You gotta kiss a lot of fish to build the castle
“I know you are out in Port Colborne and it’s quite a hike.” That was part of a conversation a [...]
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07, 2022
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06, 2022
Calling all Adults 50+ to “Have your Say” by completing the Empowering Older Adults in Niagara Survey!
The Empowering Older Adults in Niagara Survey is open, for older adults 50+ living in Niagara to have their say about [...]
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05, 2022
Long-term Care Transformation Essential
First published April 26, 2022 in The Hamilton Spectator. Reposted with permission of the authors. Co-author Dominic Ventresca is Chair [...]
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05, 2022
The Way I See It: StatsCan Catches Up with What We Knew all Along Every day is Red Dress Day and a Chance To Work On Reconciliation
First published May 5, 2022 in Niagara This Week. Reposted with permission of the author. We are really pleased [...]
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12, 2021
Opportunity for Niagara Families to Participate in an Online McMaster Research Project
The Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University is looking for families with young children (2 to 6 years [...]
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11, 2021
Food Security Collective Impact Project – an Innovative Approach to Foster Large-Scale and Lasting Food Security in Niagara
The Niagara Food Security Network (NFSN) is continuing to work on improving food security in Niagara. One of the current [...]
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11, 2021
2021 Living Wage Calculation Announced for the Niagara region
The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) recently announced that the 2021 hourly living wage calculation for Niagara region is established [...]
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06, 2021
We asked Niagara residents, How does food insecurity affect you?
The Niagara Food Security Network (NFSN) aims to improve food security for everyone in Niagara. Over the past two years, [...]
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03, 2021
Niagara Food Assets Map – a New Tool to Strengthen Food Security in Our Community
The Niagara Food Security Network is pleased to launch the new Food Resources in Niagara webpage through our partnership with [...]
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02, 2021
Pay Close Attention to Evidence About Basic Income
Paying close attention to the evidence about Basic Income is a timely idea. The new CANCEA – UBI report, Potential [...]
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01, 2021
Disturbing Increase in Opioid Overdoses in Niagara
The Overdose Prevention and Education Network of Niagara (OPENN) consists of members from prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and enforcement agencies. [...]
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01, 2021
Unprecedented Times: Youth Wellness Hub Niagara (YWHN) Breaking Barriers to Increase Youth Well-Being
Youth Wellness Hub Niagara (YWHN) is a partnership between the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre, the John Howard Society — [...]
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12, 2020
Child and Youth Mental Health and the Untold Story
Moving on Mental Health (MOMH) began as an initiative of the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. MOMH [...]
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10, 2020
Hamilton Health Sciences Self-Management Program offers Free Training for Healthcare Providers
The Hamilton Self-Management Program is hosted by Hamilton Health Sciences and funded by the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health [...]
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08, 2020
Living Wage Calculation for the Niagara region Suspended for 2020
The Ontario Living Wage Network has announced that all 2020 Living Wage calculations across municipalities and regions in Ontario will [...]
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05, 2020
It’s Go Time, Pathstone wants you to take The 5Five5 Challenge!
On the 5th day of the 5th month, Pathstone Foundation kicked off a new interactive campaign to raise vital funds [...]
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04, 2020
Contact Niagara is Here to Help, and Our Services are Open!
Contact Niagara remains open during the COVID-19 pandemic. We provide information, intake and referrals for publicly funded services for children [...]
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11, 2019
Let’s Be Clear: Cannabis Use Among Youth
Niagara Region Public Health and REACT Niagara want to make the risks and harms of cannabis use a little “less [...]
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11, 2019
Cost of Living and Living Wage for Niagara in 2019: Calculation Reports Released
The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) has recently released the 2019 Cost of Living in Niagara Region and 2019 Living [...]
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10, 2019
Datathon 2019: Skills and Experience for a Rapidly-Changing World
The amount of data our world produces has exploded! Some estimates put the total amount of data generated each day [...]