ONCE YOU SEE, YOU CAN’T UNSEE
When you visit small Ontario Cities and Towns. What do you see?
Category: Community Involvement
Many owners and managers underestimate the importance of this activity, they do so at their peril. Community involvement is a fundamental key to success.
… about issues at work
Sixteen-year-old students left to lock up, fourteen-year-old kids running meat cutting equipment, university or college students struggling to balance work/school demands, and more issues that are stressing students who work.
This post provides an introduction and links to help acquire the knowledge they need to know their rights in the workforce. Please share this post with students you know or with parents who have children working after-school and on weekends.
Re-thinking small city malls
Many small city malls have failed and deservedly so.
They didn’t fail because the basic concept is wrong. Many of these malls failed to adapt and were not flexible to the changing realities of the merchants they almost took for granted. Is it too late? Perhaps for some.
For merchants and mall operators with vision, there is an opportunity in my opinion. By combining social needs, 21st-century environmental practices with the basic convenience, utility, and economics of “one-stop” shopping … there is a future.
Canadian Politics – Democracy over theatre
This post was originally published on September 30th. I was encouraged by a friend and mentor to revise the post. I have taken Francesca’s advice and made several revisions.
It is my hope that more people will comment and start conversations on building our democracy.
Awareness & Education
One in seven Canadians is affected by this problem as you read these words.
The problem is that this issue is a symptom of larger problems that require expensive and longer-term fixes. This post was meant to deal with 10 solutions, but even at a baker’s dozen, there are likely some missing.
Awareness and education is the first step.
Issues in Rural Ontario
Human Trafficking, extortion, poverty, hunger, stigma … some third world country … a major city … rural Ontario?
Rural Ontario is very picturesque, but there are very real problems that need to be seen and need to be addressed. There is an attitude held by some, that if they cannot see the problem, then it doesn’t exist.
It starts with one …
Many people will say that small and medium-sized businesses and organizations are the economic engine for our country; in many ways, they are also the socio-economic conscience.
Debate, conversation, collaboration, and solutions.
Constructively debating, collaborating and dealing with each of these issues would strengthen our society and would provide economic opportunities for growth of businesses. These are just a sampling of the social issues that we should be discussing as part of our economic plans. Social responsibility is not mutually exclusive from economic growth.
FoodBruceGrey.com
Food Insecurity in rural communities is a hidden issue. Thanks to NPX there is now a tool to inform, educate and correct misconceptions about the size and scope of the food insecurity issue.
FOOD INSECURITY & STIGMA
Blogger’s note: I don’t often re-write a blog, however I felt my first blog on this subject was somehow lacking. Stigma is a huge issue for Food Insecurity and hopefully you will find this revised post better able to communicate the importance of being aware and then taking action on eliminating Stigma