Community Action articles from May 2006

Community Action archives from May 2006

A taxing solution.(child care )(Column)
May 22, 2006... The first budget introduced by the Conservative federal government contained some interesting features. Being a minority government, the Conservatives avoided some of the most divisive issues in their Party platform. How can anyone object to...

Homelessness a growing problem in oil sands country.
May 22, 2006... Homelessness is a growing problem in Fort McMurray. The booming extraction and refining industry in the oil sands is producing the same problems as experienced in big cities. It has the most expensive rental housing in Canada. As Canada's other...

Budget erases gains tax on stock gifts, boon for charities and some investors.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... The federal government's Budget 2006 proposals to eliminate capital gains tax on donations of publicly-traded securities to public charities, has been welcomed whole heartily by the charitable sector. Financial analysts see possibilities of...

Ontario finds no appreciable benefit from privatized prison.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... Ontario had "no appreciable benefit" from the private operation of a correctional facility, Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Monte Kwinter said. He announced that the operation of Central North Correctional Centre in...

Rebecca Diamond 1929-2006.(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... We mourn the loss of Assistant Editor Rebecca Diamond, who had been part of the Community Action team for the past 10 years. Rebecca contributed a special precision to the preparation of copy and went about the very meticulous work that is...

Mental health commission urged.
May 22, 2006... Canada is the only developed country without a national strategy for mental health, a report of the Senate Committee on Social Affairs points out. One-fifth of the population will experience a mental illness at some point, they claim. The...

Calendar Canada.(Calendar)
May 22, 2006... May 29: ADD Across the Lifespan; Leading Edge Seminars; Toronto; www.leadingedgeseminars.org May 30: Approaches to Substance Abuse and Addiction; Leading Edge Seminars; Toronto; www.leadingedgeseminars.org June 1-3: Maternal Child...

Foreign calendar.
May 22, 2006... May 31-June 2: Juvenile Justice National Symposium: San Francisco; Child Welfare League of America; www.cwla.org June 5-8: National Center on Family Group Decision Making; San Antonio, TX; www.familypower.org June 12-14: Cause...

Canada will aid victims of human trafficking.(CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES)
May 22, 2006... The federal government is acting to help victims of human trafficking in Canada, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Minister Monte Solberg, announced. "Helping victims of human trafficking, who are often victims of organized...

Every country affected by human trafficking, UNODC reports.(CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES)
May 22, 2006... Virtually every country in the world including Canada, is affected by human trafficking in millions of people for sexual exploitation or forced labour, according to a report released by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the United Nations...

Women politicos get girls talking politics.(CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES)
May 22, 2006... A high visibility of women politicians increases adolescent girls' interest in future political activity. A study published in the current issue of The Journal of Politics (May 2006) concludes that the presence of female politicians inspires...

One-in-10 Ontario students reports poor mental health.(CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES)
May 22, 2006... One-in-10 Ontario students in grades 7-12 reports poor mental health, according to a survey by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto). The 2005 OSDUS Mental Health and Well-Being also states that one-in-12 students (representing...

Fast citizenship for foreign adoptees.(CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES)
May 22, 2006... Adopted children will be able to acquire Canadian citizenship as soon as the adoption process is completed, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Monte Solberg proposed in a new bill in the House of Commons to amend the Citizenship Act. It would...

UN award for Man. court project.(CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES)
May 22, 2006... Manitoba's provincial court Domestic Violence Front End Project will receive the 2006 United Nations Public Service Award for improving service delivery. The award recognizes best practices and innovation with real and broad impacts in the...

New shelter for abandoned kids.(Centre jeunesse de la Monteregie)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The Centre jeunesse de la Monteregie, an organization offering specialized services for youth, has opened La Maison L'Escargot, the 'Snail House', in Longeuil. It is the first resource for lodging, treatment and specialized services for...

National Crime Prevention Strategy.(FUNDING)
May 22, 2006... www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, MLCN Crime Prevention Project--Phase II. $50,000 306- 466-4959 Buffalo River Dene Nation, Dillon: Healthier and Prepared Youth Survival Summer Campout. $25,580 306-282-2033 Big...

Trillium Foundation, Ontario.(FUNDING)
May 22, 2006... 800-263-2887 City of Greater Sudbury Safe Communities Coalition Inc. To develop the organizational capacity of this community-based organization, which will help it to promote and deliver injury prevention programs. $80,000 over two years....

Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation.(Canadian Council for International Co-operation, Change for Children Association, Youth Challenge International)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... 416-601-4776 Canadian Council for International Co-operation, Ottawa: Engaging young and emerging international development leaders as participants in an upcoming Canadian Council for International Cooperation symposium on organizational...

Newfoundland & Labrador Community Services.(FUNDING)
May 22, 2006... 902-424-4038 Avalon Sexual Assault Centre. A training program for eight women's centres throughout Nova Scotia to provide specialized support services for sexual assault survivors and their families. $50,000

Canada Foundation for Innovation.(reducing risk in personal finance investments and helping children )(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... www.chairs.gc.ca Yonggan Zhao, Canada. Research Chair in Risk Management, Dalhousie University: To develop new ways to reduce the risks associated with personal financial investments and help millions of Canadians better prepare for their...

Ontario Ministry of Children & Youth Services.(FUNDING)
May 22, 2006... 416-212-7157 African Canadian Legal Clinic, Toronto. For a new program aimed at helping youth in conflict with the law. The Clinic will help to reintegrate and rehabilitate. It will help youth, aged 12 to 17, achieve better outcomes...

Ontario-federal pact as standard for all provinces, immigration agencies urge.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... The federal government's 2006 budget promise to increase support for immigrant settlement services is a "positive first step," says the Canadian Immigrant and Settlement Sector Alliance. A national coalition of 450 service agencies for the...

Meritorious service awards by G-G.(Governor General and Commander-in-Chief announces Meritorious Service Decorations )
May 22, 2006... Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented Meritorious Service Decorations at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, April 28, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. The civil division recognizes individuals who have performed an exceptional deed or an...

Montreal mega centre for intellectually disabled opposed.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... A petition signed by 4,640 people opposes a government plan to establish a single major center to provide services for the intellectially disabled and persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders. In Montreal, it was tabled in the Qurbec National...

Vital Signs goes Canada wide to grade community life.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... Vital Signs is a project of Community Foundations of Canada and its member groups. The project will track and grade each community's quality of life in key areas such as the economy, health, housing, learning and the environment, Monica Patten,...

U.S. credit counselling sector has been "poisoned", IRS head says.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... "They have poisoned an entire sector of the charitable community," United States Internal Revenue Commissioner Mark W. Everson said as he announced revocation of charitable status for 41 credit-counselling organizations. These agencies appeared...

37 new probation parole hires in Ont.(Ontario)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The Ontario government is hiring 37 new probation and parole officers, providing additional resources to supervise offenders in the community, Community Safety and Corrections Minister Mont Kwinter announced. Twelve of the new officers...

Social work prof honored.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... Among the Ontario university professors who will receive the profession's top provincial honour, is Professor Sarah Todd from the School of Social Work at Carleton University. This is a prestigious award acknowledging their outstanding skills,...

Marriage bonus in D.C. pilot.(GENERAL)
May 22, 2006... A pilot project in the District of Columbia, approved by the U.S. Congress, will give low-income couples as much as $9,000 in federal funds and other cash if they formalize their relationship in marriage. Couples earning under $50,000 a year...

Publications.
May 22, 2006... A policy research dialogue on mainstreaming gender into trade policies. [electronic or print resource] Ottawa : Status of Women Canada. Facility-based continuing care in Canada, 2004-2005. Ottawa: Canadian Institute of Health Information....

$150 million for ehealth in British Columbia.(HEALTH)
May 22, 2006... Approximately $150 million towards eHealth initiatives will be spent in British Columbia, Health Minister George Abbott announced. The initiatives are undertaken with Canada Health Infoway, a non-profit organization composed of deputy ministers...

Tribunal should consider human rights issues before refusing appeal.(INCOME SECURITY)
May 22, 2006... The Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal had the jurisdiction to consider human rights issues when two applicants appealed a rejection for disability support because of alcoholism, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled. "Where a vulnerable applicant is...

Manitoba will not claw back federal child benefit.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The Manitoba government will not claw-back the federal Universal Child Care Benefit paid to families with children under age six in receiving employment and income assistance, Family Services and Housing Minister Christine Melnick said. The...

Full time job guaranteed to all graduating nurses.(HEALTH)
May 22, 2006... Ontario has come a long way from a time when almost half the nurses were employed in part time jobs, and when many nurses in the province left the profession. Now the Ontario government will guarantee that every nursing graduate in Ontario...

Ontario adds 75 forensic treatment beds.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced a $20 million expansion of hospital and community-based services. This is aimed at improving access to forensic mental health services for people in the criminal court system who...

Toronto Centre gets new wheels.(new health buses replace old buses at Sherbourne Health Centre)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Two new health buses will be replacing Sherbourne Health Centre's 10-year-old bus. The new vehicles are expected to enhance health services for Toronto's homeless. The bus program has expanded over the decade providing care to 2,500 individuals...

Family and singles units for Kingston.(Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston)
May 22, 2006... Construction has begun on a six unit housing project sponsored by the Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston. Funding ($416,000) has been provided by the federal and provincial governments under the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. The...

Yellowhead builds assisted senior units.(Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society in Barriere, B.C., has started construction of a 10 unit assisted living development that will provide affordable housing and care for seniors who wish to maintain their independence, but require some...

St. Catharines housing launched.(SHELTER)
May 22, 2006... Bethlehem Place will create 40 units of affordable housing with support services in St. Catharines under the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. It is a $5 million project, including $1.2 million from the program, and will provide 40...