Community Action articles from August 2003

Community Action archives from August 2003

Raiding poor countries.(Comments)(Editorial)
August 18, 2003... The movement of people around the world, legally and illegally, is a cause for global concern. Canada and other Western nations look to Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, for an ever new supply of skilled and unskilled workers....

Revamp of Toronto's Regent Park okayed by city council.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... TORONTO -- Redevelopment of Regent Park, Canada's oldest public housing project, was approved by City Council. Subject to approval by the Ontario government, demolition of the oldest buildings could begin in early 2005 and the first new units...

Half of kids with disabilities without aids they need, Statcan reports.
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- Mostly because of the cost, half of Canada's 155,000 children with mild to severe disabilities aged five to 14 years old do not have the specialized aids they need says a recently released report from Statistics Canada. The...

Mandatory risk assessments do not violate prisoners rights, judge rules.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Federal Court of Canada has rejected a challenge from a group of federal inmates contesting forced psychological assessments in prisons saying that the federal government's duty to protect the public is paramount. Justice...

11 aid workers in D.R.C. killed.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... NEW YORK -- Eleven aid workers thought to be abducted by Rwandan and Burundi guerillas in a restive eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been killed, a U.N. official reports. The aid workers were D.R.C. nationals...

Disaster aid too politicized.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- Humanitarian aid is becoming dangerously politicized, according to a report of the International Red Cross. The annual report, World Disasters Report 2003, points out that millions of the world's most vulnerable remain beyond the...

Calendar Canada.(Calendar)
August 18, 2003... Sept. 4-5: Forum for CEO's; Ontario Hospital Association; Toronto; 416.205.1362 Sept. 8-9: Workshop: Health care financial managers; Ontario Hospital Association; Toronto; 416.205.1362 Sept. 9-10: Workshop: Health care information...

Foreign Calendar.(Calendar)
August 18, 2003... Aug. 29-31: Regional European conference on child abuse and neglect; ISPCAN; Warsaw, Poland; www.ispcan2003.info/ispcan2003 Sept. 12-14: International Conference on Trauma, attachment and dissociation; The Delphi Centre in collaboration...

Million plus children trafficked around the globe, UNICEF reports.(Children And Families)
August 18, 2003... LONDON, UK -- More than 1.2 million children are victims of child trafficking each year around the world in an industry that generates more than $9 billion annually says UNICEF in a recently released report. UNICEF's report, End Child...

Protect kids from Hamilton CAS, foster parents ask judge.(Children And Families)
August 18, 2003... HAMILTON -- Foster parents of two half Native girls have asked a judge to declare that the children need protection from the Children's Aid Society of Hamilton. The foster parents are backed by the Ontario Ministry of Justice which has...

Nurse loses EI appeal at court.(Children And Families)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... TORONTO -- "This will certainly cast a chill over low income people hoping to use the Supreme Court to enforce their rights" Jacquie Chic, Legal Aid Ontario's Director of Advocacy and Legal claimed in response to SCC decision Kelley Lesiuk...

Not criminally responsible plea an appealing option since 1992 amendment.(Justice System)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- The defence of "Not Criminally Responsible on account of Mental Disorder" is a more appealing option for defendants and legal counsel since the Amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada in 1992. It's used more often than the earlier...

Changes in federal corrections set.(Justice System)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Regional Mental Health Centre attached to Archambault Institution has been designated as multi-level, as is the practice in the other regions. The portion of Saskatchewan Penitentiary accommodating women has been closed and...

Amalgamate young offender facilities for eastern Ontario.(Justice System)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... KEMPTVILLE, ON -- Continuing the province's policy of larger institutions as it seeks more jail terms for offenders, Public Safety and Security Minister Bob Runciman announced a 64-bed young offenders facility for Eastern Ontario in Kemptville....

Wild Rose Foundation.(Funding)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... 780-619-0369 Prague Community Association, Viking. Toward furnishings and equipment for the community hall to increase facility use by the community. $25,000 Rainbow Literacy Society, Vulcan. Toward coordination of family literacy...

Trillium Foundation Ontario.(Funding)
August 18, 2003... 800-263-2887 Canadian Mental Health Association, Sudbury Branch. For The Warm Line, a two year project that offers pre-crisis peer support to people with mental illness or mental health problems: to provide services based on a recovery...

The National Crime Prevention Strategy, National Crime Prevention Centre.(Funding)
August 18, 2003... 613-954-1721 The Society for Children and Youth of BC. For its Child and Youth Friendly Communities program through orientation workshops and community support workshops. By providing regional workshops, the project is improving the safety...

Agreement ends 34 day strike at Toronto Central Neighborhood House.(General)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... TORONTO -- A new collective agreement ended the 34 day strike of 150 Community workers at Central Neighborhood House. Services affected during the strike included home care support, shelter and youth services and child care. Key issues in the...

Canada steps up aid to Liberia.(General)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- Canada will contribute an additional $1.75 million in humanitarian assistance to Liberia and neighbouring countries, bringing the total Canadian contribution to the region since last year to over $8.4 million. The funding will be...

RCMP claims ADM tried to prevent auditing of funds for addictions center.(General)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- A top bureaucrat with Health Canada tried to block an audit clause in a funding agreement with a Virginia Fontane Addictions Centre in Manitoba worth $16 million just three days after Health Canada completed an audit into money...

Corporate Social responsibility report to be launched in spring 2004.(General)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Conference Board of Canada will produce a new annual publication, the National Corporate Social Responsibility Report. The first CSR Report will appear in the spring of 2004. It will cover trends and practices in CSR in Canada and...

Literacy secretariat seeks proposals.(General)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- The National Literacy Secretariat Workplace Literacy Special Initiative invites proposals for funding by Sept. 19, 2003. Workplace literacy refers to the ways in which literacy skills are upgraded in the workplace though a variety...

Sudbury project deals with racism.(General)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... SUDBURY, ON -- Led by the Social Planning Council of the Sudbury Region, the Building Inclusive Community project will design and implement a study on racism and discrimination in the Greater Sudbury Area. Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)...

Proposals for fund access sought.(General)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- The Information Management and Information Technology Program of the Voluntary Sector Initiative issued a Request for Funding Opportunities for the Funding Access Project. The request is part of a strategy designed to help...

Ottawa council rejects tenant elected member for housing board.(Shelter)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- Ottawa City Council rejected the appointment of a resident elected member to the board of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation, replacing him with the second place finisher. Ron McCooeye, who was elected by 43 per cent of the...

Multicultural family housing in Surrey.(Shelter)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... SURREY -- Salamat Housing opened to provide low to moderate-income families with secure affordable housing. The housing will serve families from diverse cultural backgrounds to live in this new 34-unit townhouse development. Funding for the...

Publications.
August 18, 2003... The publications listed below are for information purposes only. To obtain copies contact the publisher, The entries in this section are listed free of charge and are limited to material published in Canada and by Canadian authors. Publishers...

Periodicals receive.
August 18, 2003... at work, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Summer 2003 Canadian Diversite, Centreville, Montreal, Spring 2003 Directions, Community Living Ontario, Toronto, Spring 2003 From Plan to Action 20012002, Human Services, Planning...

Homeless aged numbers growing and need different services.(Homelessness)
August 18, 2003... TORONTO -- The growing number of homeless seniors need different services, including geriatric psychiatry, as offered at homeless shelters than those available to their younger counterparts says a recent article published in the Canadian...

Homelessness toolkit for health workers.(Homelessness)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... TORONTO -- The Toronto District Health Council has developed a Homelessness Tool Kit as part of its plans for the homeless. Central to this plan was the step of providing front-line hospital staff with tools for more effectively identifying...

Increase in needle related compensation claims reported by Ontario board.(Health)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... TORONTO -- Ontario's Workplace and Safety Insurance Board, the largest in Canada, recorded a "huge" increase in needle related compensation claims since the early 1990's, according to information published by the National Post. In 2001 the...

36 agencies join Toronto Palliative Care Network.(Health)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... TORONTO -- Thirty six Toronto area organizations across all health sectors, have agreed to lead the Toronto Palliative Care Network. These stakeholders also provide human and financial resources to support the operation of the TPCN. The member...

Two receive C. M. Hincks award.(Health)
August 18, 2003... YELLOWKNIFE -- The C.M. Hincks Award was presented to Ken Ross, Assistant Deputy Minister of Health for New Brunswick, and Bonnie Pape, Director of Programs and Research at Canadian Mental Health Association. The award, named for the founder of...

WHO says tobacco deaths understated.(Health)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... HELSINKI -- Projections of worldwide future tobacco-related deaths may be underestimated says a newly released report from the World Health Organization on use of tobacco and other non-tobacco products, such as bidis and water pipes, among 13...

Long term impact of HIV/AIDS has been underestimated.(HIV/AIDS)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... WASHINGTON -- HIV/AIDS causes more long-term damage to national economies than previously thought, according to a new report by the World Bank, that says countries such as South Africa face a progressive economic collapse within several...

South Africa AIDS entering "death phase".(HIV/AIDS)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... JOHANNESBURG -- After years of reluctance, South African President Thabo Mbeki's Cabinet decided to develop a plan to offer antiretroviral drugs to people with inv. The program will initially focus on providing the drugs to people with advanced...

CIHR launches plan.(Health)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- Canadian Institute of Health Research launched a four-year strategic plan. The plan, Investing in Canada's Future. CIHR 'S Blueprint for Health Research and Innovations, deals with key questions in health research, such as CIHR'S...

Appointments.
August 18, 2003... Marlene Deboisbriand, Volunteer Canada, Ottawa. Timothy J. Kluke, president CEO, Royal Ottawa Health Care Foundation, Ottawa. Penelope Marrett, General Director, Canadian Mental Health Association-Ontario, Toronto. Sylvia Pivko,...

Ottawa Valley Autistic Homes closed by Ontario.
August 18, 2003... OTTAWA -- Ottawa Valley Autistic Homes were moved out of their group accommodations yesterday morning, following an Ontario government order to shut down the agency. The 28 residents were directed to other community agencies to find new...

Uganda promises education and protection for HIV/AIDS orphans.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... KAMPALA -- The Ugandan government, which has led Africa in controlling the rise of HIV/AIDS infections, stated that children orphaned by HIV/AIDS will receive an education. President Yoweri Museveni presented this information at a meeting with...

New York probation officers ordered to carry guns.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... NEW YORK CITY -- Probation services in the United States have shifted from social work to law enforcement services. Following the trend in the country, New York City probation officers have recently been ordered to carry guns as they work....