You gotta kiss a lot of fish to build the castle
“I know you are out in Port Colborne and it’s quite a hike.” That was part of a conversation a [...]
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07, 2022
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06, 2022
New Niagara Official Plan adopted by Niagara Region Council June 23, 2022
The new Niagara Region Official Plan was adopted by Niagara Region Council on June 23, 2022. Once approved by the [...]
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06, 2022
Health and Wellness Videos Shared by Niagara North Family Health Team
The Niagara North Family Health Team has created a series of wellness workshops, which are shared on YouTube. Topics include: [...]
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06, 2022
Health and Wellness Workshops and Services for all ages offered by Primary Care Family Health Teams and Community Health Centres across Niagara
This one-page digital poster promotes the broad range of health services, including exercise programs, caregiver support, and health education offered [...]
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05, 2022
Antiquated Thinking about old age hinders Canada’s Economic and Social Development
This article points out there are ways to update the definition of old age that would have clear social and [...]
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05, 2022
Age-Friendly Niagara Provincial Candidate Brief – 2022 Ontario Election
This 2-page brief was prepared to inform all candidates in Niagara who are running in the 2022 Ontario election about [...]
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05, 2022
Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission Final Report, April 30, 2021
This report focuses on the actions and inactions that significantly contributed to the devastation experienced in long-term care in Ontario [...]
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05, 2022
Addressing COVID-19 Impacts on Niagara’s Older Adults
This document provides a call to action: to address COVID-19 impacts on older adults across Niagara and related challenges in [...]
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03, 2022
Mental Wellness in the Workplace: A Playbook for Employers
In light of the many challenges that emerged with COVID-19, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) developed this guidebook to [...]
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03, 2022
Living in Niagara report and 211 Community Data – Leveraging Evidence to Support Your Success: Event Recording
This is an event recording of the February 24, 2022 webinar presented by Niagara Connects and INCommunities, in partnership with [...]
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01, 2022
Older Adult Infolink – Frequently Asked Questions and Video Tour
The new Older Adult Infolink site now features a Video Tour and a list of Frequently Asked Questions. The site [...]
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01, 2022
Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19: Spotlight on Youth, Older Adults & Stigma
This report spotlights negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and older adults, and stigma toward depression and alcohol [...]
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12, 2021
2021 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults
“The future is physical: Moving to a better normal in Canada” is the theme of the 2021 ParticipACTION Report Card [...]
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12, 2021
Opportunity for Niagara Families to Participate in an Online McMaster Research Project
The Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University is looking for families with young children (2 to 6 years [...]
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12, 2021
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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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
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
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, [...]
