Evidence-based policy: so close, and yet so far
February 4, 2020 - This blog first appeared in Northern Ontario Business.
Latest Policy Bytes
Wikwemikong Tourism
February 5, 2020 - Every place has a story that is waiting to be discovered by those who visit. It is in the telling of those stories that Wikwemikong Tourism allows visitors to truly experience the area as well as the local culture, and who better to tell the story than those who call the area their home?
Building a Better Future for Northern Ontario
January 21, 2020 - For the last fifty years, the economic performance of Northern Ontario has been weaker than the performances of northern regions in other provinces and the global north.
Is Your Community Welcoming?
December 24, 2019 - This blog first appeared in Northern Ontario Business.
Northern Ontario Angels
January 8, 2020 - Entrepreneurship takes a lot of time, perseverance and money. Finding an investor in Northern Ontario may seem like a daunting task but the Northern Ontario Angels (NOA) can help turn your entrepreneurship dreams into a reality.
Bombarded by Boards
December 10, 2019 - Ontario is the only province in Canada to fund four separate types of school boards: public Anglophone, public Francophone, Roman Catholic and Francophone Roman Catholic. Altogether, there are 76 publicly funded school boards in the province.
NOC NOC. Who's there? National Occupation Codes!
December 4, 2019 - In recent years, many Northern Ontario districts have experienced a decline in population growth. Among other challenges, this means that there are fewer available workers to fill much needed occupations. And the existing Northern Ontario population is not enough to meet this need.
Does urban Canada hate us?
November 26, 2019 - This blog first appeared in Northern Ontario Business.
Hittin' the “books”
November 22, 2019 - For some post-secondary students, school isn’t just an hour away, but several time zones away. This means travelling across the globe before hittin’ the books.
Twiggs Coffee Roasters- Where the bean starts green
November 6, 2019 - A hot steaming cup of coffee is at the start to most people’s mornings, but for Twiggs Coffee Roasters location owners, theirs starts with roasting green coffee beans. With several business awards under their belt, several franchise locations and a distribution centre, Twiggs can argue that they serve “the best cup of coffee in Northern Ontario”.