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Kids, Poverty and Mental Health: Building community solutions
By Denise Davy Elizabeth Upper loads a bag of food into her grocery cart at the McQuesten food bank. Living on social assistance with seven people to feed makes coming here a necessity. “I’d never be able to get by,” says Upper, whose five children range in age from six to 17. Her children’s mental and physical health problems make …
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SPRC now leading in the Neighbourhood Action Strategy Community Developer Team
The Social Planning and Research Council have been working alongside their partners at the City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Foundation as part of the development of the Neighbourhood Action Strategy. This month we became further involved as we are now the host agency for the Community Developers working with the local planning teams …
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Service Canada Programs – Changes in Immigration Information Session
On February 20, CAPC and the Immigrant Women’s Centre will continue their monthly information session series with a presentation on the Canada Pension Plan. The YWCA Hamilton will also be welcomed as a new partner in the development of information session series. Service Canada Programs – Changes in Immigration Information SessionThursday, February 201:00 – 2:30 …
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Time for a raise for the working poor
Poverty stunts economic growth, hits women and youth hardest By Tom Baker Even in hard times fairness is not a lot to ask. The success of efforts to increase the general minimum wage in Ontario (from $10.25 per hour to $11 this June) could signal a new day for decency in what has been for too …
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Hamilton mayor ignores critics to fly the rainbow flag
By Samantha Craggs A handful of people have already complained that the city is flying the rainbow flag from its top municipal building, but the mayor says he doesn’t regret it. The city is flying the flag in light of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, where Russia’s anti-gay rights stance has come into focus. On Monday morning, …
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Pride flag flies at City Hall on Monday
By Molly Hayes After weather-related delays, the Pride flag was flying at Hamilton City Hall on Monday. Mayor Bob Bratina had previously requested that the city fly the rainbow flag for the duration of the Olympic Games, but some “serious ice issues on the roof” made it too dangerous for the workers to mount the flag. …
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