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International Overdose Awareness Day – Downloadable Resources
Posted on: July 2, 2020International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. The IOAD began in Australia in 2001 and became a program of the Penington Institute, which advances health and community... -
2020 State of the Region
Posted on: July 2, 2020This June 18, 2020 virtual event, hosted by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, features a keynote address by Niagara Region Chair Jim Bradley. His address is followed by a panel discussion including senior Niagara Region staff members: Dr. Mustafa Hirji, Acting Medical Officer of Health & Commissioner, Public Health... -
Economic Rapid Response Team Completes Second Survey of Niagara Businesses
Posted on: June 24, 2020Niagara’s Economic Rapid Response Team (ERRT) now has a clearer picture of the local impact COVID-19 has had on Niagara’s business community, thanks to the completion of its second Business Impact Survey. Over 1,300 businesses, representing over 47,000 employees from all sectors and municipalities completed the online survey, administered between... -
Mood Walks: The Role of Parks and Recreation in Mental Health Promotion
Posted on: June 18, 2020This is policy brief #45 from the Niagara Community Observatory at Brock University. Dr. Kyle Rich and Dr. Martha Barnes from the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock report on their research in which they examined a partnership that sought to promote mental health by encouraging participants to... -
Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara 2019 Annual Report
Posted on: June 17, 2020The Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara (KFCACN) acts as a safe place to help, heal and end child abuse in the Niagara region. In its 2019/2020 year, KFCACN reached 697 adult allies who are advocates for protecting children and youth; and significant donor support was secured to further develop... -
Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition: Update and New Resources (Event Recording)
Posted on: June 16, 2020This is an event recording of the June 11, 2020 webinar with presenters Shannon McHugh, Keegan Kaior, Stephanie Hicks and Joanne Bovine. This event was hosted by Niagara Connects in partnership with the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSPC). Fifty-six (56) participants joined this event from thirty-six (36) different organizations. Webinar... -
Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery
Posted on: June 5, 2020This document aggregates and synthesizes emerging practices in transportation and street design in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights cities’ current efforts to re-organize streets to best manage the crisis and support economic recovery. Emerging practices are organized into stand-alone implementation sheets. The authors note that the document will... -
Observations in Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario
Posted on: May 29, 2020At the request of the Province of Ontario, in late April 2020, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) medical personnel and troops were sent to long-term care facilities in Etobicoke, North York, Pickering, Scarborough and Brampton. These facilities were in urgent and immediate need of personnel to provide humanitarian relief and medical... -
Re-imagining Long-Term Residential Care in the COVID-19 Crisis
Posted on: May 28, 2020The COVID-19 crisis offers an opportunity to create a new, better normal at Canadian long-term residential care facilities. This report’s short-term recommendations include: -making all staff permanent and limiting their work to one nursing home; -raising staff wages and benefits, especially sick leave; -rapidly providing testing for all those living,... -
Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience
Posted on: May 22, 2020The research study, Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience, is based on Ontario’s basic income pilot. The pilot was implemented in three Ontario cities in 2018 by the provincial government. Subsequently the project was terminated in 2019, following a change in government. This research study made use of surveys of individuals...
