The Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO), in partnership with the West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC), acts as an umbrella organization for settlement service providers in Manitoba. MANSO acts as a voice for the Manitoba settlement and integration sector, as well as supporting members through communication, networking and professional development activities. The work […]

Food systems are integral to community health and well-being yet face overlapping challenges in Northwestern Ontario. This project begins the process of conducting a comprehensive food system assessment and planning process for the City of Thunder Bay and the surrounding communities through its local food policy council, the Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy (TBAFS). […]

With the 2021 commitment to develop a National School Food Policy, Canada joins other G7 countries and much of the industrialized world in prioritizing the health, education and development of children, by ensuring they have access to healthy food at school every day. This research will investigate existing school food programs (SFPs) across Canada and […]

As towers get bigger and bigger they form their own structure and systems, which have become a monoculture and an old paradigm. Exploring Social Spaces in Tower Living reimagines the skyscraper as a connected, imaginative and resilient entity in its community. We seek to understand what kinds of programs and spaces bring people together. We […]

The Manitoba Islamic Association (MIA) provides opportunities for Muslims in Winnipeg to practice their faith. The MIA provides community educational programs for children and families, charity help to those in need and social and cultural programs in addition to religious services. With the influx of immigrants and refugees MIA has become a hub for information […]

New Directions is a non profit community organization that provides extensive programming that serves specialized programs for children, youth, adults, and families from all walks of life. They offer a variety of services that range from residential placements, cultural programming, educational services, and more. The New Directions vision statement captures the framework of the organization […]

As the Immigrant Centre is a settlement service provider, one of its roles would be to assist newcomers to Winnipeg with employment, language, Immigration guidance, and other services. One very important aspect of facilitating assistance to newcomers would be informing and recommending other organizations which can assist them with their specific needs. This project will […]

I, as the Food Manager, will plan healthy lunches and food kits every week and will track, cost, and document donated foods. I will improve the efficiency and organization of cataloging the food donations. I will also ensure that volunteers may excel in their roles by learning their strengths and goals and improving volunteer training. […]

Taking a restorative approach to sport reimagines how we can respond to the crisis of maltreatment in sport and athletes experiencing harm. This project will be an extension of restorative justice work on going in Nova Scotia which sees justice as concerned with securing and sustaining just relations. A restorative approach to justice supports responses […]

This proposed research seeks to better understand how people make decisions on purchasing consumer goods online. Due to COVID-19, we have seen a massive acceleration of online shopping, especially for essential items such as food. As such, consumers are increasingly relying on digital information to connect to food (and the places it grows). By studying […]

La crise de la COVID a mis en lumière, plus que jamais, l’importance de l’accès à une alimentation saine, locale et durable pour tous et toutes. Elle a aussi mis en lumière les actions d’une diversité de réseaux et d’approches ayant chacun ses forces et ses aspirations. Malheureusement, les synergies entre l’ensemble de ces initiatives […]

L’Institut généalogique Drouin (IGD) possède la collection de documents généalogiques la plus vaste au Canada. Une collection composée de plusieurs de millions de documents historiques de natures et de longueurs très variées. Bien qu’elle soit aujourd’hui entièrement numérisée, la majorité de cette collection ne peut malheureusement être intégrée dans les outils de recherche développés par […]