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Fast Facts: You Know You’re Not Alone
Community Development in Public Housing In Winnipeg, three out of five households living in poverty live outside the inner city. This suggests that although the…
You Know You’re Not Alone: Community Development in Public Housing (the report)
Download 2.29 MB This report looks at family resource centres in six Manitoba Housing complexes outside Winnipeg’s inner city. These resource centres meet very basic…
Francophone Immigrants and the Housing Crisis in Winnipeg
Many obstacles confront newcomers in their efforts to integrate into Canadian society. Their search for employment is often frustrated by the failure to recognize their…
Fast Facts: “Housing” that will lead to a need for more social housing
After years of complaining that Canada is the only G-8 country without a National Housing Strategy, housing advocates are finally getting their way. The federal…
A Looming Social Crisis
Canadian governments should prepare for rising homelessness You can step over homeless people, but you can’t ignore them. The Great Recession is fading, but we…
The Cost of Poverty in BC
Download 1.55 MB45 pages Help change the conversation about poverty: READ the report or summary SHARE the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd_nkCi-pVo TAKE ACTION http://www.bcpovertyreduction.ca Attachments The Cost…
Fast Facts: The expiration of operating agreements in social housing
The beginning of the end? One of the most pressing issues facing social housing providers is the ongoing expiration of long-term operating agreements. These subsidies,…
What Happens When the Bed Bugs Do Bite?
The Social Impacts of a Bed Bug Infestation on Winnipeg’s Inner-City Residents Download 1.11 MB31 pages Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are making an international comeback,…
Fast Facts: Electing to house Canadians – or not?
Little has been said by the political parties about housing in the lead-up to the federal election on May 2. This is surprising, considering that…
Fast Facts: Housing Improvement Zones
A focused and grassroots approach to housing development On March 10, 2011, the Standing Committee on Property and Development recommended a move of $500,000 from…
Who’s Calling the Tune
Harmonization of Drug Regulation in Canada Download 328.71 KB18 pages Harmonizing standards on drug regulation among countries makes sense since it can reduce the workload…
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