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Doing Community Economic Development
Challenging traditional notions of development, these essays critically examine bottom-up, community economic development strategies in a wide variety of contexts: as a means of improving…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2007, Volume 10, Number 3 Download 1.04 MB8 pages Inside this issue: The Clock is Ticking on Homelessness and the Olympics Weighing in on…
Research for Communities
The North Point Douglas Neighbourhood’s Community Strengths Download 458.35 KB4 pages
FastFacts: Canada’s Best Cities?
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In Their Own Voices (DVD)
Urban Aboriginal Community Development This 15 minute DVD documentary, by award-winning Aboriginal filmmaker Coleen Rajotte, features the stories of 26 inner-city Aboriginal leaders. Through interviews and…
Fair Fares
Enhancing BC’s Transit Use and Affordability Download 584.74 KB 8 pages This Behind the Numbers report looks at transit reliance in Vancouver and the impact…
The Manitoba Community Economic Development Lens
Local Participation and Democratic State Restructuring Download 420.13 KB
Halifax Commonwealth Games Bid
Were the costs and benefits assessed? Download 224.79 KB18 pages
Costs and benefits of Commonwealth Games were not assessed: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX— Halifax’s Commonwealth Games bid did not properly assess the potential costs and benefits of hosting the games,…
Research for Communities #7
Safety and Security Issues in Winnipeg’s Inner-City Communities: Bridging the Community-Police Divide Download 182.24 KB4 pages
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