Connection Cultivators
Learn more about the Connection Cultivators program and register to become a Connection Cultivator in your community.
Spruce Grove Neighbourhood Connection Survey
Take the survey here!
Are you a resident of Spruce Grove aged 18+? We want to hear from you!
We’re launching a new initiative to strengthen connection in Spruce Grove neighbourhoods, and your experiences and ideas will help shape it. By taking this short survey, you’ll help guide neighbourhood supports and programs that make it easier to connect with each other.
About the survey
We want to know: What does connection look like in your neighbourhood? Is feeling connected to your neighbours important to you? What would help make it easier for people to connect in your neighbourhood?
The survey is anonymous and takes about 5–10 minutes to complete.
It is intended for Spruce Grove residents who are 18 years or older.
More than one person in the same household can complete the survey, but each device can only be used to complete the survey once.
At the end of the survey, you can choose to enter a draw. Contact information collected for the draw will NOT be connected to your survey response. The draw prize is a $200 gift card to a local Spruce Grove business, and there will be five (5) winners.
If you have trouble completing the survey, please email csd@sprucegrove.org or call Community Social Development at 780-962-7618.
The survey will be available in French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian and Vietnamese soon. To complete the survey in a language listed here, please contact Community Social Development at csd@sprucegrove.org.
Languages available were identified as the most commonly spoken within our community.
Find us at a Neighbourhood Connection Survey Pop-Up
Throughout the summer, the Neighbourhood Connection Survey team will attend different events in Spruce Grove to allow residents to complete the survey using electronic tablets or paper copies and to answer any questions about the survey.
Neighbourhood Connection Survey Pop-Up Locations
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day
Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre (99 Campsite Rd, Spruce Grove)
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
July 1: Canada Day Celebration
Jubilee Park, Spruce Grove
12 - 9 p.m.
Other locations will be added as they are confirmed.
Complete the survey on paper
Paper copies of the survey are available at Spruce Grove Community Social Development (414 King Street, Spruce Grove) and at the Survey Pop-Up locations.
Complete the survey on the phone
If you would like to complete the survey on the phone, please email csd@sprucegrove.org or call Community Social Development at 780-962-7618 to schedule.
Neighbourhood Connection Initiative Timeline
- Step 1: Survey open to the community (until September 4, 2026)
- Step 2: Processing community input/feedback (fall 2026)
- Step 3: What We Heard Report shared with Council and the public (December 2026)
- Step 4: City Administration develops and implements Neighbourhood Connection Initiative (2027)
What is neighbourhood connection and why are we asking about it?
Neighbourhood connection is a type of social connection that describes how neighbours interact with each other and build relationships.
Strong social connections have been known to help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives, but these benefits don’t come from only family and friends. They can also start right on your street by getting to know the people who live nearby.
Feeling connected to your neighbours helps create a sense of belonging in the community and improves overall community well-being.
By building stronger neighbourhood connections in Spruce Grove, we can create a community where people feel included, and where neighbours can help each other when it matters most.
Connection Cultivators Program
If you have arrived here, it is likely you are a natural connection cultivator and have gifts your neighbourhood already benefits from – or could benefit from!
As social connection is directly related to one’s sense of belonging, neighbourhood connection is key to making neighbourhoods ‘’feel like home’’ to everyone.
The Connection Cultivators program aims at enhancing opportunities for neighbourhood connection throughout the city of Spruce Grove by providing support to residents who want to foster connection in their neighbourhood.
Why become a Connection Cultivator?
- Meet new neighbours.
- Share your gifts, skills and interests with others.
- Turn your neighbourhood connection ideas into reality.
- Play a key role in making your neighbourhood a better place to live.
What does a Connection Cultivator do?
Connection Cultivators do not have to be ‘the life of the party’, they just need to enjoy making their neighbours feel welcome and encourage interactions between them, whether it be by:
- Welcoming new people to the neighbourhood.
- Gathering neighbours together to help implement neighbourhood projects and activities.
- Encouraging neighbours to share their interests and skills with one another.
- Ensuring the neighbourhood is aware of opportunities to help strengthen connection.
- And way more!
Each Connection Cultivator is unique, so connecting your neighbourhood can take many other forms!
Sign up to become a Connection Cultivator!
Fill out the contact form below or call Community Social Development at 780-962-7618.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The Connection Cultivators program is designed specifically for Spruce Grove residents. If you reside in Stony Plain or Parkland County, we encourage you to visit Stony Plain Neighbourhood Connect program or Parkland County Love Where You Live program for neighbourhood connection opportunities in our neighbouring municipalities!
To support your efforts and help maximize your impact, registered City of Spruce Grove Connection Cultivators receive the following support and resources to help strengthen social connection in their neighbourhoods:
- Connection Cultivator Online Toolkit, including:
- Ideas to foster neighbourhood connection.
- Planning tools and activity templates.
- Opportunities to gather with other Connection Cultivators and exchange ideas.
- Help from Community Social Development staff for planning and implementing neighbourhood activities and initiatives.
No. Connection Cultivators can decide how big or how small they want their activity or initiative to be, whether it be for a street, a cul-de-sac, a block, a couple blocks, or the whole neighbourhood. It can also vary from one activity or initiative to another.
There can be multiple Connection Cultivators in the same neighbourhood. Connectors will be able to get in touch with other Connectors in their neighbourhood and work together to implement activities or initiatives if they wish. Ideally, there would be multiple Connection Cultivators in each neighbourhood.
Please email or call Community Social Development at 780-962-7618 for more information on Connection Cultivators in your neighbourhood.
Questions?
For any additional information not answered in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), please email or call Community Social Development at 780-962-7618.