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2. Gift to U of T sill stimulate innovation in pulp, paper industry.
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Wong, Janet
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ENDOWMENTS ,PAPER industry - Abstract
Reports on the endowment of a professorial chair at the University of Toronto's Pulp and Paper Center. Tembec Inc.'s funding of the Frank Dottori Chair; Denial that paper has become obsolete with the advent of the Internet; Need for research and innovation in Canada's pulp and paper science and engineering.
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- 2000
3. Ice Storm 1998 — Forest policy and research papers.
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Lautenschlager, R.A.
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FORESTRY research ,CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
Presents information on forest policy and research papers submitted at a conference held at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario in October 2000. Names of reviewers and conference organizers; List of researchers and overview of their research.
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- 2001
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4. Health risks from paper sludge under review.
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Priesnitz, Wendy
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WASTE products as fertilizer ,PAPER recycling ,SOIL management ,HEALTH - Abstract
Reports on health problems related to the paper-sludge soil enrichment program run by Atlantic Packaging and Courtice Auto Wrecking in Ontario. Recycling of waste materials by giving paper sludge to farmers as fertilizers; Chemicals contained in paper mill sludge; Legislation on the application of paper sludge to fields.
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- 1999
5. MAKING A LIVING: HARVESTING THE LAND.
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Beckett, Harry
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AGRICULTURE ,PAPER industry ,HUNTING ,TRAPPING ,FISHERIES - Abstract
Farms in Ontario produce livestock, corn, vegetables, and fruit. However, housing and industrial development are taking away the precious farmland in areas like the Niagara Peninsula. The forests of the Canadian Shield are cut to make wood and paper products. In the north, hunting, trapping, and fishing are an important part of the economy.
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- 1997
6. `Low-key' flex-pack maker reaches for higher-quality sales.
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Spaulding
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PAPER converting machinery ,SKILLED labor ,SUPPLY & demand - Abstract
Features the Mississauga, Ontario-based Seville Packaging Inc. Line of business; Avoidance of commodity-type converting; Features of the flexo press and Eco Convert solventless laminator used by the firm; Pride in the firm's lack of middle management and customer service system; Shortage of skilled labor in Canada. INSET: End-product profile..
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- 1999
7. NEXFOR TO SPIN OFF FRASER.
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PAPER industry ,BUSINESS planning ,STOCKHOLDERS ,SALES ,INDUSTRIAL productivity - Abstract
Reports that Toronto, Canada-based Nexfor Inc. is proposing to spin off its specialty papers and timberlands business to its common shareholders. Operation of the business as Fraser Papers; Sales, metric tons and paper production capacity.
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- 2004
8. What to Do with Kapuskasing? .
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LAND settlement ,SERVICES for veterans ,PAPER mills - Abstract
Focuses on the government policy toward the soldier-resettlement scheme in Kapuskasing, Ontario. Complaints made by veterans against the unsuitability of the land; Compensation for those wishing to leave their holdings; Establishment of a paper mill.
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- 2001
9. Carbon-sequestration geosystems: A new paradigm for understanding geologic storage of CO2, with application to Southwest Ontario, Canada.
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Hart, Bruce S.
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GEOLOGICAL carbon sequestration ,INDUCED seismicity ,SEDIMENTARY basins ,CARBON sequestration ,CARBON dioxide - Abstract
• New carbon-sequestration geosystem paradigm proposed for screening CO 2 repositories. • Deposition, burial history 1st-order controls on repository attributes, traps, etc. • Genetic understanding of geology enables property prediction away from data control. • Case-study application to heavily industrialized region of onshore Canada. In this paper, I propose a new geoscience paradigm for evaluating potential carbon-sequestration targets. I introduce the term carbon-sequestration geosystem to study and describe portions of sedimentary basins where all the geologic components necessary for the safe and long-term storage of CO 2 are present. The purpose of this type of analysis, most appropriately applied at a basin-screening stage, is to derive a holistic, genetic, and predictive understanding of the geology – the depositional systems, structural setting and other factors that are direct controls on storage, injectivity, potential for induced seismicity, and other critical factors. To illustrate the concepts, I present a re-evaluation of the geologic carbon-sequestration options in Southern Ontario (Canada) where business and environmental needs, mostly associated with hard-to-abate industries, require urgent action. Legacy wireline-logs, core, and outcrop data are the main data sources available in this onshore setting. The results of this new, independent study are broadly similar to those of previous studies: the Cambrian section, a saline aquifer, is the most likely candidate to be a CO 2 repository. However, the methodology used identified several issues (e.g., stratigraphic heterogeneity, proximity to basement) that will need addressing by targeted data collection and/or analysis before site-selection for a test should be undertaken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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10. Critiquing Ontario's Childcare Policy Responses to the Inextricably Connected Needs of Mothers, Children, and Early Childhood Educators.
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Richardson, Brooke, Powell, Alana, and Langford, Rachel
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EARLY childhood educators ,CHILD care workers ,CHILD care ,FEMINIST ethics ,MOTHERS ,COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the chronically inadequate childcare infrastructure in Canada and across much of the world. Government responses have been many and varied within and between countries, provinces, municipalities, and local communities. Embracing a feminist ethics of care lens, this paper examines how the needs of mothers, children, and early childhood educators were recognized as interconnected (or not) in Ontario's childcare policy discourse and action throughout the pandemic. Findings indicate that children were rarely discussed beyond being a "burden" to their parents (and therefore the economy) while children's and early childhood educators' childcare experiences and needs were largely absent in any policy discussion or action. The only group to receive widespread media and political attention were mothers, whose ongoing struggle to "balance" paid and unpaid (care) work became heightened and visible en masse throughout the pandemic. We offer overarching observations and recommendations for childcare policy stakeholders and actors as we look to build new possibilities for Canadian childcare beyond the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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11. E-FORMS AND PAPER FORMS MANAGEMENT ADDED TO LIVELINK.
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FORMS management ,COMPUTER software ,ELECTRONIC records ,RECORDS management - Abstract
Reports that Open Text of Waterloo, Ontario has enhanced the forms management capabilities of its Livelink eForms Management software. New capabilities of the forms management of Open Text; Ability to develop and manage electronic forms in Livelink while automating the processing of the remaining paper forms; Advantage of the new XML features of Open Text.
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- 2004
12. The future of agroecology in Canada: Embracing the politics of food sovereignty.
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Laforge, Julia M.L., Dale, Bryan, Levkoe, Charles Z., and Ahmed, Faris
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FOOD sovereignty ,AGRICULTURAL ecology ,DEVELOPING countries ,GLOBAL North-South divide ,INDIGENOUS peoples - Abstract
Agroecology and food sovereignty have gained a significant foothold in the Global South; however, in the Global North, there are significant challenges hindering the adoption of these concepts. Drawing on participants' insights following an Agroecology Field School and Research Summit held in Ontario, Canada in 2018, this paper presents the context for agroecology's potential expansion in this country. We argue that three key dimensions must be addressed in order for the concept to be advanced: 1) Engagement in food system governance; 2) Building networks of solidarity between academics, activists, and food producers/harvesters; and 3) Realization of Indigenous food sovereignty. • Politics remain one of the most significant challenges facing agroecology in Canada. • Agroecology can strengthen food governance at community and government levels. • Agroecology requires solidarity between academics, organizers, and food producers. • Agroecology must address historical and ongoing injustices facing Indigenous people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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13. Tempest in a Toilet.
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Priesnitz, Wendy
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SEWAGE sludge ,PAPER mills & the environment - Abstract
Discusses the negative effects of paper mill sludge sold as soil fertilizer by Cornwall, Ontario-based Domtar Fine Paper on the environment. Ingredients of sludge; Health problems caused by the fertilizer; Accusations against the company that its toilets are connected with the mill's waste water treatment process.
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- 2000
14. 100 years and beyond - Dryden Mill.
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Johnston, Gwen
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PULP mills ,WOOD pulp industry ,SULFATE pulping process ,FOREST products industry ,SUSTAINABLE forestry ,FOREST management ,HISTORY - Abstract
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- 2014
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15. EATING THEIR DUST.
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Grace, Heather
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ONTARIO. Ministry of Environment & Energy ,PAPER mills ,INDUSTRIAL wastes - Abstract
Reports that the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Ontario has charged Norampac Inc. for failing to comply with an order regarding the disposal of the sticky waste produced by its paper mill. Information on the April 1999 order; Reason for banning the use of Norampac's waste material as dust suppressant; Market name of Norampac's waste material.
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- 2001
16. Towards social arboriculture: Arborists’ perspectives on urban forest labour in Southern Ontario, Canada.
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Bardekjian, Adrina C.
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ARBORICULTURE ,LABOR market ,URBAN forestry ,ENVIRONMENTAL justice ,AGRICULTURAL laborers ,POLITICAL ecology - Abstract
This paper explores how arborists negotiate their work environment, including the pressures of policies, the labour market, technologies, government regulations and lack thereof, and the non-human agencies with which they are confronted. The political climate surrounding urban forestry in Southern Ontario influences and governs operations and physical labour. There are many (f)actors and conditions (both external and internal) surrounding fieldwork in urban forestry and that these affect work and personal lives. The questions guiding this paper include: (a) How do various political and labour conditions impact arborists’ sense of pride, independence and skill? ; (b) What are the social and labour divisions within the culture of arboriculture? ; and (c) What is the lived experience of urban forest workers, their employment, and what is it like to be a frontline worker ? This paper provides a closer look at licensing, work conditions, subcultures and social dynamics in urban arboriculture. Using accounts from semi-structured interviews with arborists across Southern Ontario and by examining field arborists’ activities, relationships with co-workers and working conditions through participant observation and ethnographic field notes, I explore and reveal how arborists feel about their working environment and the labour processes and people who oversee and surround them. Findings reveal that despite dehumanizing (f)actors within the field, there are elements of resistance and negotiation, and potential for an alternative future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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17. The Canadian Primary Health Care Systems from a Brazilian perspective: discussing Starfield's Attributes.
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de Mello Brandão, José Ricardo
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PRIMARY care - Abstract
This paper reviews the Starfield pillars and the Canadian health system. An objective and subjective evaluation are applied to the system through the lenses of access, longitudinality, integrality, and coordination of care. System vulnerabilities, actions, and proposals that are underway to improve these aspects, both nationally and in the province of Ontario, are discussed. Worth highlighting is the opportunity to establish a national free drug system, and the several challenges to advance the agenda of reforms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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18. Resilient or resistant? Critical reflections on resilience in an old industrial region.
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Sweeney, Brendan, Mordue, Greig, and Carey, Jeffrey
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CRITICAL thinking ,ECONOMIC shock ,DEFINITIONS ,COMPETITIVE advantage in business ,AUTOMOBILE industry - Abstract
• This article answers criticisms about the malleability of the resilience concept. • The three necessary features of the resilience concept are clarified. • A parallel concept, 'resistance', is introduced and its necessary features defined. • Introduction of 'resistance' reinforces both what 'resilience' is and what it is not. • Clarifying resilience as distinct from resistance has implications for policy. Despite criticisms that emphasize the ambiguity surrounding its definition and applications, the concept of resilience is featured prominently in studies of regional economies and regionally-based industries. This paper builds on this literature through a case study of Canada's automotive industry, an old industrial region (OIR) situated primarily in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. It also provides heightened definitional rigour to the concept of resilience and in so doing, advances the concept of 'resistance.' We argue that resistance better characterizes regional economies and regionally-based industries whose competitive advantages have eroded, are resistant to change, and remain locked into trajectories of slow decline but persist through shocks, disruptions and interventions, policy-oriented or otherwise. The clarification of resilience as distinct from resistance carries significant implications for policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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19. From Temporary Financial Assistance to Longer Term Income Support: Probing the Growth in Ontario's Disability Support Program.
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Kerr, Don, Smith-Carrier, Tracy, and Juyan Wang
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DISABILITY recipients ,SOCIAL security - Abstract
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- 2019
20. An Investigation of Chiropractor-Directed Weight-Loss Interventions: Secondary Analysis of O-COAST.
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Beliveau, Peter J.H., McIsaac, Michael A., Mior, Silvano A., and French, Simon D.
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CONFIDENCE intervals ,HEALTH care reform ,HEALTH promotion ,OBESITY ,PUBLIC health ,WEIGHT loss ,COMORBIDITY ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,SECONDARY analysis ,BODY mass index ,ODDS ratio ,ADULTS - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate weight-loss interventions offered by Canadian doctors of chiropractic to their adult patients. This paper reports a secondary analysis of data from the Ontario Chiropractic Observation and Analysis STudy (N c = 42 chiropractors, N p = 2162 patient encounters). Multilevel logistic regression was performed to assess the odds of chiropractors initiating or continuing weight management interventions with patients. Two chiropractor variables and 8 patient-level variables were investigated for influence on chiropractor-directed weight management. In addition, the interaction between the effects of patient weight and comorbidity on weight management interventions by chiropractors was assessed. Around two-thirds (61.3%) of patients who sought chiropractic care were either overweight or had obesity. Very few patients had weight loss managed by their chiropractor. Among patients with body mass index equal to or greater than 18.5 kg/m
2 , guideline recommended weight management was initiated or continued by Ontario chiropractors in only 5.4% of encounters. Chiropractors did not offer weight management interventions at different rates among patients who were of normal weight, overweight, or obese (P value = 0.23). Chiropractors who graduated after 2005 who may have been exposed to reforms in chiropractic education to include public health were significantly more likely to offer weight management than chiropractors who graduated between 1995 and 2005 (odds ratio 0.02; 95% CI [0.00-0.13]) or before 1995 (odds ratio 0.08; 95% CI [0.01-0.42]). The prevalence of weight management interventions offered to patients by Canadian chiropractors in Ontario was low. Health care policy and continued chiropractic educational reforms may provide further direction to improve weight-loss interventions offered by doctors of chiropractic to their patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2019
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21. Dust in the Wind, an Update.
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Asselstine, Julia
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PAPER mills & the environment - Abstract
Questions the future of Dombind, a paper-mill waste material that was being used as a dust suppressant in Ontario's rural roads. Information on a deal by Norampac, manufacturer of Dombind, with the Ministry of Environment; Various comments on Norampac.
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- 1999
22. Green Tea, Pancakes and Spam Sushi: Transnational Culture and Boundaries in Toronto's Japanese Canadian Community.
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Matsuo, Tracy
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CULTURAL identity ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,ETHNICITY ,JAPANESE people - Abstract
This paper shows that cultural elements such as 'cultural capital' and 'cultural repertoires', both within the host country and from abroad, are important factors in the ethnic identity and national integration of people who participate in Japanese Canadian organizations. This is a diverse group which often includes people who are not of Japanese descent. In one cultural centre over 50% of its members are non-Japanese. Using in-depth interviews with Japanese migrants, Japanese Canadians and non-Japanese who participate in Japanese Canadian organizations, I found that the permeability of ethnic boundaries vary for these different groups. Japanese immigrants have a very exclusive sense of both Japanese and Canadian membership, so much so that they exclude themselves from both categories. Japanese Canadians, on the other hand, have a more flexible conception of ethnic and national group membership where people with appropriate cultural characteristics can be included in the group, regardless of ancestral or national background. Participants who are not of Japanese descent have very porous personal and group boundaries where group membership becomes something they can acquire along with the culture, although this strategy was found to be more successful in Canada than in Japan. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
23. The Dishwater Menace: Healthy Drinking Spaces and the Public Good in Post-Prohibition Ontario.
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Malleck, Dan
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PUBLIC health ,ALCOHOL drinking ,BAR laws ,LIQUOR laws ,SANITATION ,TEMPERANCE ,BUREAUCRACY - Abstract
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- 2017
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24. A Tale of Two Policies: The Case of School Discipline in an Ontario School Board.
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Milne, Emily and Aurini, Janice
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EDUCATION policy ,EDUCATION ,EDUCATIONAL law & legislation ,EDUCATIONAL accountability ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes - Abstract
This study examines how staff working for one Ontario school board perceive two distinct approaches to school discipline policy: the Safe Schools Act (Bill 81) and Progressive Discipline and School Safety (Bill 212). The more centrally controlled and rigid Safe Schools Act was criticized by interviewees and cited for human rights violations. However, the inherent flexibility and vagueness of the Progressive Discipline policy that replaced it was seen to lead to inconsistent policy implementation and unequal outcomes for students. This paper considers the broader implications of policies that are "tightly coupled" or "loosely coupled" in terms of teachers' professional discretion, accountability, and student outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
25. POLICY APPROACHES TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY IN ONTARIO SCHOOLS.
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FLESSA, JOSEPH
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SCHOOL districts ,DEMOGRAPHIC change ,SCHOOLS ,INCLUSIVE education - Abstract
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- 2014
26. Berlin, Ontario, in the Age of the ABC.
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Lucas, Jack
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SPECIAL districts ,ELITE (Social sciences) ,LOCAL government ,PARKS & recreation commissions (Government) ,MUNICIPAL water supply ,MUNICIPAL government ,PROGRESSIVISM (United States politics) ,BUSINESS & politics - Abstract
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- 2013
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27. The labour geographies of education: The centralization of governance and collective bargaining in Ontario, Canada.
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Sweeney, Brendan
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DECENTRALIZATION in management ,COLLECTIVE bargaining ,PUBLIC sector ,PUBLIC education ,SECONDARY schools ,EDUCATIONAL literature ,EMPIRICAL research - Abstract
Abstract: Labour geography has yet to pay full attention to the experiences of public sector workers and their employer (the state). This article addresses this lacuna and provides some insight into the labour geographies of public sector workers through an empirical analysis of the centralization of governance, employment relations, and collective bargaining in Ontario, Canada’s publicly-funded elementary and secondary schools. This case demonstrates how one particular group of public sector workers – teachers – and their unions located and exercised agency in the arenas of politics and collective bargaining through a rescaling of their activities from the local to the provincial level. The paper also argues that the rescaling of politics and collective bargaining is problematic. Questions remain regarding whether or not Ontario’s teachers were able to increase their aggregate bargaining power through centralization or merely transferred agency and authority from one scale to another. Moreover, the paper engages with the fast-developing geographies of education literature, and is consistent with an outward-looking approach that links education to wider political and economic processes. In so doing, it extends the scope of the geographies of education to the employees of publicly-funded schools and their administrative bodies, and suggests value a theoretically- and empirically-informed dialogue between geographers interested in education and those interested in labour. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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28. Evaluating local multi-stakeholder platforms in forest management in Ontario.
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Robson, Mark and Hunt, Len M.
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COMMITTEES ,CITIZENS ,STAKEHOLDERS ,FOREST management ,META-analysis ,CASE studies - Abstract
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- 2010
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29. Rural broadband: Gaps, maps and challenges.
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Hambly, Helen and Rajabiun, Reza
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PUBLIC investments ,AGGREGATE demand ,RURAL electrification ,DATA mapping ,USER experience ,QUALITY of service ,TELECOMMUNICATIONS services ,RURAL telecommunication - Abstract
• Rural broadband strategies in Canada face data and mapping challenges. • Research shows challenges with being deemed "served" or "underserved". • In southwestern Ontario rural Internet quality levels may fall below the government's aspirational targets. • We recommend provider reported data cross-referenced with user experience data and detailed mapping. This paper examines challenges to evidence-based decision-making in the design and implementation of rural broadband investment programs. Our focus is on Canada, and the apparent need for further intra-rural broadband research and better data and mapping for informing public investment decisions, but similar challenges are evident in the international literature. Based on proprietary telecommunication provider datasets, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) estimates that broadband services with advertised speeds that meet its basic universal service targets (50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload) are available to 87.4 percent of households in Canada. In rural areas however, services that meet CRTC's speed targets are available to 45.6 percent of households. Moreover, effective speeds and service quality levels that suppliers deliver and users experience tend to fall well below the government's aspirational targets. In response to demand for better broadband, a variety of initiatives are directing public investment to the deployment of regional and rural broadband networks, which are typically owned and operated by private companies. There remains a serious lack of relevant data and its effective use in creating rural broadband strategies and managing public investment projects. Evidence from the literature suggest that this affects the degree and quality of geo-spatial and econometric analysis that results in a limited empirical basis to allocate scarce public investments, aggregate demand of consumers/communities, and assess the outcomes of rural broadband initiatives ex post. This paper provides a historical overview of rural broadband development in Canada and questions if the body of knowledge to inform public investment initiatives has grown sufficiently to ensure their effectiveness and sustainability. With a regional case from southwestern Ontario, Canada, we discuss the findings of the literature review, characterize the broadband data challenge, and discuss the importance of proprietary provider data cross-referenced with Internet user experience data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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30. UNVEILING THE INVISIBLE LEARNING FROM UNPAID HOUSEHOLD WORK: CHINESE IMMIGRANTS' PERSPECTIVE.
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Liu, Lichun Willa
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NONFORMAL education ,EDUCATION of immigrants ,HOUSEKEEPING ,SURVEYS ,CULTURAL pluralism ,EDUCATION - Abstract
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- Published
- 2007
31. Poisoning the well: neoliberalism and the contamination of municipal water in Walkerton, Ontario.
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Prudham, Scott
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LIBERALISM ,WATER pollution - Abstract
In May of 2000, thousands of residents of the town of Walkerton, Ontario became ill from drinking municipal water contaminated by Escherichia coli and Campylobacter jejuni bacteria. Seven people died, while many suffered debilitating injuries. A highly unusual and risk prone local hydrological regime, coupled with manure spreading on farms near municipal wells, and lax oversight by municipal water utility officials, were quickly blamed by Ontario government figures, including then premier Mike Harris. However, the scandal surrounding Walkerton''s tragedy and a subsequent public inquiry into the incident also implicated neoliberal reforms of environmental governance introduced by Harris''s government subsequent to its election in 1995. This paper examines the Walkerton incident as an important example of a “normal accident” of neoliberalism, one that can be expected from neoliberal environmental regulatory reforms arising from systematic irresponsibility in environmental governance. This irresponsibility is promulgated by an overarching hostility to any regulatory interference with free markets, as well as specific regulatory gaps that produce environmental risks. The paper also serves as a case study of the extent to which neoliberalism is constituted by environmental governance reform, and conversely, how environmental governance reform is reconfigured as part of the emergent neoliberal mode of social regulation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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32. Walking the Dog: An Urban Ethnography of Owners and their Dogs in the Glebe (Where Can 'Lassie' 'Go?' Territoriality and Contested Spaces).
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Patterson, Mike
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HUMAN-animal relationships ,ANIMAL behavior ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,COMMUNITY relations ,DOGS ,DOMESTIC animals - Abstract
This paper examines the ways in which dogs and their owners interact in the Glebe, a small upscale neighborhood in the centre of Ottawa. Using participant observation and autoethnography, the paper documents my arrival with my dog in this new neighborhood, and our adventures good and bad. Issues such as contested use of territory, along with an examination of stratified layers of legislation and local, more personal views on dogs, are combined to provide a picture of a society in transition and partition, particularly with regards to public land and park use. Competing interest groups include cyclists, young families, seniors and those who believe dogs should be neither seen nor heard. The paper shows that dogs are 'lightning rods' for different levels of public opinion, which are manifestly concerned with animals but latently more involved with human socialization, with governance of the neighborhood, and with allocation of natural resources in the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
33. Impacts of climate warming on forests in Ontario: Options for adaptation and mitigation.
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Papadopol, C.S.
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GLOBAL warming ,FOREST microclimatology - Abstract
This paper summarizes current knowledge about the optical properties of greenhouse gases and general climate-warming influences. It explains the influence of this new phenomenon on the major ecosystems of the world, and considers the process of deforestation. It then analyzes the warming trends in Ontario based on data from two weather stations with continuous records of morn than 120 years, to determine the rate of warming in the Groat Lakes-St. Lawrence Region. The results indicate a temperature increase of about 0.76°C per century and an 8% increase in annual total precipitation. Current climate change models indicate that for a scenario of 2 × CO[sub 2] levels some general, probable prognoses can be made, including a temperature increase of up to 4.5°C, which might be disastrous for existing forest ecosystems. Specifically, the consequences of climate warming on (a) northward shifts of ecological conditions, (b) forest productivity, and (c) forest physiology and health, are examined. In the context of global warming, the paper then recommends practical management measures necessary to ensure adaptation of existing forest ecosystems to the warming that is already developing. These measures are intended to provide a no-risk environment for existing forests until rotation age. Next, a wide range of mitigative measures is examined with a view to securing the longterm preservation of forest ecosystems to avoid major ecological disruptions and, gradually, to reverse climate warming. Application of these measures requires international consensus, but countries that apply these recommendations first have a chance to profit from them due to the "CO[sub 2] fertilization" effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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34. CBC, union argue over status of work stoppage.
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Tillson, Tamsen
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STRIKES & lockouts -- Television station employees ,INDUSTRIAL technicians ,LABOR unions ,PAPER industry workers - Abstract
Reports the strike conducted by television technicians of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in Toronto, Ontario. Membership of the technicians in the Communications, Energy and Paperworks Union; Failure of contract talks between parties; Impact on the television news broadcasting activity of the company.
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- 2001
35. Market potential for certified forest (wood) products in Ontario, Canada.
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Spinazze, Maria C. and Kant, Shashi
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FOREST products ,RAW materials - Abstract
This study, conducted in the fail of 1997, documents: i) consumer perceptions regarding environmental marketing; ii) consumer willingness to purchase certified forest (wood) products and to pay a premium for such products; iii) variations in premium across products and prices; and, iv) levels of awareness and acceptance of certification within the forest industry. Analysis indicates that Ontario consumers are environmentally conscious. The mean response of consumers indicates that they are willing to pay a 10% premium for nearly all certified products. In some cases, premium varies with the price of certified products; lowprice furniture items command a higher premium than do highprice furniture products. Approximately 90% of consumers prefer to purchase certified furniture and lumber products over non-certified, and 73% of consumers prefer to purchase recycled paper products over certified paper products. Generally, awareness and acceptance of certification among primary producers and re- manufacturers are low. Only 39% of respondents indicate a willingness to pay a 1.0% premium for certified products, but almost all respondents are willing to purchase certified forest products if all other aspects, such as price and quality, are equal. Separation of certified and non-certified wood and wood products may pose a problem for many companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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36. Incursion dans les archives de l'hôpital Montfort : Partir à la quête du processus de « déhospitalisation » des patients hospitalisés sur les unités psychiatriques de courte durée.
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HARRISSON, SANDRA, BRUYNINX, GADYS, MACCORDICK, NICOLAS M. H., and TESSIER, FRANÇOIS
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PSYCHIATRIC records ,ELECTRONIC health records ,HOSPITALS ,DIGITIZATION of archival materials ,MEDICAL record access control ,DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION ,TWENTIETH century ,HISTORY - Abstract
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- 2015
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37. Le choix de l'école catholique de langue française en Ontario: mutations du rapport identitaire des Franco-Ontariens au catholicisme.
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Nault, Jean-François
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CATHOLIC schools ,ETHNIC identity of French-Canadians ,EDUCATION of French-Canadians ,SCHOOL choice ,CANADIAN French ,FRENCH-Canadians ,FRENCH-Canadian students ,RELIGION ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
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- 2015
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38. Bank Branch Operating Efficiency: A DEA Approach.
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Zijiang Yang
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BANKING industry ,BRANCH banks ,BANK management ,DATA envelopment analysis - Abstract
In today's economy and society, performance analyses in the services industries attract more and more attention. This paper presents an evaluation of 240 branches of one big Canadian bank in Greater Toronto Area using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Special emphasis was placed on how to present the DEA results to management so as to provide more guidance to them on what to manage and how to accomplish the changes. Finally the potential management uses of the DEA results were presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
39. The Role of the Non-Native Teacher in Remote First Nations Communities in Northern Ontario.
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Oskineegish, Melissa and Berger, Paul
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SOCIAL conditions of teachers ,FIRST Nations of Canada ,TEACHER-student relationships ,TEACHERS - Abstract
This article describes seven experienced First Nations and non-Native educators' ideas about how to prepare non-Native teachers for culturally responsive teaching in remote First Nations communities in northern Ontario. Addressing the concerns for teacher improvement and student success in the Indian Control of Indian Education (ICIE) (National Indian Brotherhood, 1972) policy paper, I
1 describe how non-Native teachers can be successful by focusing on the non-Native teacher as a person, including the crucial question of who the teacher is, the importance of building reciprocal relationships, and the need to understand the role of 'visitor' in a community. I conclude with a discussion of how all three are connected to student success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2013
40. THE NEW AGE OF IRON SIGHTS.
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Wieland, Terry
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SURGEONFISHES ,FISHING equipment ,FISHING tackle ,HUNTING ,RIFLES - Abstract
On paper, the receiver, tang, and even the cheap and ubiquitous open sight should have long since gone the way of paper-patched bullets, but they have not. There are still situations in which a receiver sight is streets ahead of any scope, particularly in Ontario, where deer, moose, and black bear are hunted in thick bush and hunters walk many miles in a day. Most factory rifles still come equipped with a front bead sight and a basic V-notch open rear sight. Tang and receiver aperture sights are a different story. They're capable of 1,000-yard target accuracy.
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- 2004
41. Use of observed wild bird activity on poultry farms and a literature review to target species as high priority for avian influenza testing in 2 regions of Canada.
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Burns, Theresa E., Ribble, Carl, Stephen, Craig, Kelton, David, Toews, Lorraine, Osterhold, Jason, and Wheeler, Hazel
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BIRD diseases ,AVIAN influenza ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,ROCK pigeon ,AMERICAN robin - Abstract
The article presents a study on the wild bird species subjected for avian influenza (AI) surveillance based on their wild bird activity in poultry farms in southwestern Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. It says that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify AI status in existing research papers on AI infection. Results showed that wild bird species to be subjected for further studies include American robin, barn swallow, and rock dove.
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- 2012
42. Deconstructing place identity? Impacts of a “Racino” on Elora, Ontario, Canada.
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Shannon, Meghan and Mitchell, Clare J.A.
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HISTORIC sites ,HANDICRAFT ,CUSTOMER satisfaction ,VILLAGES ,SOCIAL processes ,PRESERVATIONISTS (Historic preservation) - Abstract
Abstract: The heritage-scape is a socially constructed place that provides locally crafted products, cuisine, and experiences to satisfy consumers’ desire for authenticity. In this paper we question if the introduction of a functionally non-conforming structure causes an existing heritage-based place identity to dismantle (i.e. deconstruct). In 2003, a pari-mutuel racetrack and gaming parlour (a “racino”) was introduced to the historic village of Elora, Ontario, Canada. Through content analysis we unravel (i.e. deconstruct) the social processes that lay behind this development. We find that this profit-oriented venue was widely contested by preservation-minded residents, who expressed concern that this structure would compromise Elora’s heritage image. Our survey finds, however, that the majority of visitors believe that the Grand River Raceway and Slots has not impacted Elora’s existing place-based identity. Key informants further reveal that image management, spatial placement and visual coherence are largely responsible for its maintenance. We conclude that a heritage-based place identity may be retained, and even enhanced, in the presence of a hegemonic discourse that is underlain by a long-standing preservationist ideology. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2012
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43. L'économie plurielle dans les services à domicile au Canada : une comparaison des modes de régulation entre le Québec et l'Ontario.
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JETTÉ, CHRISTIAN, VAILLANCOURT, YVES, and BERGERON-GAUDIN, JEAN-VINCENT
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HOME care services ,SOCIAL policy ,HEALTH insurance ,MANAGED care programs ,SOCIAL history - Abstract
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- 2011
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44. Passerine reactions to human behaviour and vegetation structure in Peterborough, Canada.
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Campbell, Michael O’Neal
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PASSERIFORMES ,HUMAN-animal relationships ,VEGETATION & climate ,URBAN parks ,STATISTICAL hypothesis testing - Abstract
Abstract: Different bird species react differently to human proximity in urban parks. The ‘alert distance’, i.e. the distance between a bird and an approaching person when the bird reacts visibly to the intruder, and the flight distance, the distance between the two when the bird takes flight, vary for different bird species. Such alert distances are less studied for passerines. This paper examines the alert and flight distances of ten variably sized passerine species in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Subject birds were approached by an observer walking at a constant speed, using frontal and sideways approaches and either immobile or swinging arms, to test the hypothesis that alert distances vary according to human movements, bird size, and surrounding vegetation. All species recorded longer alert distances when the approaching person used a frontal, rather than a sideways approach, and also recorded longer alert and flight distances when the person used arm movements, as against walking with no arm movements. Apart from human arm movements, the strongest positive predictor of alert distances was bird size, while significant negative predictors were tree and shrub height and vegetation cover. Contrary to some other studies, increased vegetation height and cover more often reduced than increased alert distances, and open grass did not increase alert distances. Path and road proximity was not a significant predictor of alert distance. If sensitive to such issues, park design may include more trees and shrubbery, balancing conservation with human recreation and security concerns. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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45. Support Networking Strategies of Female Chinese Immigrants in London, Ontario.
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Wei-Wei Da
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CHINESE people ,WOMEN ,SOCIAL networks ,WOMEN immigrants ,SOCIAL support ,RELIGIOUS life ,IMMIGRANT children ,EMIGRATION & immigration - Abstract
Drawing on data gathered from semi-structured interviews with eighteen professional Chinese women with young children who have recently migrated to London, Ontario, this paper examines the social support networks of these women. Despite a range of barriers and difficulties, Chinese immigrant women actively mobilize their family resources and develop new support systems to meet their settlement needs in Canada. Their support networks are seen as being strategic in response to the challenges they face. Strong ties continue to be perceived as important sources of support for some immigrants, but weak ties that are established via post-migration religious participation and the use of modern communication technology, particularly the Internet, clearly provide these immigrant women vital support in dealing with settlement concerns, such as childcare and education. The findings also underscore the dramatic effect of immigration on some women's religious practices. The findings are discussed in relation to the ongoing debate about gender and social support networks of immigrants. The findings have implications for social service providers and policymakers involved in providing appropriate services to immigrant families and their children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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46. The development of new environmental policies and processes in response to a crisis: the case of the multiple barrier approach for safe drinking water.
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Plummer, Ryan, Velaniškis, Jonas, de Grosbois, Danuta, Kreutzwiser, Reid D., and de Loë, Rob
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,CASE studies ,WELLHEAD protection ,DRINKING water ,WATER quality management ,WATERSHEDS ,SAFETY - Abstract
Abstract: While new environmental policies and procedures often are developed incrementally, they can also result from crises or other significant events. In situations where policies and procedures are introduced in response to a crisis, questions about the strengths and weaknesses of existing mechanisms, and the extent to which they can be used to address concerns, may be ignored. This paper explores the complexities of introducing new policies and processes where planning systems and procedures already exist. Drinking water source protection policies that are being developed in response to the tragic events in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada serve as the context for the inquiry. Three case study watersheds were selected to reflect the diversity of municipal jurisdictions and water supply systems in Ontario. A content analysis was undertaken on regulatory and non-regulatory policy documents to determine the extent to which they addressed elements of the multi-barrier approach for drinking water safety. Findings from the research reveal considerable evidence of the multi-barrier approach in the policy and guiding documents analyzed. Policy development in response to a crisis can advance progress on the issue of drinking water safety and coincide with emerging governance strategies. Policy effectiveness may be enhanced by considering existing policies as well as contextual and jurisdictional differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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47. Le bon patient est sous contrôle. Communautés de service et pratiques soignantes à l'hôpital.
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Sainsaulieu, Ivan
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CAREGIVER attitudes ,ALLIED health personnel & patient ,PATIENT-professional relations ,PATIENTS - Abstract
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- 2009
48. The impact of habitat characteristics on bird presence and the implications for wildlife management in the environs of Ottawa, Canada.
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Campbell, Michael O’Neal
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BIRD habitats ,WILDLIFE management ,URBAN forestry ,WILDLIFE conservation - Abstract
Abstract: Urban forestry is increasingly vital for both wildlife conservation and human use, despite frequent conflicts between these functions. A fundamental task in urban habitat and recreation forestry is the identification of those habitat characteristics important for animal species and the evaluation of these within the geographies of human presence, urban proximity and land cover variation and change. This paper examines the habitat characteristics for birds in urban built, green and greenbelt areas of Ottawa, Canada, and an area of continuous Ontario forest, to determine the effects of vegetation density and patch size, and human presence on bird presence. Bird presence was measured by point counts, and land cover was mapped using field observation and aerial photographs (1955 and 1999). At the species level, the pre-dominantly forest birds were affected by human presence and were primarily associated with tree stands in the greenbelt and continuous forest. In dense urban areas there were larger numbers of a few ‘generalist’ species. Both forested and urban (residential/commercial) environments increased in area between 1955 and 1999, creating the two types of land cover favouring the largest number of birds, while the less habituated grass/farmed areas declined in area. More informed bird conservation and recreation management will depend on paying greater attention to vegetation cover combinations with urban development. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2009
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49. VICTIMIZATION AND PREDATORY VIOLENCE AMONG STREET YOUTH IN TORONTO, CANADA.
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Erickson, Patricia G., Butters, Jennifer E., and Bruno, Tara L.
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YOUTH & violence ,YOUTH ,VICTIMS of violent crimes ,VIOLENCE - Abstract
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- 2009
50. The best 10 clinical articles for the last 50 years from the Division of General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Ein, Sigmund H. and Brindle, Mary
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CHILDREN ,PEDIATRICS ,CHILDREN'S health - Abstract
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of the review was to present the best 10 clinical articles for the last 50 years (1956-2006) from the Division of General Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children (HSC), Toronto, Canada. These articles were judged by the major change (impact) in clinical practice of pediatric general surgery after their publication. Methods: All clinical articles from 1956 to 2006 inclusively written by members of the division (while working at HSC) were evaluated. The 2 authors of this article (retired honorary staff surgeon and recently trained chief surgical resident/fellow) separately rated the articles. Each lead author (if possible) was asked to comment on “the significance of their paper, then and now.” If the lead author was unavailable, 1 of the 2 authors of this article commented on the articles. Results: The best 10 clinical articles selected involved spleen trauma, necrotizing enterocolitis, esophageal replacement, Hirschsprung''s disease, tracheal compression, fecal incontinence, gastroesophageal reflux, diaphragmatic hernia, and ruptured appendix. There were 8 staff members and 5 surgical residents/fellows who were lead authors, along with 10 staff from other divisions, departments, and/or hospitals. Conclusion: The conservative management of splenic trauma was judged the best article from this Division that made the largest clinical impact for the last 50 years. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2008
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