This recording is from a webinar held on September 22nd, 2022, addressing how municipal leaders can encourage more affordable housing and build complete communities.
This recording is from a webinar held on September 20th, 2022, addressing how municipal leaders can support local agriculture and enhance food security in their communities.
Lake Simcoe’s health is threatened by the extent and impacts of developments that are currently in place and planned for the watershed basin.
Ensuring a safe community for all requires intentional policy and community engagement, especially with those who are most disenfranchised.
Fifteen minute communities are places where people can meet their daily needs within a 15 minute walk from their home.
Food security is met when all community residents are able to obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable and resilient food system.
The knock on impacts of food insecurity in childhood can be significant, often causing disadvantage that persists for the duration of one’s life.
Providing the solutions to reduce poverty is much more humane and cost effective than ignoring the problem or providing superficial solutions.
Housing is recognized as a human right, both in the UN Declaration of Human Rights since 1948 and in the Government of Canada’s National Housing Strategy Act since 2019. All levels of government share an obligation to prioritize those most in need in our progressive realization of the right to adequate housing.
High housing costs have a large impact on a community’s economy, their residents’ quality of life and social service costs.
