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Sustainable Communities

get local – eat local food Metro Vancouver!

The average North American meal travels 2,400 km from farm to plate. Food transportation has a significant and growing impact on climate change, road congestion and air pollution. Buying locally produced food and beverages reduces ‘food miles’ that are harmful to our environment and our health.
Over 5,000 farms in the Lower Mainland — most of them family-owned — are growing fresher, tastier, and often more nutritious food than imported produce. Supporting BC’s growers and producers protects farmland, family farms, and contributes to a healthy regional economy.
When shopping for groceries or dining out, look for food and beverages grown and produced closer to home. Supporting BC’s food and beverage producers means strengthening our local food system and ensuring a supply of fresh, healthy food for your family — now and for future generations.

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Sustainable Communities

Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation (BNRC)

The Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation
(BNRC) is a not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to improving
the quality of life for residents in Brandon’s core residential
neighbourhoods.

Through partnerships with a number of government agencies and
community groups and organizations, we deliver meaningful programs that
strengthen housing choices, improve recreational and leisure amenities,
build economic opportunities, strengthen community potential, and
create safe, attractive and inviting neighbourhoods. The BNRC is also a
key partner in the delivery of housing programs throughout the City of
Brandon.

BNRC is funded through a partnership arrangement by the Province of
Manitoba (via the Neighbourhoods Alive! Program) and the City of
Brandon. Since our inception in 2000, we have successfully facilitated
21 million dollars to Brandon’s core residential neighbourhood.

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