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21 02, 2018

Let’s Work Together to Make a Smart Niagara!

2018-04-13T08:07:13-04:00February 21, 2018|Arts, Culture & Heritage, Community Belonging, Community Blog, Community Safety, Economic Prosperity, Environment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, Learning & Education, People Getting Started (2008 – 2017), Recreation & Sports, Transportation & Mobility, Work & Employment|

Smart Cities empower communities to address real issues through the use of data and connected technology. The Government of Canada [...]

21 02, 2018

Contributing Citizens, Workers, Volunteers, Innovators and Leaders: What We Know About Older People in Niagara

2018-02-21T13:30:29-05:00February 21, 2018|Community Belonging, Community Blog, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, Learning & Education, Work & Employment|

Here in Niagara, we’ve heard about our aging population, and we know that more than one-third of our population is [...]

2 02, 2018

Stepping up 2016 Annual Report: A Strategic Framework to Help Ontario’s Youth Succeed

2020-11-02T11:16:15-05:00February 2, 2018|Community Belonging, Community Safety, Health & Wellness, Learning & Education, Resources & Publications, Work & Employment|

Stepping Up: A Strategic Framework to Help Ontario’s Youth Succeed (2013) is the Government of Ontario’s framework to support the [...]

30 11, 2017

Living in Niagara – 2017 Quality of Life Report Released

2018-01-31T07:53:55-05:00November 30, 2017|Arts, Culture & Heritage, Community Belonging, Community Blog, Community Safety, Economic Prosperity, Environment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, Learning & Education, People Getting Started (2008 – 2017), Recreation & Sports, Transportation & Mobility, Work & Employment|

On Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 350 community members attended the 16th annual Niagara Community Foundation Leaders Breakfast and helped to [...]

29 11, 2017

Living in Niagara – 2017 Report: Action Themes Arising

2020-11-02T11:22:51-05:00November 29, 2017|Arts, Culture & Heritage, Community Belonging, Community Safety, Economic Prosperity, Environment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, Learning & Education, People Getting Started (2008 – 2017), Recreation & Sports, Resources & Publications, Transportation & Mobility, Work & Employment|

The Living in Niagara – 2017 report aims to support evidence-informed planning in the Niagara context by offering data to [...]

29 11, 2017

Scaling Up Niagara: Issues and Approaches to Improving SME Productivity and Growth (Policy Brief #29)

2020-11-02T11:23:13-05:00November 29, 2017|Economic Prosperity, Resources & Publications, Work & Employment|

Brock University's Niagara Community Observatory and Niagara College's Productivity and Innovation Lab have partnered to undertake a research project investigating [...]

2 10, 2017

Vital Signs: Belonging – Exploring Connection to Community

2020-11-02T11:31:39-05:00October 2, 2017|Arts, Culture & Heritage, Community Belonging, Economic Prosperity, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, People Getting Started (2008 – 2017), Recreation & Sports, Resources & Publications, Work & Employment|

The 2017 national Vital Signs report is the third in a multi-year series focused on belonging, which has become an area of [...]

25 09, 2017

Digital Talent | Road to 2020 and Beyond: A National Strategy to Develop Canada’s Talent in a Global Digital Economy

2020-11-02T11:33:50-05:00September 25, 2017|Economic Prosperity, Learning & Education, Resources & Publications, Work & Employment|

Digital Talent: Road to 2020 and Beyond is Canada’s first national digital talent strategy. It highlights the opportunities and challenges [...]

25 08, 2017

Living in Niagara Report: Purpose, Format and Construction Methodology

2020-11-02T11:37:58-05:00August 25, 2017|Arts, Culture & Heritage, Community Belonging, Community Safety, Economic Prosperity, Environment, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, Learning & Education, People Getting Started (2008 – 2017), Recreation & Sports, Resources & Publications, Transportation & Mobility, Work & Employment|

The Living in Niagara report is a triennial measure of quality of life in Niagara, across 12 Sectors that align with [...]

31 07, 2017

2016 Unmet Needs in Niagara: 211 Central South Report

2020-11-02T11:39:33-05:00July 31, 2017|Community Belonging, Community Safety, Economic Prosperity, Health & Wellness, Housing & Shelter, People Getting Started (2008 – 2017), Resources & Publications, Transportation & Mobility, Work & Employment|

As a general practice, 211 Information and Referral Specialists document situations where no referrals were available to meet an inquirer’s [...]

24 07, 2017

Getting Ready for a New Generation of Active Seniors: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

2020-11-02T11:41:51-05:00July 24, 2017|Community Belonging, Economic Prosperity, Health & Wellness, Resources & Publications, Work & Employment|

This report makes four recommendations to respond to Canada’s demographic shift – all seemingly simple and all a familiar tune [...]