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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09, 2015
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08, 2015
Measuring Water Efficiency in Tender Fruit Orchards
In 2013, the Ontario Tender Fruit Producers Marketing Board conducted a project to evaluate the usefulness of soil moisture monitoring [...]
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08, 2015
The Evaluation of Soil Moisture Monitoring Devices in Tender Fruit Orchards in Ontario
Tree fruit growers are aware to the negative impact of insufficient moisture on the yields, size and quality of their [...]
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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
2014 Transdisciplinary Hub Report
Brock University is becoming a leader in transdisciplinary research. This report describes five research hubs at Brock University, including the [...]
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07, 2015
Designed to Move: Active Cities (A Guide for Leaders)
A city's ability to compete depends on an active population. The research is clear on this. Integrating physical activity into [...]
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07, 2015
The Real Dirt on Farming
This update to the 2010 booklet is designed to connect you with the food you eat, and introduce you to some [...]
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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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04, 2015
Niagara Food Systems: Who Is Doing What in Food Systems in Niagara and Beyond?
A report commissioned by Healthy Living Niagara, and funded by the Government of Ontario This report presents the findings of [...]
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04, 2015
Growing Careers
This site has been designed to provide useful tools for both educators and students to explore career opportunities in the agri-food [...]
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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 [...]
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12, 2014
Living in Niagara-2014 Report: Critical Indicators for Reflecting on Life in Niagara (Summary Booklet)
This 44-page booklet is a summary resource of the Living in Niagara-2014 report. The Living in Niagara report is a [...]
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11, 2014
Launch of the Living in Niagara-2014 Report
Presented to an audience of over 450 people attending the Niagara Community Foundation annual Leaders Breakfast, the Living in Niagara-2014 [...]
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11, 2014
Source Protection Plan for the Niagara Peninsula Source Protection Area
Effective October 01, 2014, this plan, mandated by the province under the Clean Water Act, 2006 (Ontario Regulation 287/07), was [...]
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11, 2014
Niagara’s Beaches: Hidden Gems
This policy brief by the Niagara Community Observatory looks at how people in, and visitors to Niagara utilize our beaches; [...]
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11, 2014
Cultivating Community at the Farmers Market
This report presents findings from research surveying a selection of farmers' market managers across British Columbia over the summer of [...]
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11, 2014
Living in Niagara-2014 Report: Recreation and Sports Sector Financial Information Reports
The following information is retrieved from Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Financial Information Report (FIR) files as submitted by [...]
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11, 2014
Niagara Sustainability Initiative 2013 Annual Report
Niagara Sustainability Initiative (NSI) is a not-for-profit organization based in the Niagara Region with a focus on improving environmental and [...]
