Modern life is funny. We can live side-by-side with our neighbours — at times separated by only a thin wall — and still not really know who’s on the other side. We say, “Hello,” and exchange pleasantries, but for many, this life is wrought with isolation.
But in four Vancouver neighbourhoods, things are beginning to change. Neighbours have come together in collaboration on local greening and sustainability initiatives — like offering vegetarian cooking classes, or building a community garden — through the Green Bloc pilot program, and are building cohesion and inclusion in their communities as they go. We spoke with Jessica Hale Woolliams, a single mom of three who helped establish one of the pilots.