by Sue Moen | Oct 12, 2022 | Environment, Healthy City, Human Health, Reconciliation, Uncategorized
I am surprised at how little water has been talked about during this election campaign. Municipalities have a lot of power to protect drinking water sources and to regulate and manage water use and run off. Water is life – plain and simple. We should be taking...
by Sue Moen | Oct 5, 2022 | Healthy City, Housing, Local Economies, Reconciliation
What is occurring in downtown Campbell River is impacting many individuals, groups and businesses in ways that we find hard to comprehend or cope with. There is no denying this. I have spoken to and heard the real concerns and negative consequences of inappropriate...
by Sue Moen | Oct 1, 2022 | Healthy City, Human Health
An excellent example of grassroots community responses to health emergencies is the Naloxone program. Community members are trained to administer Naloxone in cases of an opioid overdose. They have literally saved lives while waiting for overstretched emergency...
by Sue Moen | Oct 1, 2022 | Healthy City, Uncategorized
“We’re okay! We have a floorplan!”Our young friend Caelan shouted this on finding a floorplan for the building we were touring. I still keep that top of mind. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxenNsmkatH4aHjdvSUVDq53xsTehl9zNe
by Sue Moen | Sep 24, 2022 | Local Economies
Social enterprises are revenue-generating businesses with a twist. Whether operated by a non-profit organization or by a for-profit company, a social enterprise has two goals: to achieve social, cultural, community economic and/or environmental outcomes; and, to earn...
by Sue Moen | Sep 21, 2022 | Housing, Local Economies
I am most familiar with the housing sector, but I have found similar results in studies of arts and culture, and early childhood education investments that show that for every dollar invested, society gets a return of $1.30 to $7.00. That is a strong economic argument...