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Living in Niagara 2011

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Net migration for Niagara

2014-11-23T05:30:33-04:00Getting Started in Niagara 2011|

Main countries and languages of immigrants coming at the Niagara point of entry:  The largest number of immigrants coming into [...]

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Composition of creative class of workers

2014-11-23T05:10:15-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

Creative class of work: According to the Niagara Workforce Planning Board Report: Examining Niagara’s Labour force through the creative class [...]

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Starting out as a refugee or immigrant in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:30:39-04:00Getting Started in Niagara 2011|

Immigrants starting out in Niagara:  Immigrants who enter Canada at the Fort Erie Peace Bridge point of entry, are there [...]

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Starting out as a youth and graduate in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:30:45-04:00Getting Started in Niagara 2011|

Keeping young people in Niagara:  It is important that we both retain our young people and attract new young people [...]

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Employment, earnings and working conditions of artists and cultural workers

2014-11-23T05:10:18-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

Cultural workers and artists: Workers in this sector are referred to as cultural workers or artists The occupational category includes [...]

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Starting out as a child in Niagara – early years and child care

2014-11-23T05:30:50-04:00Getting Started in Niagara 2011|

The Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program: This provincial program is offered by the Niagara Regional Public Health Unit to help [...]

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Spending and economics related to arts, culture and heritage in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:10:22-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

Spending on arts and culture:  Consumer spending on culture was 3 times larger than the $9.2 billion government spending on [...]

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Cultural activities and groups in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:10:27-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

[pull_quote align="right"]Many festivals such as: Peach festival, Friendship Festival, Grape and Wine, Folks Arts, Rose Parade, Canal Days and Marine [...]

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Natural cultural sites in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:10:31-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

Natural cultural assets:  These are in abundance in the Niagara Region. The Niagara Escarpment was given the prestigious and notable [...]

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Cultural heritage sites and designated areas in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:10:35-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

Cultural heritage sites and designated areas in Niagara:  484 heritage cultural sites were recorded by the Regional Culture Committee in [...]

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Mapping of cultural assets in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:10:39-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

Mapping of Niagara’s cultural assets:  The Niagara Culture Committee engaged in Cultural Asset Mapping beginning in 2007. Cultural assets were [...]

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Library cardholders and use in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:10:45-04:00Arts, Culture & Heritage 2011|

[pull_quote align="right"]Libraries are vital centers of community, learning, information, connection and knowledge exchange.[/pull_quote]Library use: Public Libraries have a visible physical [...]

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Leadership Diversity in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:27-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

A community thrives if there are opportunities for leadership at all levels and involving the rich diversity of individual voices, [...]

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Having a religious affiliation in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:31-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

Having a religious affiliation is believed to be of benefit to the individual, but also supports building social networks, civic [...]

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Participation in social networks and social activities in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:35-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

Participation:  Being socially connected with families, friends and with community contacts through social institutions, clubs and organizations fosters social interaction, [...]

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Trust in others in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:39-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

It takes trust in one another to build a safe community where everyone feels comfortable to engage with others and [...]

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Sense of community belonging in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:43-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

In 2010, 70.6% of those over 12 years of age rated their sense of belonging to their local community as [...]

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Voting in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:47-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

Civic participation builds the capacity of a community and a nation through input into the decision-making process that shapes policies, [...]

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Charitable giving in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:51-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

[pull_quote align="right"]“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give”. Sir Winston Churchill[/pull_quote]In [...]

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Volunteering in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:13:55-04:00Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011|

[pull_quote align="right"]“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer” Annual report 2010, Gillian’s Place.[/pull_quote]Volunteering: The act of volunteering [...]

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The nature of crime and crime investigation is changing

2014-11-23T05:16:56-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The nature of crime and crime investigation is changing and becoming more complex:  Although crime rates in Niagara have decreased, [...]

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Hate crimes in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:01-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The number of hate crimes committed in an area affects the feelings of safety and security of residents and may [...]

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Emergency management services in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:08-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

Emergency Services Management in Niagara is attempting to plan, train and develop well-linked strategies with all partners to prevent emergencies, [...]

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Fire services

2014-11-23T05:17:12-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The Province of Ontario’s Municipal Performance Measurement Program (MPMP) was the first mandatory performance measurement program in North America concerned [...]

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Calls to police, ambulance and fire

2014-11-23T05:17:20-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

This figure depicts the percentage of calls to police, ambulance, fire and other services through the 9-1-1 central line in [...]

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Domestic violence in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:24-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

In 2008, The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) formed a specialized Domestic Violence Unit. NRPS statistics indicate that the number [...]

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Calls to police and domestic violence calls in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:32-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

These have remained relatively stable since the year 2000 and are approximately 131,000 a year for 2007; 130,085 in 2008 [...]

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Impaired driving in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:37-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

Niagara has targeted drinking and driving with public education campaigns and the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) initiatives since the [...]

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Motor vehicle accidents and fatalities in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:43-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The number of motor vehicle accidents in a region is a measure of how safe or unsafe residents are on [...]

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Youth crime in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:49-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has school/police protocols with the District School Board of Niagara, the Niagara Catholic District [...]

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Overall crime rates and violent crime rates in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:17:55-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

Crime rates per 100, 000 population:  This rate in Niagara went down from 2002 to 2007, went up in 2008 [...]

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Police officers per 100,000 population in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:18:02-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The rate of police officers per 100,000 population is used as an indicator of the perceptions of safety in a [...]

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Feeling safe and secure in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:18:10-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The General Social Survey (2004) asked those over 15 in Niagara about their feelings of safety staying home alone in [...]

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Overview and Criminal Code violations and incidents in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:18:14-04:00Crime, Safety & Security 2011|

The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) patrols 1,850.9 square kilometres (714.6 square miles) and 161 kilometres of shoreline and 1,500 [...]

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How can individuals and groups get involved?

2014-11-23T05:50:48-04:00Summary and Next Steps 2011|

Use the information and indicators to stimulate discussion at work and in the community. Join with others in the region [...]

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What are the next steps in the process?

2014-11-23T05:50:52-04:00Summary and Next Steps 2011|

Niagara Knowledge Exchange (NKE) Knowledge Brokers will link interested Niagara community members to work together on the following action steps: [...]

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What have we accomplished so far?

2014-11-23T05:50:56-04:00Summary and Next Steps 2011|

We have described Living in Niagara in 2008 and 2011 in a sharable and actionable document. We have identified 12 [...]

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The number of personal and business bankruptcies in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:20:47-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

Bankruptcies in Niagara:  The number of personal consumer and business bankruptcies in a region is a measure of whether individual [...]

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Social assistance in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:20:53-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

NOTE:  The social safety net in Niagara is comprised of those core funding services providing income through Ontario Works (OW) [...]

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Hunger Count Survey for Niagara

2014-11-23T05:20:57-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

HungerCount 2010 information – Niagara Region:  The annual HungerCount Survey provides national, provincial and regional-level snapshots of food bank use [...]

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Food security, food bank use in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:21:03-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

Food security:  Citizens need to have secure access to food. Food bank use by separate individuals went up significantly in [...]

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Market Basket Measure In Niagara

2014-11-23T05:21:07-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

The Market Basket Measure (MBM):  This measure  includes the cost of food, shelter, clothing, transportation and other costs of living [...]

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The gap between the rich and the poor and for different groups in Niagara

2017-04-18T11:13:09-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

The gap between the rich and the poor:  This gap is widening in Niagara, as in all parts of Canada. [...]

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The Low Income Cut-Offs (LICO) poverty measure in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:21:18-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

The Low Income Cut-Off (LICO):  LICO is a measure based on total income, before or after tax. It is expressed [...]

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Income and earnings in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:21:24-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

The 2011 Census will update information on earnings for Niagara. In 2006, the average earnings for those with a university [...]

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Overall economic development in Niagara

2014-11-23T05:21:28-04:00Economic Development, Poverty & Prosperity 2011|

Overall economic activity:  The CIBCWM Metropolitan Economic Activity Index (2007) is a measure designed to rank economic development in Canada’s [...]

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Not for profit and unpaid work

2014-11-23T05:56:14-04:00Work & Employment 2011|

Not-for-profit sector The not-for-profit sector is a significant employer in Ontario comprising 7.5% of Ontario’s workforce, with an estimated 597,000 [...]

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Places where people do their work and commute to work

2014-11-23T05:56:18-04:00Work & Employment 2011|

Commuting to work:  Location of talented workers, in relation to available job opportunities, is an important factor in our region’s [...]

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Workplace Injuries

2014-11-23T05:56:24-04:00Work & Employment 2011|

Injuries in the workplace data for Niagara:  Workplace injuries affect the employee and the employer in very significant ways with [...]

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Employment sectors & revenue generated

2014-11-23T05:56:28-04:00Work & Employment 2011|

Major employment sectors by revenue generated:  Despite the large number of jobs lost in manufacturing, this sector still generated the [...]

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SECTORS:

IN THIS SECTION:

  • Introduction to Recreation and Sports in Niagara

  • Introduction to Getting Started in Niagara

  • Introduction to Belonging, Volunteering, Giving and Leadership in Niagara

  • Introduction to Economic Development, Poverty and Prosperity in Niagara

  • Introduction to Work and Employment in Niagara

  • Introduction to Health and Wellness in Niagara

  • Introduction to Crime, Safety and Security in Niagara

  • Introduction to Housing and Shelter in Niagara

  • Introduction to Learning and Education in Niagara

  • Introduction to Arts, Culture and Heritage in Niagara

  • Introduction to the Environment in Niagara

  • Introduction to Transportation and Mobility in Niagara

  • Pesticide Use

  • Ground level ozone levels in Niagara

  • Green House Gas Emissions (GHGE), carbon footprint and climate protection

  • Ecological footprint

  • Green space, agricultural lands and farming

  • Costs of dealing with garbage

  • Residential waste, recycling, and landfill disposal rates in Niagara

  • Completion of higher education in Niagara

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