Connection Café – Building Resilience Together – 6-8 PM
Join fellow rural islanders and coastal residents as we mobilize to find solutions for today's critical community challenges.
Find out more »Connection Cafe – 2023 RIEP Forum Resolutions
Learn about the Rural Islands Values Framework and our 2023 RIEP Forum Resolutions — a roadmap for realizing rural island “values in action"!
Find out more »RIEP Forum 2023
The 2023 RIEP Forum is an “unconference” conference for island settlers, Indigenous communities and allies - an opportunity to connect in a relaxed setting, reflect on common challenges and new ideas, and act! Join us on Gabriola Island, this April 25-27th.
Find out more »RIEP Forum 2022
BC's rural islanders and allies engaged and deepened connections at the virtual RIEP Forum, held Nov 18-19 2022.
Find out more »Connection Café – 31 May 2022
Stay Competitive: Biz Tools for Generating Year-Round Revenues. Watch the recording here!
Find out more »Connection Café – 29 Mar 2022
March's CONNECTION CAFÉ included Dialogue + Q & A with tourism activity providers & representatives of tourism management organizations exploring how to achieve sustainable tourism. Watch the recording here!
Find out more »Connection Café – 22 Feb 2022
February’s CONNECTION CAFÉ featured a facilitated roundtable dialogue + Q & A with rural island farmers, food producers and food resilience champions from Cortes, Gabriola, Galiano, Malcolm, Salt Spring and more!
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Connection Café – 25 Jan 2022
January’s CONNECTION CAFÉ included a lively and facilitated roundtable dialogue + Q & A with rural island arts movers, shakers and makers. Watch the recording here!
Find out more »Connection Café: Emergency Preparedness
Where Islanders met to discuss emergency preparedness and to meet and learn from other islanders...
Find out more »RIEP Forum 2021
Engage and deepen connections with BC”s rural islanders and allies via the RIEP Forum, being held via a lively virtual platform Oct 20-21 & Nov 30 2021.
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