Niagara Community Foundation 2015 Annual Report: Helping Good People Build Smart and Caring Communities
The Niagara Community Foundation's three-year strategic plan was implemented in 2015. This annual report highlights the accomplishments of the last year. Published By: Niagara Community Foundation Publication Date: April 2016 View NCF 2015 Annual Report
Calculating the Living Wage for the Niagara Region 2016
A living wage reflects what earners in a family need to be paid based on the actual costs of living and being included in a specific community. The living wage is calculated as an evidence-based hourly rate at which a [...]
Strategic Planning: From Mundane to Meaningful
The resource provides an overview of strategic planning including why, when and how to do it, who to involve, the key elements and what to consider when developing a strategic plan. It offers a simple, clear guide to strategic planning [...]
A $4.9 Billion Decrease in Health Care Expenditure: The Ten-Year Impact of Improving Smoking, Alcohol, Diet & Physical Activity in Ontario
This report describes the proportion of Ontario adults at risk for four health behaviours — smoking, unhealthy alcohol consumption, poor diet and physical inactivity — and estimates the impact of these behaviours and socioeconomic position on total health care costs, [...]
April 2016 Labour Market Observer (St. Catharines-Niagara Census Metropolitan Area)
The monthly labour market observer presents local, provincial, and national labour market data from the previous calendar month. Raw data from the infographic may be downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet or as a CSV file. Readers should note that Statistics Canada provides data [...]
Restoring Water Levels on Lake Michigan-Huron: A Cost Benefit Analysis
Water levels in the Great Lakes are in a constant state of flux. This is good; natural fluctuations are essential to a healthy ecosystem. But sustained periods of extreme water levels are potentially costly, both for the economy and the [...]
Inspiring Effective Governance Leadership: A Self-Guided Workbook for Boards of Directors
This Self-Guided Workbook was designed for the Boards of Directors of non-profit transfer payment agencies funded by the Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General. It is a tool designed to strengthen the governance leadership [...]
Consider This: Understanding Risk-Taking Behaviour in Adolescence (Podcast)
Adolescence is a time of great change, for individuals, their families and society. People in this age group are leaving childhood behind as they figure out what it means to be an adult. In the process, some may engage in [...]
Digital Trends By The Numbers: January 2016
This infographic provides an at-a-glance summary of the latest social media trends including how Canadians connect, produce and mobilize digital content. Published By: Canadian Digital Media Network Publication Date: January 2016 View Digital Trends By The Numbers
Six By Sixteen
There's a very clear link between healthy eating habits and lifelong health. Six by Sixteen wants to ensure the next generation knows how to make healthy, nutritious food choices. That's food literacy. This website builds on the existing resources of more than [...]
Niagara Cycling Tourism Summit 2016 Presentations
The Niagara Cycling Tourism Summit 2016 took place on February 24th. This event intended to help strengthen cycling tourism and support business development in Niagara. The summit aimed to collectively enhance regional products, services and increase communication and coordination on [...]
Farm, Food & Beyond: Our Commitment to Sustainability
Twenty-five years of achievement by the Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition and its partners through Environmental Farm Plans and other programs will serve as the base for a new, expanded focus that includes global environmental issues and the other pillars of sustainable development, economic and [...]
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 own reflection activities without needing an outside evaluator. This resource present a theoretical introduction to participatory evaluation and three simple evaluation [...]
Calculating the Cost of Living in Niagara Region 2016
For 2016, the conservatively estimated cost of living expenses for a family of four in Niagara region totaled $65,435.51. This brief provides context on the cost of living in Niagara region in 2016, as well as a detailed description of [...]
Mental Health & Addictions Access Line in Niagara: Uses, Impact & Future Potential – Event Recording
This is an event recording of the March 9, 2016 webinar with presenters Kyrsten Boucher & Marnie Lambie. 96 participants joined this event from 37 different organizations across Niagara. During this webinar presenters described the Mental Health and Addictions Access [...]
The 2015 Vineland Innovation Report
This innovation report details exciting new directions for Vineland Research & Innovation Centre and economic opportunities for Niagara. These include, among others, details about a new commercial research greenhouse, multi-product bio-inoculant testing, new products that reflect Vineland’s consumer-centric research focus, a look [...]
2015 Local Labour Market Planning Report
The 2015 update to the Labour Market Plan is built upon extensive research and evidence-based analysis of the Niagara region’s labour market strengths and challenges. This update aims to illustrate these strengths and challenges in a clear and rigorous manner. [...]
Agriculture By The Numbers in the Golden Horseshoe (Infographic)
The Golden Horseshoe is a rich farming area producing a vast array of agricultural products. Even today, as the region with the largest concentration of urban development in Canada, the Golden Horseshoe (GH) continues to be home to in excess [...]
Dental Caries Prevention in School-Aged Children: Effectiveness of Dental/Oral Hygiene Program Delivery Models (Evidence Brief)
According to the Canadian Health Measures Survey conducted from 2007-2009, over half of Canadian children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years old are affected by dental caries. This Evidence Brief asks: What dental/oral hygiene program delivery models are most [...]
Building a Future for Agriculture in Canada: Tedx Talk
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Deborah Whale is a 7th generation Canadian farmer and Vice President of Clovermead Farms Inc., a dairy farm which also generates electricity via two anaerobic digesters. [...]
