Community Belonging

30 10, 2024

The Price of Inactivity: Measuring the Powerful Impact of Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Canada

2024-12-09T14:51:15-05:00October 30, 2024|Community Belonging, Economic Prosperity, Environment, Health & Wellness, Recreation & Sports, Resources & Publications|

The Price of Inactivity: Measuring the Powerful Impact of Sport, Physical Activity, and Recreation in Canada This 2023 research report [...]

9 10, 2024

A Distributional Analysis of the Purchasing Power of Canadian Households Since 2019

2024-10-24T12:50:06-04:00October 9, 2024|Community Belonging, Economic Prosperity, Environment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, Learning & Education, Resources & Publications|

A Distributional Analysis of the Purchasing Power of Canadian Households Since 2019 This report presents discrepancies in how the purchasing [...]

26 09, 2024

Change in an Evolving Niagara: Navigating the Age-Friendly Communities Movement and Volunteerism

2024-09-26T16:10:13-04:00September 26, 2024|Community Belonging, Community Safety, Economic Prosperity, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, Resources & Publications, Work & Employment|

This policy brief shows the evolution of the Age-Friendly Niagara movement in the context of ongoing sociodemographic changes and challenges. [...]

26 09, 2024

History of Niagara’s Economic Development in a Changing World

2024-09-26T16:09:09-04:00September 26, 2024|Arts, Culture & Heritage, Community Belonging, Economic Prosperity, Environment, Learning & Education, Resources & Publications, Transportation & Mobility, Work & Employment|

This project, completed by the Niagara Community Observatory at Brock in partnership with the Wilson Foundation, brought together an interdisciplinary [...]

24 06, 2024

Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of Intergenerational Volunteering: Lessons Learned from the Snow Buddies Program in the Niagara Region

2024-06-24T13:18:31-04:00June 24, 2024|Community Belonging, Community Safety, Economic Prosperity, Health & Wellness, Learning & Education, News, Resources & Publications|

Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of Intergenerational Volunteering: Lessons Learned from the Snow Buddies Program in the Niagara Region Snow Buddies [...]

16 05, 2024

Addressing the Early Childhood Educators Labour Shortage in Canada: Challenges, Solutions, Challenges and Impacts

2024-05-16T14:40:36-04:00May 16, 2024|Community Belonging, Health & Wellness, Learning & Education, Resources & Publications, Work & Employment|

This report cites a lack of qualified Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) needed to staff additional spaces as a key reason [...]