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Government of Canada supports project tackling violence and bullying OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 12, 2020 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is committed to supporting Indig...enous youth and taking action against violence and bullying. We will continue to work together to address these issues and build a more just society. Today, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Bill Blair, announced that $400,000 in federal funding has been made available under the Northern and Aboriginal Crime Prevention Fund (NACPF) for the Northern Prairie Spirit Youth Cultural Continuity Projectdelivered by the University of Regina. The objective of the project is to collaborate with youth between the ages of 16-21 in Prince Albert and surrounding communities to understand issues surrounding violence and bullying from their perspective. Participants will learn to use photos and videos to create individual and group stories related to the community and will share project information with stakeholders across the province. Recommendations for supports and resources will be implemented in each community. Quotes "I am proud to announce federal funding for the Northern Prairie Spirit Youth Cultural Continuity Project. It is important that we understand the issues Indigenous youth face around violence and bullying. This Project will provide the University of Regina with the resources that are needed to explore ways to develop culturally sensitive prevention practices when it comes to violence and bullying." The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness "This funding helps to support Dr. Raven Sinclair's work to make a real difference in the lives of Indigenous youth who are vulnerable to violence and bullying. By understanding these issues from the youth's perspective, Dr. Sinclair and her team will be able help develop the tools and resources needed for culturally-sensitive crime prevention practices for Aboriginal and northern populations." Dr. Kathleen McNuttt, Vice-President (Research), University of Regina Quick Facts: The Crime Prevention Action Fund, which falls under the National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS), supports innovative projects for at-risk children and youth, and high risk offenders in communities. The NCPS provides national leadership on cost-effective ways to prevent and reduce crime among at-risk populations and vulnerable communities by intervening to mitigate the underlying factors that put individuals at risk of offending. In 2019-2020, $46.5 million was made available under the NCPS to support the implementation and evaluation of crime prevention programs. Since April 1, 2019, the Government of Canada has supported 82 new community-based crime prevention projects across Canada valued at $36.3 million.

Have your say: Neighbourhood Traffic Management Guide The City of Oshawa invites community members to provide input on a study to update the Neighbourhood Traff...ic Management Guide (N.T.M.G.). Traffic management is used to address speeding, volume and traffic safety concerns in neighbourhoods. The updated N.T.M.G. will identify new processes for selecting the most appropriate management tools for residential streets in the City of Oshawa based on best practices from comparable cities and discuss the roles and justifications for using specific tools. The N.T.M.G. does not address traffic concerns on regional roads in Oshawa. Community members are invited to provide their feedback by visiting Connect Oshawa to view a virtual presentation and complete an online feedback form. Community members who prefer to complete the feedback form on paper are asked to call Service Oshawa at 905-436-3311 during regular business hours. Participants can also take part in a crowdsourcing map on Connect Oshawa, which will be used to collect location-specific information on traffic calming issues and concerns on City residential streets. Key items being considered for inclusion in the updated N.T.M.G. are as follows: a new process for reviewing and implementing Traffic Management in residential neighbourhoods; a policy to determine where in the City Traffic Management should be prioritized; best practices for designing safe roadways in new neighbourhoods; a toolbox of traffic calming measures that can be utilized to improve traffic safety; and, a policy for 40 km/h areas, and Community Safety Zones. Feedback will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2020 and will be considered in the development of preliminary findings to the Community Services Committee. Phase 2 of the Study will present preliminary findings and recommendations to the community for review and comment anticipated in winter/spring 2021. To learn more, visit the Neighbourhood Traffic Management Guide webpage.

Second Wave of Pandemic Will Heavily Test Ontario Hospitals Updated COVID-19 Modelling Demonstrates Need for Provincial Leadership TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2020 /CNW.../ - "The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is extremely concerned about the provincial modelling data released today, which projects that Ontario could reach as many as 6,000-7,000 daily cases by the end of December. Ontario hospitals are on the front line of the battle against COVID and their resilience is about to be heavily tested. Bold and decisive leadership is needed immediately from the Government of Ontario to support local public health units and Ontario's hospitals in the difficult time that lies ahead. Ontario hospitals face significant capacity challenges. The standby capacity created in hospitals at the onset of the pandemic is gone, and many of Ontario's large community hospitals and health science centres are full. Both the best and worst-case scenarios presented today reveal that Ontario hospitals will face punishingly high COVID-19 infection rates, and some are certain to experience overwhelming conditions unless new public health measures are put in place by the Government of Ontario, immediately. The OHA is urging the province to reconsider its COVID-19 Response Framework and also calls on local public health units to follow the bold leadership that the Region of Peel and City of Toronto have demonstrated as they acted to protect the health and safety of their residents and their local health systems. The data presented today, as well as the experience in other jurisdictions, underscores the need for the province and local public health units to move quickly and aggressively in order to limit the human and economic costs that the second wave of this pandemic is certain to inflict on the Province of Ontario." - Anthony Dale, President and CEO, Ontario Hospital Association