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What are the issues facing our communities? How are we responding? Is there a way you can make a difference?
These are just some of the questions tackled by Vital Signs, a national program of Canada's community foundations.
Vital Signs is an annual check-up that measures the quality of life in Canadian communities, identifies trends, and shares opportunities for action.
The Golden & District Community Foundation initiated the Golden & District Vital Signs project in 2010 and has secured support through the Columbia Basin Trust, the Town of Golden & Columbia Shuswap Regional District. Partnerships with other BC Community Foundations and SPARC BC will help the steering committee to acquire and interpret local and regional research.
Through the research and community engagement process spread out over the winter, spring and summer and report publishing on October 4th, 2011, the Golden & District Community Foundation hopes to better understand where local efforts and resources could be focused to make the biggest positive impact on our residents’ quality of life.
Our sincere thanks to the many people and organizations who gave their time to this project by participating in our community workshops, sharing information, completing an online survey, or offering advice on key issues.
You may agree or disagree with some of the grades, but we hope you use Golden & Area A’s Vital Signs to stimulate dialogue and learning, around policy and strategic planning tables, at work, at school and at home. Copies of the report are available by contacting the Community Foundation.
Asking questions and taking a vital look at ourselves can only create an even healthier community. Let us know what you think. Share your opinions and how you will use Vital Signs. Give us feedback on how you will use this year's report by contacting the Foundation at admin@goldencommunityfoundation.ca.
To learn more about the Vital Signs movement, please click here: www.vitalsignscanada.ca
Read recent and local Golden & Area A’s Vital Signs news releases.
Become part of the action through Facebook and Twitter.
Do you or your group want to be involved in Vital Signs 2011? Please contact Ryan Watmough, GDCF’s Vital Signs Project Manager, at admin@goldencommunityfoundation.ca. We look forward to hearing from you.
