FOF is thrilled to be hosting its 7th Building SustainABLE Communities (BSC) conference in Kelowna, BC November 21-24, 2017 at the Delta Grand Hotel & Conference Centre. This highly acclaimed and hugely popular event gathers people from all sectors to explore emerging trends in sustainability at the individual, organizational, and community scales.

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‘Regenerative economy’…where do we even begin? Most regenerative economists focus on the earth and the goods and services it supplies.

Learn all about this concept with Hunter Lovins (Natural Capitalism Solutions) at Building Sustainable Communities this fall. She’ll paint regenerative economics as a system that works to identify and assign value to, as well as protect and enhance, capital assets (aka our environment). Given the inextricable link between planet and people, this approach contributes to our overall well-being!

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A big shout-out to Interior Health, which is sponsoring the Community Health breakout session on November 23rd at Building Sustainable Communities this year!

With Okanagan Lake still at heightened levels, their presentation, entitled Examining Human Health In the Age of Climate Uncertainty, is more relevant than ever! Learn about the environmental and social impacts of climate change on individuals and communities.

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