with them to their favourite summer hangouts and they shared great titles from across almost every genre.
Apr 18, 2019 | Civic Social Innovation, Community, Homelessness, Inclusion, Social Enterprise, Social Innovation, Social Venture Development
We are placing people people with lived experience into roles where they can make a difference in the lives of their peers.
Apr 17, 2019 | Civic Social Innovation, Community, Social Enterprise, Social Innovation, Social Venture Development
World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW) is the kind of celebration we embrace at Urban Matters CCC.
Mar 8, 2019 | Community, Immigration, Inclusion, Social Innovation
It is important to reflect on the economic and social challenges that disproportionately impact newcomer women and, going forward, imagine the possibilities that emerge when we prioritize initiatives that will enable newcomer women to thrive.
Mar 3, 2019 | Community, Inclusion, Social Innovation, Universal Access Design
This article is the first part of a series exploring how creative community design interventions can lead to better child development outcomes.
Jan 17, 2019 | Community, Inclusion, Social Enterprise, Social Finance
A future of inclusive growth and full participation by everyone in society. This short phrase, or some variation, has been rolling around in my head over the past months.
Nov 14, 2018 | Accessibility, Community, Social Innovation, Social Venture Development, Universal Access Design
City of Lethbridge Creating New Masterplan for Inclusive Design It was an unusual sight: Lethbridge city officials and consultants wandering around outside city hall, some blindfolded and holding canes, some in wheelchairs, all struggling. A local reporter who just...
Aug 23, 2018 | Community, Housing
Jen Casorso – a much loved Social and Community Planner from Kamloops, is broadening her reach and joining the Canada wide team of Urban Matters. Walking down the street with Jen through Kamloops you quickly get a picture of the incredible depth and breadth of...
Jul 9, 2018 | Affordable Housing, Community, Housing
No – that’s not a typo in Lee’s job title. This is Lee’s big dream – that we drop the ‘affordable’ term and value all types of housing as important elements of healthy and inclusive communities. He wants housing developments to focus on cutting edge...
May 4, 2018 | Community, Indigenous Communities
I recently had the great honour of taking part in the fifth Walk in Balance Reconciliation and Healing conference in Fort St. John. Many of our Northern communities came together for this gathering – members of each local Treaty 8 Nation participated, support...
May 4, 2018 | Civic Social Innovation, Community, Social Innovation
Developing Physical Infrastructure With Social Outcomes In Mind Physical infrastructure has always been created to achieve a social outcome, a measurable improvement to the quality of life of the people it is being created to serve. From clean drinking water systems,...
