Michelle Hoar

Michelle Hoar is a Fellow at Simon Fraser University’s Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue and the Project Director for Hey Neighbour Collective.

Since 2019, Hey Neighbour has been bringing together housing providers, non-profits, researchers, local and regional governments, housing associations and health authorities to experiment with and learn about ways of building community, social connectedness and resilience in BC’s fast-growing multi-unit housing communities.

She is also the co-founder of The Tyee, where she led the business operations of one of Canada’s most highly regarded independent media companies from 2003 through 2016. She currently sits on The Tyee’s board.

Michelle is the mother of two teenaged daughters, a renter since age 19, and an avid community gardener and cyclist. One of her favourite hobbies is talking to strangers.