Niagara Prosperity Initiative: Community Impact Report
The Niagara Prosperity Initiative (NPI) is addressing the immediate needs of people living in poverty, and enhancing the ability of communities to work together toward reducing poverty. This 2-page report details the investments to-date, scope of projects and community impact [...]
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 Publication Date: November, 2014 View 10 Overall Themes and 57 Suggested Action Steps
Making Niagara a Suicide-Safer Community – Event Recording
This is an event recording of the January 14th, 2015 webinar with presenters Joanne Bovine, Dee Tyler & Ian Masse. Presenters reviewed the impact of suicide in Niagara, the work of the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSPC), and discussed action steps outlined [...]
Ontario Improving Care for Patients with Complex Conditions in Niagara
Thie brief backgrounder provides information about the partners involved in three of the Health Links located in the Niagara area. Health Links work together with partners and collaboratively with various other health and social service providers, including primary care. Published By: Hamilton Niagara [...]
Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions: Ten Community Case Studies from Ontario
Rural residents have voiced concerns about transportation challenges for a long time. The lack of viable transportation options in rural areas makes it difficult for many adults and youth, especially those with low incomes, to take advantage of employment and [...]
Towards Coordinated Rural Transportation: A Resource Document
Lack of transportation is a significant issue in all rural and remote communities in Ontario which affects most of the determinants of health. This report is a product of the Accelerating Rural Transportation Solutions initiative; a collaboration between the Rural Ontario [...]
Community Review: Suggested Action Steps Arising from the 2014 Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition Report on Suicide in the Niagara Region
In 2014, the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSPC) updated its 2008 strategic plan to highlight the prevalence of suicide in the Niagara Region of Ontario. This community review includes statistics gathered on suicide and self-harm in Niagara. Suicide and self-harm are [...]
Turning Points: YMCA of Niagara Annual Report 2013-2014
This report provides an at-a-glance summary of how the YMCA of Niagara has strengthened the foundations for a healthy community in Niagara. It details current programs and provides data about service delivery and philanthropy outcomes. Published By: YMCA of Niagara Publication Date: December [...]
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 triennial measure of quality of life in Niagara, across 12 Sectors aligning with the social determinants of health. The report [...]
Niagara Regional Cooperatives by Municipality
According to the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), a co-operative is an autonomous association of persons that are voluntarily united to meet economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. Based around values of self-help, self-responsibility, [...]
Service Ontario: Not-For-Profits Website
Service Ontario has launched a new site for not-for-profits in Ontario, making it faster and easier for organizations to get the services and information they need to start, operate and grow their NFPs. The new site features information on government [...]
Measuring Up: A Yearly Report on How Ontario’s Health System is Performing
How healthy are Ontarians? Is our health system improving? How well does our health system perform compared to those in other provinces and countries? This report aims to answer these questions. Each chapter of Measuring Up represents a sector of [...]
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 approved by the Ontario Minister of the Environment. The goal of the plan is to protect drinking water quality at [...]
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; the current and historic factors affecting water and beach quality; and how beach quality is monitored and reported. The brief [...]
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 2014. The research works to identify opportunities and barriers to providing low-income consumers access to fresh, local, healthy foods. A dominant [...]
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 Municipalities. The FIR is the main data collection tool used by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to collect [...]
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 economic performance through the greening of local businesses and municipalities. It is NSI’s goal to provide the opportunity for local [...]
Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report: Headline Statements from the Summary of Policymakers
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide [...]
Niagara Region’s Greenbelt Plan Review: Summary Report
This Summary Report compiles the views, thoughts, and perspectives regarding the Greenbelt Plan that were expressed during the Niagara Greenbelt Plan Review process. It is a summary of what the consultant team heard during the consultation program and is intended [...]
Patient Suicide: The Impact of Service Changes (A UK Wide Study)
Previous reports have shown that around 1,585 mental health patients die by suicide in the UK each year. However, there is little evidence for how services reduce suicide. This investigation examined 17 key recommendations and service changes in mental health [...]
