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North End Connect: A community network in the heart of Winnipeg
August 4, 2023 | Authored by: Joel Templeman
Most urban centers in North America have access to quality high-speed Internet connectivity. However, often in low-income pockets of these same cities there are neighbourhoods where residents cannot afford or have other barriers to accessing technology …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building, Social Inclusion
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Disrupting the Circle: Action Through Art
November 15, 2022 | Authored by: Ali Robson, Claire Therese Friesen
Disrupting the Circle: Action through Art started as a research project between West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) and Dr. Shauna McKinnon at the University of Winnipeg. The goal of the research was to better understand the experiences of wom …
Grant: Community Economic Development in the New Economy - 2002-2004
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Manitoba Living Wage Update 2022
September 23, 2022 | Authored by: Michael Apata, Jesse Hajer, Niall Harney
The 2022 living wage update comes alongside the fastest increases to the cost of living seen since the early 1980s. These increases are placing financial pressure on low-wage workers, amplifying calls for the adoption of a living wage in Manitoba. Usin …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development, Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Unearth this Buried Treasure: Adult Education in Manitoba
January 25, 2022 | Authored by: Jim Silver
New report finds Adult Education struggling to meet demand. Underfunded adult education programs in Manitoba are struggling to meet the demand for literacy and grade twelve equivalency in the province. Unearth this Buried Treasure: Adult Education in M …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Hard Infrastructure, Hard Times: Workers Perspectives on Privatization and Contracting out of Manitoba Infrastructure
September 3, 2021 | Authored by: Jennifer Keith, Jesse Hajer, Michael Conway
For several years, the Manitoba government led by the Progressive Conservatives has been pushing hard to reduce the number of government workers, while transferring work and contracts to the private sector. This report examines the push for privatizati …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development, Education, Training, and Capacity Building
