In Québec, community psychologists have played an important role in the definition and measurement of family violence and conjugal violence, as well as proposing interventions to prevent these problems. Following the lead of [Bouchard] ([Chamberland], Bouchard, & Beaudry, 1986), Québec community psychologists have collaborated with others on large-scale epidemiological investigations on the prevalence of child abuse (Clément & Chamberland, 2007; Clément, Chamberland, & Trocmé, in press), conjugal violence (Lévesque, Clément, & Chamberland, 2007), and the co-occurrence of these two forms of violence (Lévesque et al., 2007). [Lavergne, C, Dufour], Trocmé, and Larrivée (2008) examined the rates of placement of minority and Aboriginal children in the child welfare system, an...
... of more broadly based community initiatives that aim to promote the well-being of children, fa...
The apostrophe and 's' implies that it is our Mayor's Prayer Breakfast and sponsored by city hall, which is perhaps misleading as these are national events that 'provide an opportunity to re-affirm faith in God in a public fashion and participate in Christian fellowship,'" Decter Hirst said to me in an email. Here's an excerpt from reporter Allison Dowd's story on the slogan announcement, made at the recent State of the City address: "The branding is an initiative of the community engagement network, which is the collaborative working group of community organizations that formerly made up the Brandon Community Strategic Plan committee." [...] that's a veteran reporter's attempt to state as clearly as possible what she is being told by city officials.
A pilot project called 'Active Measures' has been introduced to some First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, including the One Arrow First Nation. It is a project not only limited to one idea, one program, or one community. Rather, it is looked at as a broad, multi-faceted initiative, according to Trevor Sutter, Manager of Communications for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Active Measures is one component where we are trying to reinvest the social assistance dollars into training, work placement, mentoring, and education," said Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Felix Thomas. "We are not taking the cookie cutter approach... Active Measures will take the shape of whatever that community needs," said Sutter.
When street gangs get out of hand in Los Angeles, authorities don't just confiscate their guns: They're quite happy to seize a gang member's car and kick him -- and everyone living with him -- out of his apartment. [Rudolph Giuliani] was sold on the "broken windows" theory. Analysts James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling argued the slightest sign of neglect -- such as a single broken window -- creates the impression that no one cares, paving the way to vandalism and more serious offences. In the mid-1990s, Boston police launched a community initiative aimed at stemming a youth homicide rate that had soared by 200 per cent. Targeting illicit firearms traffickers and gang leaders and recruiting outreach workers, Operation Ceasefire was credited with a 63 per cent drop in youth homicides ...
AS service providers working with inner-city youth, our organizations strongly agree that we need to increase recreational opportunities for inner-city youth in Winnipeg. We strongly oppose public funding for the Youth for Christ Centre, however, and believe city council today should say no to an executive policy committee motion to grant the organization $225,000 per year for 15 years. We take great exception to the idea of providing millions of dollars in funding to a Christian evangelical organization led by individuals with no connection to the many organizations doing important work in the inner city. We do not reject the work that faith-based organizations are doing in our community. We work in collaboration with many such organizations. We are, however, very concerned with orga...
... existing, more culturally appropriate initiatives, is extremely troubling for those who know first-h...
An official signing ceremony formalized the joint venture partnership between the Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO), the Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) and the Kativik Regional Government (KRG), and then, celebrated the signing of the agreement between Telesat and the KRG on behalf of this new partnership. The three Indigenous organizations (KO,KRG,KTC) include 45 remote communities in the northern regions of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec which can be reached only by satellite. They formed the Northern Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN) in 2005 as the first inter-provincial community-owned-and-operated broadband satellite initiative in Canada, explains Brian Beaton of Keewaytinook Okimakanak's Kuhkenah Network (K-Net). Access to health care was a priority when we began this work m...
As far as city hall being too secretive, well, where have you heard that before? Former mayor Susan Thompson had to deal with a troublesome councillor by the name of Glen Murray, who made a career out of accusing her of unwarranted secrecy. When Mr. Murray became mayor in 1998, he faced the same criticism and many social activists still smart at the way the Eaton's building was demolished without adequate notice and after they had been promised that the Portage Avenue landmark would never fall. Ms. [Judy Wasylycia-Leis] says the mayor has failed to represent the community. If anything, however, the mayor has done his best to respond to the overwhelming volume of complaints about the poor quality of the city's roads and community centres. He has also boosted the police budget and launche...
... the police budget and launched the initiative to build a rapid transit system, albeit late, and ...
The nurses were available for the diabetics to talk about diabetes management," said [Donald Bear]. "These tests were really good because people could see, even if they didn't have diabetes, they could be more aware of what their blood sugar levels are and what they are and what they mean, and I think that's really important for our Aboriginal population to be aware of. "I think the thing that's unique is the way that the community is coming together to show concern for diabetes," said Bear. "The unique part about this fair is that it was an initiative of the community diabetes outreach project. This project is a partnership between the Saskatoon Community Clinic, Saskatoon Health Region, Kinistin Salteaux First Nation, the Central Urban Métis Federation, Inc., The Student Wellness in...
While Brandon's downtown graffiti wall is in no way the panacea for eliminating spraypaint vandalism in the city, it does provide a valuable and positive artistic outlet for many misunderstood members of the community, the man overseeing the initiative says.
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