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Expanding Toronto’s Priority Centres Means Better Health
November 16, 2012 by
The City’s Community Recreation and Development Committee’s endorsement of a plan to expand the number of priority centres is great news for Torontonians. Continue Reading…
A Universal Approach to Recreation Access Will Benefit Everyone
November 12, 2012 by
The City of Toronto’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation division released Toronto’s first Service Plan for Recreation on November 7th. The service plan will Continue Reading…
Is Halloween candy really what’s scaring you?
October 31, 2012 by
This Halloween, Ontario’s doctors are suggesting that we scare kids – and parents – by putting gruesome images on their candy. Similar to anti-smoking Continue Reading…
Important progress toward a health-enabling social assistance system, but more work is required
October 24, 2012 by
The release today of the final report of the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario recommends a number of important steps toward improving Continue Reading…
Wellesley Institute response to the Ontario Social Assistance Review
October 24, 2012 by
UPDATE: Read our response here. In 2010, the provincial government established the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario, led Continue Reading…
3 Ways To Improve Neighbourhood Health in Toronto’s 2013 Budget
October 16, 2012 by
Exercising Good Policy: Increasing Access to Recreation in Toronto’s 2013 Budget, a new report by the Wellesley Institute, says we can make changes to the Continue Reading…
Exercising Good Policy: Increasing Access to Recreation in Toronto’s 2013 Budget
October 15, 2012 by
Toronto's 2013 budget can build up our city or tear it down. This report will support conversations about concrete steps we can take in the 2013 municipal Continue Reading…
News on social assistance expected… Watch this space!
September 25, 2012 by
We have received word that the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario will be reporting to the government next week (*see update below). The Continue Reading…
A Better Budget for A Better City: What Ford can learn from Nenshi
August 27, 2012 by
The whole city has cause to reflect after last year's budget process. From the Core Service Review to the all-night-meetings and subsequent cuts and ill-thought Continue Reading…
