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Quarterly Conversation Series - Fall Programming for Local Electeds
Join us for our fall 2025 series for local electeds. We’ve partnered with an inspiring line-up of community leaders, organizers, experts, and local electeds who are doing transformative work on the issues impacting our communities.
Nurturing leadership for inclusive, equitable and sustainable communities.
We are an independent public policy think tank with a mission to foster and support leadership for inclusive, equitable and sustainable communities.
We believe that communities who value social justice, the environment and strong local economies are healthier and happier places to live.
E-newsletter (October 2025)
Here’s our October Briefing Notes edition, with research and stories about AI and municipal governance, tax cuts for pipelines, party politics in municipal elections, climate adaptation, and more.
Implications of AI for Municipal Governance in B.C.
We’re gearing up to launch our new research series for local electeds, featuring policy reports, primers, and resources on the key issues facing their communities. The first issue explores how recent AI developments directly relate to municipal governance.
Download policy report, primer, and resources
Scholarships
We’re committed to lifelong learning that benefits all segments of society. We recognize that the skyrocketing cost of education makes it difficult to return to the classroom for further learning, retraining, or skills advancement. That’s why we offer lifelong learning scholarship opportunities.