Sharing Stories

Contents

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Chapter Introduction

	Link To Sidelights		Feature Article
	Drawing To Come		Picture To Come

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CHAPTER ONE:

INTRODUCTION

Statement of CED Principles

CHAPTER TWO:

HOUSING IS CED

Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society Opens Doors

Community Foundation Puts Co-operative Housing in Trust

Ever wondered just whom houses in our communities?

CHAPTER THREE:

FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES

Community Kitchens and Gardens Combat Hunger in the Cariboo

Hunger is a reality for many families in Williams Lake
What is Food Security?

Quesnel Market Profits Whole Community
Strathcona Gardens Grows Green Space

Land Shortage No LLAFFing Matter
Resources for Getting Started

CHAPTER FOUR:

MAKING EVERYONE’S VOICE COUNT

Bamfield Preservation and Development Society Involves Community

BPDS Makes a Clean Sweep in the Community
Oral History Project Celebrates Bamfield’s Heritage

CHAPTER FIVE:

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY

Haisla Rediscovery Builds on Cultural Roots

Saving the Kitlope

Solo Vision Quests Challenge Rediscovery Campers
Rediscovery Turns Chaos to Hope

CHAPTER SIX:

PRACTISING SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY

Cariboo Horse Loggers are Innovators in a New Era

Horse Logging Made Simple
Maintaining a Living Forest

Community Forests More Than Trees and Timber

CHAPTER SEVEN:

NOURISHING COMMUNITY CREATIVITY

Kootenay School of the Arts Defies the Odds

Public Dreams Develops a Shared Culture
Community Councils Focus on Arts and Culture

Caravan Combines Farming and Theatre

CHAPTER EIGHT:

DEVELOPING TRADING ALTERNATIVES

Shuswap Barter Club Values everyone's Work

Barter Not a Tax Dodge
Local Exchange System Boosts Trade

CHAPTER NINE:

PLANNING TOURISM STRATEGIES

Kootenay Lake Communities Create their Own Future

Kootenay Lake CoDesign Communities
Valuing artists Work

Mowachaht maintain control over tourism development
CoDesign by Stanley King

CHAPTER TEN:

RESTORING THE WATERSHED

Roundtable Planning Secures Future of Salmon River Watershed

Langley Environmental Partners Society Promotes Collaboration
Some challenges we encountered along the way (It hasn’t been easy)

CHAPTER ELEVEN:

FINANCING COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

CCEC Lends Support

The Statement of Purpose

Philippine Women Share Resources

Integrity Counts in Sliammon Loans

Lending Circles Offer Support to First Nations
VanCity Initiatives Benefit Community

DIRECTORY OF CED SUBMISSIONS

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