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by Category: Community Benefits
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by Media:
4 Oct 22
In a new blog post from the Ontario Nonprofit Network, community benefits activists explore how community benefits agreements can help us leverage infrastructure project spendings and encourage residents to play an active role in envisioning and building better communities. Read more >
12 Sep 22
In a new op-ed, Toronto Community Benefits Network's Rosemarie Powell and Kusma Baker explore how community benefits agreements can bring residents' voices to the foreground, following a recent proposal to redevelop Malvern Town Centre. Read more >
1 Sep 21
The Toronto Community Benefits Network is launching a webinar series on organizing for community wealth building projects. Read more >
9 Jun 21
A new report from the United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County and the Windsor/Essex Community Benefits Coalition shines a light on how rural, small, and mid-sized communities are organizing for community benefits. Read more >
22 Jan 21
Local residents and ACORN members in Ottawa have brought together their vision for community benefits for the LeBreton Flats new development. Read more >
19 Jan 21
A group of community organizations in Hamilton have come together to advocate for a just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis. Read more >
1 Dec 20
The City of Toronto is updating its Community Benefits Framework - act now to make sure they prioritize equity, economic justice, and a fairer local economy. Read more >
13 Aug 20
The Toronto Community Benefits Network's Rosemarie Powell makes the case for CBAs in the federal government's planned infrastructure projects over the next decade, worth $187 billion. Read more >
20 Jun 20
The federal government has announced it will be investing billions of dollars in infrastructure projects across Canada - these must create opportunities and decent work for women, Black, Indigenous, and racialized people through community benefits agreements. Read more >
29 Apr 20
As the City of Toronto begins work on recovery from COVID-19, over 20 local organizations propose ten principles for a bold, green, just recovery. Read more >