Innovating for Empowerment & Employment
We are placing people people with lived experience into roles where they can make a difference in the lives of their peers.
Innovation Matters
World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW) is the kind of celebration we embrace at Urban Matters CCC.
My story, her story: on Canadian identity and immigration
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.
Transforming playgrounds into places of possibility
This article is the first part of a series exploring how creative community design interventions can lead to better child development outcomes.
What’s Inclusion Got to Do With It?
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.
Access for Everyone, Everywhere All the Time
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...Jen Casorso – Committed Kamloops based community change agent is Urban Matter’s new Community Well-Being Consultant
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...Lee Prevost – New Affordable Housing Development Lead
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...
A Reflection on Reconciliation and Healing
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...Physical Gets Social with Infrastructure
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,...Startup Weekend Okanagan – Bring Your Ideas for Affordable Housing
Join us at Techstars Startup Weekend Okanagan, March 9-11, 2018, pitch your idea for affordable housing and win an incubation package!