by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Aug 24, 2023 | Community Development
Reflecting on placemaking this morning and how we are all shaped and impacted by our neighbourhoods and communities where we live. Perhaps none more so than Artists and Creatives. The converse is true too. Our creativity also shapes our community. Creative Placemaking...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Jan 30, 2023 | Around Town, Community Development
The Niagara Peninsula Tree Planting Partnership (NPTPP) invites private landowners to join collective efforts to bring millions of trees to the Niagara Peninsula watershed, in support of Canada’s goal of planting two billion trees. The Government of Canada’s 2 Billion...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Sep 3, 2022 | Community Development
1) Social Entrepreneurship while Valued is Largely Misunderstood The multitude of definitions that exist for social enterprise have served to make the term more of an exercise in academic understanding than a rallying cry for a movement. As a society we embrace...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Nov 6, 2021 | Community Development, Housing News
The Meaning of Home contest is back for its 15th year on January 3rd! The contest invites students in grades 4, 5, and 6 to submit a poem or essay explaining what home means to them. The Meaning of Home contest, in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada, is a great...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Mar 5, 2021 | Community Development
There are moments in every Activist’s life when they are driven to action by a simple compelling question: If Not You, Then Who? In November 2009, the first myNiagara Online Community Platform, myPelham.com was launched with the Mission Statement: “MyPelham.com...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Apr 12, 2018 | Community Development, Housing News
Throughout the early months of 2018, Niagara Workforce Planning Board (NWPB) conducted the Employer One Survey, and as of April 11, 2018, the results are now publicly available. The Employer One Survey is an annual labour market survey for employers throughout the...
