Community Action articles from July 2002

Community Action archives from July 2002

Drab in Kanaraskis. (Comments).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... G-8 leaders were photographed in sporty attire at their recent summit meeting in Kanaraskis, Alberta, where they gathered to discuss the needs of Africa and other world problems. Ironically, similar clothing might be seen if we snap a photo of...

Echo of Dickensian England heard in Ontario courts.(suit against Barnado's Homes)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... WINDSOR -- An echo of Dickensian England is being heard in the Ontario Courts. A Windsor man who was one of 30,000 British children shipped to Canada in the 1930s, often as farm labour and domestic servants, is suing Barnado's Homes, Britain's...

Alternatives to work-base required for some, welfare reform report states.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- Welfare reform, if it is to be effective for those recipients who have difficulty maintaining full-time paid employment, may require alternatives to work-based programs, says a report from Human Resources Development Canada. The...

Six child agency staff fired for offensive jokes and sexually explicit email.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... TORONTO -- Six staff members were dismissed and 26 suspended when a sexual harassment complaint investigation revealed that a number of staff at the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto made "inappropriate use" of the agency's email...

Atkinson award to Massey Centre.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... TORONTO -- The Massey Centre for Women received this years Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award. The $50,000 award to the Toronto agency was presented by the Atkinson Charitable Foundation. The century-old Massey Centre provides highly...

Calendar Canada.(Calendar of Events)
July 15, 2002... July 22-27: Workshop: Participation; ICA Associates Inc.; Toronto; 416.691.2316 July 22-Aug 2: Summer Intensive Program for people with hearing loss; Canadian Hearing Society; Toronto; 416-928-2502 July 30-Aug. 2: Training program:...

Foreign calendar.(Calendar of Events)
July 15, 2002... July 20-23: Conference National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators Washington, DC, 202-682-0100 Aug. 1-4: Conference: International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals; Las Vegas; Email: info@iaedp.com Aug....

Metis job project to work with B.C. goverment and major employers. (Child And Family).
July 15, 2002... NANAIMO -- The Provincial Metis Council and the British Columbia government have created a partnership for aboriginal employment. The aboriginal employment partnership initiative is aimed at bringing together the council, the government and...

500,000 Bengladeshi girls trafficked to brothel is other countries. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... NEW YORK -- A UNICEF report issued Friday examines the routes through which women and children are trafficked from Bangladesh to India and Pakistan. The report says that girls from various parts of Bangladesh last year were trafficked to...

Men equally victims of spousal violence, but women more severely hurt. (Child And Family).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- Similar numbers of Canadian women and men reported having been the victim of spousal violence at least once, however the nature and consequences of the violence were more severe for women, according to Statistics Canada. Eight...

Toronto CAS staff vote for strike. (Child And Family).(Children's Aid Society of Toronto)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... TORONTO -- Children's Aid Society of Toronto workers gave their union negotiating committee (Local 2316) a mandate to call a strike if they do not reach an agreement with their employer. The union and the agency differ on pensions, job security...

B.C. aids former children in care. (Child And Family).(British Columbia's educational assistance fund for young adults formerly in government care)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... VICTORIA -- A $2-million youth educational assistance fund will help young adults who were formerly in government care. It will pay for post-secondary education or vocational training, Children and Family Development Minister Gordon Hogg...

National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention. (Funding).(funds allocated to local governments' programmes)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... 613-954-1721 Concertation Ville-Emard-Cote St-Paul, Montreal. For its PAC (Prevention-Action-Concertation) project. To consolidate the preventive measures implemented during the first phase of the action plan aimed at reducing the issue of...

One of five seniors aided by homecare programs. (Ageing And Disability).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- One-fifth of Canadian seniors living in private households received assistance with daily living because of health problems, according to Statistics Canada. The greatest number--42%--got that help from family, friends and neighbours....

U.S. high court upsets earlier decisions on executions of mentally handicapped. (Ageing And Disability).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... WASHINGTON -- The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, has banned the execution of persons who are mentally-retarded. Human Rights Watch, an independent monitoring group, estimated that there are about 120 prisoners on death row...

Trillium Foundation. (Funding).(funds allocated to community development programmes, organizations)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... 800-263-2887 Family Services Cambridge and North Dumfries (Waterloo, Wellington & Dufferin). To operate and evaluate a youth pilot project drop-in centre and provide alternative recreation programs to youth in this rural community. $14,000...

Youth Service Canada. (Funding).(funds allocated to Food Share Metro Toronto: Focus on Food, youth employment programme)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... 800-935-5555 Food Share Metro Toronto: Focus on Food, a project for 28 youth who are making the transition into the labour market by helping them to participate in community and job search activities and employability workshops. The...

Bell Canada Community Development Fund . (Funding).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... 888-482-0809 To help fund community-based projects that use communications technology to improve the economic and social framework of their community. $200,000 * Canadian Junior Chamber of Commerce (Kingston); * City of Brockville...

Most Ontario evictions done without a hearing, says advocacy group. (General).(Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... TORONTO -- More than half of eviction orders filed in Ontario from June 1998 to December 2001 were granted without a hearing--and a Toronto advocacy group says that raises questions of fairness. The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario...

Integration of immigrant women is focus of Toronto study. (General).(Economic Integration and Immigrant Women in Toronto: A Bilateral Perspective)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... TORONTO -- Economic Integration & Immigrant Women in Toronto: A Bilateral Perspective is a collaborative research effort involving the Canadian Centre for Women's Education and Development, the Centre of Entrepreneurship, Centennial College...

U.K. offenders get housing priority. (General).(housing programme for ex-convicts)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... LONDON -- Offenders leaving prison will be given priority for council housing under amendments to the Housing Act, however some advocates fear they will just be joining a waiting list. The British government is introducing the change as...

International Red Cross calls for disaster reduction targets. (General).(World Disasters Report)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- The lives of 170 million people worldwide were affected by disasters last year, and unless those numbers are drastically reduced other international targets set for 2015--such as reducing world hunger and poverty by half--will not be...

Positive effects of child benefit offset by changes in other income programs. (Income Security).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- The National Child Benefit has been effective in reducing the poverty rate for families with children, however changes to other programs like social assistance and employment insurance may have more than offset its positive impact,...

Russia to get technical help from Quebec Pension Plan ideas. (Income Security).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... MOSCOW -- The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec is engaged with the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in a project reforming the pension program in Russia. The International Development Agency, is contributing $580,000,...

Globalization requires protection. (Income Security).(International Labour Organization conference; job creation, poverty eradication as part of globalization process)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... GENEVA -- Globalization will continue to be controversial unless it makes a priority of job creation and poverty reduction, said Juan Somavia, general-director of the International Labour Organization. The organization's 90th conference...

Low income renters spend 40% on rent. (Income Security).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- Two-thirds of Canadians households own their homes, but the number drops to 4 in 10 for the lowest 20% on the income ladder, according to Statistics Canada. Seven in 10 households in the lowest quintile were renters. Half of renters...

Publications.(Bibliography)
July 15, 2002... The publications listed below are for information purposes only. Community Action does not distribute these publications. To obtain copies contact the publisher. The entries in this section are listed free of charge and are limited to material...

Canadian Fertility rates lower than U.S. (General).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- Decreasing fertility rates among Canadian women in their 20s accounts for a widening fertility gap between Canada and the United States, according to Statistics Canada. If fertility remains at current levels, the number of deaths...

Nine public Internet access centres set up in Toronto. (General).(Industry Canada's Community Access Program)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- University Settlement Recreation Centre of Toronto is hosting a network of nine new public Internet access centres in Toronto. Industry Canada's Community Access Program has contributed $135,000 towards the nine centres. The...

50,000 serve as U.N. volunteers. (General).(United Nations)(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... NEW YORK -- A record 50,000 professionals from 100 nationalities served with the U.N. Volunteers last year in 140 countries, working in communities to mobilize sustainable development and peacekeeping operations, the agency reported.

Community service job numbers rising. (General).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... OTTAWA -- Continuing its upward trend, employment in health care and social assistance grew 14,000 in June, according to Statisistic Canada, about one in seven new jobs in the country. Since July 2001, employment has advanced 62,000 in this...

Periodicals received.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... at work, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, June 2002 Canadian Social Trends, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Summer 2002 Concerned Friends, Concerned Friends of Ontario Citizens in Care Facilities, Toronto, June 2002 CPC Viewpoint,...

U.K. opening its National Health Service to private, foreign companies. (Health).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... LONDON -- The UK government is opening up the National Health Service to foreign, private health care companies. It already looks like U.S. based Kaiser Permanente has a foot in the door, according to Allyson Pollock, head of health policy...

Alberta drugists oppose drug-to-consumer advertising. (Health).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... CALGARY -- Drug-to-consumer drug advertising is not in the best interests of patients or the health care system, the Alberta College of, Pharmacists said in a June statement. Such advertising is permitted in the United States and the Canadian...

Canadians willing to spend public money on health care. (Health).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... SASKATOON -- Eighty-eight per cent of Canadians say that a strong, national, publicly-funded health care system is important to them, according to a report released by the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada. ...

Sterilized without consent, B.C. man awarded $150,000. (Health).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... VANCOUVER -- A Nanaimo surgeon will pay $150,000 plus costs to a British Columbia man who was sterilized in 1997 without his consent. The B.C. Supreme Court approved the settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Public Guardian and Trustee,...

Radiation program graduates 82. (Health).(Brief Article)
July 15, 2002... TORONTO -- The first graduates from Canada's only joint Degree/Diploma Radiation Therapy Program received their degrees. The joint program of The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences and the University of Toronto graduated 82 persons...