--- title: The Latest | Sylvia Cheuy (3) description: Sylvia Cheuy | (3) --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. Get the latest updates about community change and building vibrant communities. 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[Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/why-citizens-should-prepare-for-emergencies?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/Deepening_Community/2017%20DC%20Montreal/DC%20Montreal%20Square%20Banner.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/leader-in-neighbourhood-innovation?hsLang=en-us) ### [Montréal: A Leader in Neighbourhood Innovation](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/leader-in-neighbourhood-innovation?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sylvia Cheuy](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sylvia-cheuy) on May 9, 2017 Montréal is the second largest city in Canada. Throughout its 375-year history, Montréal has experienced several transformations.  Multiple waves of immigration have contributed to making Montréal one of the most diverse Canadian cities and a model of bilingualism and tolerance.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/leader-in-neighbourhood-innovation?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Events/CI%203.0/Banners/CI%203.0_Square.png?t=1491833779719&width=800&name=CI%203.0_Square.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/collective-impact-peers-share-their-experience?hsLang=en-us) ### [Collective Impact Peers Share Their Experience](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/collective-impact-peers-share-their-experience?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sylvia Cheuy](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sylvia-cheuy) on April 10, 2017 As a Learning Institute, Tamarack is committed to making the work of community change easier and more effective.  We do this by teaching, writing and both hosting face-to-face and online learning opportunities to provide leaders with the knowledge and inspiration they need for success in their community change efforts.  In 2016 we were proud to welcome more than 22,000 learners to engage with us.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/collective-impact-peers-share-their-experience?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Engage/Handbook.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/our-growing-understanding-of-community-well-being?hsLang=en-us) ### [Our Growing Understanding of Community Well-Being](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/our-growing-understanding-of-community-well-being?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sylvia Cheuy](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sylvia-cheuy) on March 10, 2017 What is community well-being and how is it improved?  Those curious about this question will find much to engage them in the newly-published [*Handbook of Community Well-Being Research*](http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789402408768)*.  *It is the first publication of its kind to bring together foundational and leading-edge research to offer a compendium of knowledge, approaches and insights for improving quality of life in communities of place.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/our-growing-understanding-of-community-well-being?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Idea_Community_Development/Field%20Guide.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/community-heart-soul-field-guide-2nd-edition?hsLang=en-us) ### [Community Heart & Soul Field Guide 2nd Edition](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/community-heart-soul-field-guide-2nd-edition?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sylvia Cheuy](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sylvia-cheuy) on January 10, 2017 The **[Orton Family Foundation](https://www.orton.org/heart-soul)**’s Community Heart and Soul Initiative is rooted in the belief that, “the strength of a community lies in the hands of its residents." Its **[***Community Heart & Soul Field Guide ******2nd Edition***](http://deepeningcommunity.ca/sites/default/files/community-heart-soul-field-guide-2nd-edition.original.pdf)** summarizes the essence of wisdom gleaned from more than a decade of listening, learning, refining and partnering with more than a dozen small towns (under 50,000 residents).  The field guide is both practical and comprehensive.  It outlines an array of resources and tools that they have used and refined to promote proven, resident-driven approaches to community engagement and change that reflect genuine involvement that engage all sectors in planning so that small towns can build their own successful futures.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/community-heart-soul-field-guide-2nd-edition?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/social-suggested-images/DeepeningComm_Banner_square.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/why-community-resilience-matters?hsLang=en-us) ### [Why Community Resilience Matters](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/why-community-resilience-matters?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sylvia Cheuy](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sylvia-cheuy) on November 3, 2016 *“In every community there is work to be done. 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