Here's where you'll
find all the past issues of the Communities Collaborating e-newsletter. Now retired, the monthly publication was distributed
by Tamarack to over 1500 subscribers through 2005.
Each issue focused on an active community
collaboration, while providing helpful resources and links
for further reading.
Click on an issue below to learn more about
Communities Collaborating in Canada!
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Time
for Real Action - “A lot of us felt
it was time for real action,” says David Pecaut,
when he shares the story of how the Toronto City Summit
Alliance came to be. (Dec 8, 2005) |
Historic
Collaboration in Hamilton - It may come
as a surprise to learn that there are enough people
living in poverty in Hamilton to fill Copps Coliseum
five times. One of every five Hamilton residents (95,605
people) lives in poverty. (Nov 10, 2005) |
Social
Prosperity in Dufferin County - Dufferin
County wants to be the best! It’s a laudable and
achievable goal if local leaders and everyday citizens
pull together to make it happen. (Oct 13, 2005) |
Generating
Community Energy - The use of community-owned
power facilities using renewal resources is rapidly
gaining popularity across Ontario. Community organizations
in Thunder Bay, Temagami and Huron and Perth counties
are collaborating to bring a new kind of energy to their
communities. (Sept 15, 2005) |
Emphasizing
collaboration and partnership - Given that Canada is one
of the most urbanized countries in the world, it should
come as no surprise that well over one-half of Canada’s
Aboriginal people live in urban settings. (Aug 18, 2005)
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Tackling
the Street's Complex Problems - Complex
issues – such as street prostitution - require
comprehensive responses. And that is what is occurring
in Edmonton with a program called COARSE that is designed
to help people leave the sex trade and rebuild their
lives. (July 21, 2005) |
Business
Not As Usual - For 25 years Swift Current,
Saskatchewan stopped growing - in industry, population,
and imagination. How did this community turn itself
around? By working together. (June 23, 2005) |
Gulf
Voices - The Saltwater Network is a kind
of “bioregional community foundation,” created
by and for community-based organizations around the
Gulf of Maine to support community-based management
and conservation. (May 26, 2005) |
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New
Realities & Opportunities for Immigrants
- TRIEC, a remarkable multi-stakeholder council, is
working in the Toronto area to improve access to employment
for immigrants, so they are better able to use the skills,
education and experience they bring with them to Canada.
(Mar 3, 2005) |
Working
Together to Reduce Poverty - Vibrant Communities
is a "collaboration of collaborations" committed to
exploring the extent to which local communities can
reduce poverty through multisectoral and comprehensive
efforts. (Feb 3, 2005) |
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