Teen Relationship Violence is a Hidden Epidemic in Canada
Canadian Women’s Foundation says education programs critical to ending dating violence TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2012 /CNW/ – Canadian teens are experiencing dating violence in record numbers and need help to stay safer. Canadian Women’s Foundation, Canada’s public foundation for women and girls, is raising funds and investing in teen healthy relationship programs across Canada, where [...]
Head of Diversity and Inclusion for the London Olympic Games to Speak at Upcoming DBN Supplier Diversity Conference
February 20, 2012 No Comment
February 20, 2012 (Toronto, Canada) – Stephen Frost, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be the keynote speaker at The Canadian Supplier Diversity Conference 2012, Diversity Our Economic Strength, presented by RBC, on Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Allstream Centre, Toronto, Canada. Mr. Frost [...]
Continue reading …
KJ Mullins-Toronto: On March 11, 2011 Japan faced one of the largest disasters in their modern history when an earthquake followed by a tsunami killed tens of thousands. The band, MONKEY MAJIK, witnessed their hometown’s tragedy pushing them to give more of themselves. MONKEY MAJIK are KIZUNA Ambassadors (Ambassadors of RESILIENCE). The band is in [...]
Continue reading …
UNICEF welcomes new initiative but emphasizes importance of mentioning children’s rights MONTREAL, Feb. 17, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ – UNICEF applauds Sunday’s announcement by the Quebec Government that it is implementing new measures to reduce school bullying and violence. “I think we all agree that this is a step in the right direction for addressing the [...]
Continue reading …
TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2012 /CNW/ – Attorney General John Gerretsen today joined Barbara Hall, Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, to launch In the zone: Housing, human rights and municipal planning. The guide offers municipalities information about their legal obligations, and about the tools and best practices they can apply to connect human [...]
Continue reading …64 Projects across Canada still in the running for Molson Coors Community Cheer grants
February 16, 2012 No Comment
Up to $1-million available for programs that foster an active, healthy lifestyle TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2012 /CNW/ – Following last fall’s announcement of the Molson Coors Community Cheer program, more than 100 communities across Canada applied to receive funding in support of their projects. Currently, 64 of those projects remain in the running for a [...]
Continue reading …Habitat for Humanity Toronto to pitch for new options in affordable housing
February 15, 2012 No Comment
Neil Hetherington will present to the Planning and Growth Management Committee at City Hall to include affordable ownership housing as an eligible community benefit in the Official Plan TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2012 /CNW/ – Neil Hetherington, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Toronto, will speak at the Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting Thursday morning to [...]
Continue reading …
February 16 is Lunch Money Day and thousands of Torontonians will support Second Harvest to rescue excess food and feed our neighbours in need. TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2012 /CNW/ – “Lettuce Give” – Thursday, February 16 is Second Harvest’s 14th annual Lunch Money Day. This grassroots campaign asks Torontonians to donate the equivalent of what [...]
Continue reading …
New Metcalf Foundation Report: Full-time job earnings often not enough to escape poverty. Toronto, Ontario, February 11, 2012 — The number of working poor in the Toronto Region increased by 42% between 2000 and 2005, according to a new study from the Metcalf Foundation. This group accounted for more than 70,000 adults in the city [...]
Continue reading …
Tonight at the Church of the Holy Trinity in downtown Toronto people came together for the Toronto Day of Action Against the Criminalization of HIV. The HIV virus has changed over the course of the past two and a half decades with medical advancements. It is no longer a virus that means death but a [...]
Continue reading …
