Headlines/December 16, 1998

1999 Community Development Institute i is coming to Chilliwack

After four successful CDI’s in Salmon
Amm, Nelson, the Sunshine Coast, and
Grandview-Woodland (Vancouver), the
next CDI will be held in Chilliwack.

The CDI’s facilitators and resource people

are professionals working in the field —

people with a proven record of experience
and excellence in what they.do. -*

The institute takes “Workshops will be held
place July 25-30, 1999 and under the following — | >"
will be held at UCFV’s |streams: . °- we
Chilliwack campus. It is Social Justice: «>
sponsored by SPARC | COMMUNITY . Highlighting issues and
(Social Planning and innovative ways of creatin
Research Council) of BC in insite a more fair, just and °
partnership with the democratic system for
Chilliwack Social Planning distribution of resources,
Committee. from a local to a global

CDI is an educational level.
forum for people working Community Economic
toward the well-being of Development:
their communities and Featuring strategies and

provides people with

knowledge on current community issues
and with skills for taking action. It is of
benefit to community businesses, social
service agencies, advocacy groups,
aboriginal organizations, mutual aid and
self-help organizations, arts groups,
multicultural organizations, labour unions,
youth organizations, educational
institutions, local governments, health
groups, women’s organizations,
environmental organizations, human rights
groups, etc.

Students from Yennadon (Maple Ridge) and Highland Park (Pitt Meadows) area Schools

tools for strengthening local
economies, developing community
self-reliance and capacity building.
Environmental Stewardship:
Presenting strategies and tools for living in
a sustainable way within local ecosystems.
Strengthening Our Voices:
Learning more effective ways to
communicate, advocate, and tell our
stories.
Working Together:
Working in more inclusive, participatory
ways within our own organizations and
communities.

participated in a Neighbourhood Celebration recently as part of the Picket Fence project being
conducted by Cherie Enns and her geography students. Members of the community were
involved in mapping and painting tiles as a means of recording special characteristics of their
neighbourhoods. This information will be compiled by UCFV students into community atlases
Sor the neighbourhoods to keep and the tiles will be placed in local rec centres. The intent of
the project is to create a bond between neighbours and their communities.

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Governing Ourselves:
Providing information and skills for

, improving the effectiveness of

organizations in planning, policy

7 development and decision-making.

~ The CDI has the potential to positively
impact the Chilliwack community ina
number of ways, including a lasting legacy
of participation and planning; a strong
foundation for other community —_
development efforts; and providing a
showcase for some exciting initiatives
happening in the region.

Plan to take part! For more
information, contact Julia Bennett (United
Way of the Fraser Valley) at (604)852-1234
or 1-888-251-7777 or visit their office,

A112, Chilliwack campus.

Oops!
The “friendly” witch in last issue’s |
Halloween photos was not Hazel Lockhart
(Board Office) as indicated, but rather,
Georgina Marshall (Social Services).
Apologies to both for the mix-up.

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