2017: Opportunities Ahead
2017 marks 12 years since the Niagara-wide community began building Niagara Connects. We are a network of people focused on: [...]
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12, 2016
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12, 2016
A Profile of Wellbeing in Ontario: The West Region
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) has produced detailed reports of community wellbeing for five regions, based on boundaries used by Ontario ministries. This [...]
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12, 2016
The 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing National Report: How are Canadians Really Doing?
For more than 10 years, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), based at the University of Waterloo, has provided comprehensive [...]
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12, 2016
OTF Regional Reports Based on 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing: Ontario’s GDP Recovered Since Recession, and Wellbeing has Room for Improvement
"A Profile of Wellbeing" notes that living standards, economic, food and housing insecurity and precarity of work are major issues [...]
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12, 2016
HANYOH: Community Snapshot Employment and Education
This economic snapshot enables a view of the community through differing lenses to determine needs based upon community feedback. It identifies: [...]
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10, 2016
The Economic Shift: How Welland is Repainting the Canvas of its Local Economy
Canadian cities and towns are either adopting (or are in need of adopting) a new economic development canvas. Some municipalities [...]
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07, 2016
How do You Define Data for Niagara?
The Data and Knowledge Niagara Reference Group is describing qualities of data for Niagara, by: identifying people and organizations working [...]
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06, 2016
Niagara Open Data
The Niagara community is providing this catalogue to put data in the hands of the people. This website provides open access [...]
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06, 2016
NiagaraOpenData.ca – a new tool for sharing Open Data Sets
Sparks of innovation occur when data is openly shared and put into the hands of people. The Niagara Open Data [...]
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05, 2016
Ontario Wine and Grape Industry Performance Study 2015
This report provides an overview of the state of the industry based on a comprehensive survey of active wineries and [...]
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05, 2016
Provincial and Territorial Cultural Indicators 2010-2014
This paper outlines the Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators (PTCI) developed by Statistics Canada. The PTCI are timely economic estimates [...]
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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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11, 2015
Discover 1812: Looking at Niagara’s 1812 Legacy
This website is an archive of all of the signature events that took place during the bicentennial in Canada’s Niagara [...]
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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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09, 2015
Healthy Rural Communities Toolkit: A Guide for Rural Municipalities
This tool kit is intended for use by municipal planners, health unit staff and elected officials in rural communities. It [...]
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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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05, 2015
Launch of the Niagara Community Data Consortium Tool
The Niagara Workforce Planning Board (NWPB) is pleased to announce the new Niagara Community Data Consortium (NCDC) program, now available [...]
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04, 2015
What is Open Data?
This short 3-minute video describes open data and provides examples of how open data is and can be used by [...]
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03, 2015
Inspire: St. Catharines Culture Plan 2020
This plan provides a framework to integrate culture into municipal priorities and decision making, and aims to build a shared [...]
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02, 2015
Living in Niagara 2014 Ten Overall Themes and 57 Suggested Action Steps
This document summarizes the 10 themes and 57 action steps proposed in the Living in Niagara-2014 Report. Published By: Niagara Connects [...]
