Lower Mainland Community of Restorative Practice

November 10, 2026

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby (and online)

Building on the energy of our first gathering in June, the Community of Restorative Practice is coming together again. This is a space for restorative justice practitioners, staff, and volunteers from across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley to connect, share what we’re learning, and grow together in our practice.

This gathering isn’t a lecture. It’s a community learning space where everyone’s experience counts.

Lunch will be provided for those who are able to attend in person, and we’ve given it a full hour so there’s time to connect and talk. Coffee will be ready when you arrive.

Join in person or online (please register below)

You can join us at the museum or take part online. Online participants will join the full session, including facilitated small-group discussion. Please tell us how you’ll attend when you register so we can plan.

Choose your case study

When you register, you’ll choose one of the scenarios below for the afternoon small-group discussion. This helps us form groups ahead of time so everyone lands somewhere that fits their experience.

1. Youth assault at school. A police referral for assault between two students at the same high school.

2. Threats at a retail store. A police referral for mischief and uttering threats, involving one adult and two department store staff members.

3. Image sharing on a youth sports team. An RCMP referral for distributing sexually explicit images, involving two youth on the same sports team.

4. Sexual harm on a university campus. A self-referral from both people involved, adults who attend the same university, following a sexual assault.

Schedule

  • Grab a coffee and settle in. We’ll open with a welcome and land acknowledgement, then gather in circle for introductions. We’ll also revisit the community guidelines created at our first gathering.

  • An interactive concentric circle exercise led by Danny from CJI. You’ll rotate through short conversations with practitioners from other organizations, a great way to meet new people and build connections across the community.

  • A hands-on session led by ARJAA on crafting creative agreements. We’ll start by exploring how organizations approach agreements differently, including those that don’t use formal agreements at all, then practise together.

  • Lunch is provided. We’ve set aside a full hour so there’s time to eat, relax, and connect with others in the field.

  • Lane from NSRJ will lead this session. Join the small group for the case study you chose at registration, where you’ll explore how different practitioners and organizations might approach the scenario before sharing highlights with the full circle. Online participants will take part in their own facilitated groups.

  • We’ll close in circle with reflections, takeaways, and ideas for future gatherings.