Ontario Economic Report 2017
The Ontario Economic Report (OER) is an annual policy document aimed at spurring growth and prosperity in Ontario. The report details policy [...]
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05, 2017
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04, 2017
Niagara Community Garden Network
The Niagara Community Garden Network consists of numerous individuals and community groups across Niagara that are committed to sustainable community [...]
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03, 2017
Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes
This report summarizes the International Joint Commission’s findings and recommendations on the protection of the waters of the Great Lakes [...]
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03, 2017
Call to Action to Build a Food Systems Network for Niagara
People working in Niagara’s food continuum are developing shared understanding and common language to describe how a healthy, secure, sustainable [...]
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03, 2017
Food Systems in Niagara Map
Food Systems In Niagara is a complex topic that represents the cycles and interconnections of growing, distributing, eating and recycling [...]
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03, 2017
Strengthening Our Food Assets to Boost Niagara’s Vitality: Call to Action to Build a Food Systems Network for Niagara
In 2015-2016, Niagara Connects worked with Healthy Living Niagara to engage people in examining the role Niagara’s food systems assets [...]
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12, 2016
A Profile of Wellbeing in Ontario: The West Region
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) has produced detailed reports of community wellbeing for five regions, based on boundaries used by Ontario ministries. This [...]
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12, 2016
The 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing National Report: How are Canadians Really Doing?
For more than 10 years, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), based at the University of Waterloo, has provided comprehensive [...]
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12, 2016
OTF Regional Reports Based on 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing: Ontario’s GDP Recovered Since Recession, and Wellbeing has Room for Improvement
"A Profile of Wellbeing" notes that living standards, economic, food and housing insecurity and precarity of work are major issues [...]
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04, 2016
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 [...]
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03, 2016
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 [...]
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03, 2016
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, [...]
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03, 2016
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 [...]
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09, 2015
Green City: Why Nature Matters to Health – An Evidence Review
This report focuses on the impact green space has on health outcomes and the characteristics that may modify the impacts. [...]
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07, 2015
Walk Score and the Prevalence of Utilitarian Walking and Obesity Among Ontario Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
The rising prevalence of obesity in Canada has led researchers to examine not only individual behaviours, but also, environmental factors that [...]
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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
Fair Fares: A Look at Public Transportation in Niagara
People often complain it costs too much. It is underutilized, doesn’t run long enough, or far enough and is never [...]
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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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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 [...]
