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Community Development & Engagement, Equity & Inclusion In Community Work Megan te Boekhorst 2025-08-25 Community Development & Engagement, Equity & Inclusion In Community Work Megan te Boekhorst 2025-08-25

Why Community Is About Connection, Not Perfection: Lessons From The Hope Pride Festival

This past weekend, Thrive & Connect was honoured to sponsor and help organize the third annual Hope Pride Festival. The plan was simple: share a picnic dinner, then unwind with a cozy movie night. We had the screen, the projector, complimentary shaved ice from Envision Financial — and most importantly, the joy of being together.

And then… the technology failed us.

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We are honoured and grateful to live, work, and play on the traditional, ancestral and stolen territories of the Stó:lō People, specifically the traditional territory of Skwah First Nations, who have been the stewards and caretakers of this land since time immemorial. We also recognize we work alongside partners on the traditional, ancestral, and stolen lands of the Aitchelitz, Xwchíyò:m (Cheam), Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt, Shxwhá:y, Squiala, Soowahlie, Skowkale, Tzeachten, Yakweakwioose, Chawathil, Sq’éwqel, X̲wóx̲welá:lhp, Skawahlook, Shxw'ow'hamel, Yale First Nations, and Peters First Nations, as well as the Chilliwack Métis Association.

let’s talk.

megan@thriveandconnect.co