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Revisit High Ground 2025

High Ground 2025 took place in Vancouver, BC from Friday, March 7 to Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Revisit High Ground 2025!
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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 (June 2025)

Here’s our June Briefing Notes edition, with research and stories about European social housing models, lessons from the B.C. heat dome four years later, controversial bills, decolonizing curricula in Canada, waste management case studies, and more…

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Conversation Series

In the sixth edition of our Webinar Conversation Series, we will cover topics including the Coastal Marine Strategy, power literacy, resistance in tumultuous times, and championing a living wage.

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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.

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