by REM Editorial Team | Aug 22, 2024 | Community, Good Works
With over 40 per cent of women in Canada reporting their experience of violence at the hands of an intimate partner, and nearly all of those women suffering at least one brain injury as a result, British Columbia-based charity Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain...
by David Diestel | Jul 23, 2024 | Community, Guest Columns
In recent years, the concept of “home” has taken on new meaning as a hub to live, recharge, work and play. That’s why residential communities have become even more appealing. They provide residents with convenient services and shared amenities that enhance...
by Jamie Burke | Jun 26, 2024 | Community, News
For Brenda Knights, CEO of BC Indigenous Housing Society, the recent announcement from the City of Vancouver about a land transfer agreement at 990 Beatty Street was a long time coming. “It was really hard to keep to ourselves because we’ve known about it for a...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 13, 2024 | Community, Good Works
May 16 was Moose Hide Campaign day and to date, over 5 million pins have been gifted that are creating conversations about gender-based violence. The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation donated $5,000 to the campaign to help fund moose hide pin production and...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 10, 2024 | Community, Good Works
Applications for the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) Realtor Community Foundation’s Community and Transformation grants, which support local housing and shelter initiatives, are open until June 28. $150,000 in Community and Transformation grants to support...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 3, 2024 | Community, Good Works
This spring, Royal LePage Wildrose Real Estate, together with the Mountain View Emergency Shelter Society, joined a large crowd in Olds, Alberta to mark the groundbreaking of a new community emergency women’s shelter. Named in honour of a young local mother of twin...