Age-Friendly Niagara: Launch of Older Adult Infolink
In partnership with the Age-Friendly Niagara Council and INCommunities/211, Niagara Connects hosted a December, 2021 webinar to launch the new [...]
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12, 2021
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12, 2021
Growing Agri-Innovation: Investigating the barriers and drivers to the adoption of automation and robotics in Ontario’s agriculture sector
This NCO policy brief (No. 53) illuminates the opportunities and challenges associated with building competitive production systems in Ontario’s agri-food [...]
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12, 2021
Great Lakes DataStream
Great Lakes DataStream is an open-access platform for sharing information on freshwater health. It brings together water quality datasets collected [...]
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11, 2021
What COVID Reveals – The Faces of Inequality in Canada
In this document, 2020-2021 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy, Stephanie Nolen, shares the stories of people in Canada who were [...]
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11, 2021
Niagara Poverty Reduction Network Letter of Support for Integrated Transit
This letter of support for Integrated Transit was sent by the Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) to 13 municipal councils [...]
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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
Consumer Price Index, October, 2021
Statistics Canada reports that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October rose 4.7% on a year-over-year basis, up from a [...]
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11, 2021
Hunger Count 2021 Report
This annual Food Banks Canada report provides a point in time snapshot of food bank use in Canada. The 2021 [...]
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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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11, 2021
Calculating the Cost of Living in Niagara region 2021
This report provides context on the conservatively estimated cost of living expenses for a reference household of four (two parents, [...]
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11, 2021
Calculating the Living Wage in Niagara region 2021
This Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) report shows that the 2021 hourly living wage calculation for Niagara region is established [...]
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11, 2021
Explore Ontario By Bike – Exploring the Niagara region
Ontario By Bike is pleased to announce that programming across the Niagara region has been renewed. This includes review and [...]
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10, 2021
To Be, or Not to Be, Remote? Examining Essential Factors Needed for Ongoing Remote Work Success
This policy brief explores the future of working at home or some office-home combination, including the benefits and potential downsides [...]
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10, 2021
OECD COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard – How does your country fare in building back a stronger and more inclusive, green and resilient economy and society?
As countries begin to emerge from the most acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers and citizens need tools to [...]
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10, 2021
Seniors Community Programs, Niagara Region Senior Services
Seniors Community Programs offered by Niagara Region Senior Services include a variety of social, wellness and outreach services to older [...]
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10, 2021
Neighbourhood Associations and the Municipality: Supporting citizen engagement in the city
This Working Paper examines the role of neighborhood associations as popular vehicles through which residents undertake grassroots initiatives to address [...]
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10, 2021
Niagara Region Homelessness Services Newsletter, October 2021
This Community Newsletter is provided by Niagara Region Homelessness Services. It includes updates on what has been happening in Niagara’s [...]
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10, 2021
Niagara Region Housing and Homelessness Action Plan (HHAP)
Niagara Region launched its 10-year Housing and Homelessness Action Plan in 2014. The plan was updated in 2019 after reviewing [...]
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10, 2021
Statistics on Indigenous peoples – presented by Statistics Canada
This Statistics Canada web page provides links to data on Indigenous peoples in Canada. The term 'Aboriginal' or 'Indigenous' used [...]
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09, 2021
Evictions and Eviction Prevention in Canada
The drivers, types, frequency, and scale of evictions in Canada have changed over the past 15 years, with a marked [...]
