Oct 30, 2014 | Community Dispatch Archive
October 2014 Community Development Halton recently celebrated 30 years of social planning and volunteerism in Halton. At this event, CDH paid homage to Walter Mulkewich with an award that is called, the Walter Mulkewich Community Development Award. This award will...
Dec 19, 2013 | Community Dispatch Archive
December 2013 In 1843, Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol.” Most of us remember Ebenezer Scrooge and his visits from the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. It is the deep resonating voice of the Spirit of Christmas Present that makes me...
Nov 18, 2013 | Community Dispatch Archive
November 2013 The release of the much anticipated income data from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) in September has placed a chill over the planners and providers of social services, municipal services and economic development strategies. Good information is...
Sep 18, 2013 | Community Dispatch Archive
September 2013 Community Development Halton has followed with attention the growth of neighbourhood development initiatives across North America and Europe. We celebrate the strong sense of place- based work where neighbourhood residents generate the social capital...
Sep 3, 2013 | Community Dispatch Archive
September 2013 Community Development Halton studies and recommends systematic changes to income security programs in order to allow human beings to flourish and live as participatory citizens in an open and inclusive society. CDH has recommended changes to the Ontario...
Jun 12, 2013 | Community Dispatch Archive
June 2013 In 2010, the federal government replaced the mandatory long form census with a voluntary National Household Survey (NHS). This change in the data collection method has drawn strong opposition and protests from data users, municipalities, for profit and...
