Farm, Food & Beyond: Our Commitment to Sustainability
Twenty-five years of achievement by the Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition and its partners through Environmental Farm Plans and other programs will serve [...]
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03, 2016
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03, 2016
The Power of Reflection: An Introduction to Participatory Evaluation Techniques
Community groups commonly talk about needing simpler tools to evaluate their efforts. This resource, will help groups begin benefiting from their [...]
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03, 2016
Calculating the Cost of Living in Niagara Region 2016
For 2016, the conservatively estimated cost of living expenses for a family of four in Niagara region totaled $65,435.51. This [...]
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03, 2016
The 2015 Vineland Innovation Report
This innovation report details exciting new directions for Vineland Research & Innovation Centre and economic opportunities for Niagara. These include, among others, [...]
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03, 2016
Achieving What’s Possible for Canada’s Agri-Food Sector: Final Report
Many countries are trying to sort out how to ensure the future economic growth of their food systems while addressing climate [...]
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02, 2016
Emerging Stronger 2016
Emerging Stronger is a five-year agenda aimed at spurring growth and prosperity in Ontario. It is the product of extensive [...]
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02, 2016
Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance: Section 3 Demographic Growth
The objective of this resource is to present a demographic profile for the Golden Horseshoe (GH) using the most recent [...]
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12, 2015
#Rethink Niagara: A Prosperous People Strategy for Niagara
On December 3, 2015, 80 people gathered in Welland for a Niagara Connects event to learn about best practice in [...]
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12, 2015
#Rethink Niagara: Brochure
This 4-page brochures outlines the objectives, goals and framework for #Rethink Niagara, a prosperous people strategy for Niagara. Beginning in [...]
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12, 2015
Creating Shared Value: Executive Summary
This resource provides an executive summary of Porter & Kramer's article on a shared value approach, which reconnects company success [...]
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11, 2015
Hunger Count 2015
The Hunger Count report presents results from an annual study of more than 4,000 food banks and other food programs in every [...]
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11, 2015
Visualizing the Impact of the Great War on St. Catharines
This blog and accompanying map reveal the impact the WWI call to service had on St. Catharines. This resource also provides a [...]
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11, 2015
Team Niagara Economic Development Action Plan (2015-2018)
Drawing on the collective knowledge and expertise of Niagara’s economic development professionals, municipal CAO’s, industry stakeholders, post-secondary institutions, and other [...]
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11, 2015
Moving Niagara Towards a Knowledge Economy: Policy Brief #23
With the decline of the manufacturing sector, this 12-page policy brief outlines Niagara's need to develop a "knowledge economy" building [...]
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10, 2015
Niagara’s Changing Economic Structure: Policy Brief #24
This 8-page brief outlines the employment trends in Niagara from 2004 to 2014, illustrating the continuing trend in the decline [...]
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10, 2015
The Road to Empowerment Project: Developing Self Advocacy and Cause Advocacy Skills Across Niagara (Final Summary Report)
The Road to Empowerment is a community development project coordinated by three Niagara region Community Health Centres (CHCs): Bridges Community [...]
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08, 2015
Household Food Insecurity is Associated with Higher Health Care Costs
Interview with Valerie Tarasuk, Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and cross-appointed to the Dalla Lana School of Public [...]
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08, 2015
Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan
A community hub can be a school, a neighbourhood centre or another public space that offers co-located or integrated services [...]
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07, 2015
How’s Life in the City? Life Satisfaction Across Census Metropolitan Areas and Economic Regions in Canada
This Economic Insights article provides an overview of the life satisfaction expressed by individuals in census metropolitan areas and economic regions across [...]
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07, 2015
Walk Score and the Prevalence of Utilitarian Walking and Obesity Among Ontario Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
The rising prevalence of obesity in Canada has led researchers to examine not only individual behaviours, but also, environmental factors that [...]
