Catherine Mindorff-Facca, Chair of the Niagara Research and Planning Council, said poverty is not just an individual problem, but a problem for the entire Niagara community, during taping of a Cogeco Taking Niagara By Storm show at Welland’s Rose City Kids Theater on October 24, 2012. Eliminating poverty requires an investment in a municipalty’s strategic [...]
Read moreA new report on entitled “Are the Consequences of Poverty Holding Niagara Back?” shows everyone in Niagara is paying for the cost of the consequences of poverty, and the scope of what it’s costing us is jaw dropping. The new policy brief unveiled on September 26, 2012 by the Niagara Community Observatory, in partnership with [...]
Read morePoverty costs Niagara $1.38 billion a year in lost productivity, health-care expenses and social-support programs, according to a poverty brief released by the Niagara Community Observatory at Brock University. The Niagara Research and Planning Council was a partner in preparing the brief. Human, Economic Cost of Poverty – Niagara Falls Review article September 26 2012
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Collaboration is the key to future innovation and technological success. At least, that was the message coming out of a forum hosted by the Niagara Research and Planning Council (NRAPC). The forum, held at the MacBain Community Centre in Niagara Falls, was focused around creating a Niagara-wide digital knowledge network and how that could enhance [...]
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