In the third and final part of this series I review my top 5 priorities and draw some general conclusions. You can read Part 1 and Part 2. 5) Highlight Locally Relevant Curriculum The fundamental issue here is striking a balance between the highlighting the relevant local curriculum and ensuring the broader needs of satisfying … Continue reading Youth Priorities in Windsor Essex Part 3
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Youth Priorities in Windsor-Essex Part 1
Last summer I had the privilege of attending the Your City Your Idea (YCYI) event hosted by YKNOT Windsor-Essex at the Windsor Star Cafe. The goal of this event was to bring together young people in the Windsor-Essex area and determine what their priorities are for the region. What resulted was 70 millennial's brainstorming what they wanted … Continue reading Youth Priorities in Windsor-Essex Part 1
Windsor 11.1% Unemployment… A Grim Hint of the Future?
Last week when Statistics Canada announced its March unemployment numbers and many were surprised when Windsor's rate jumped to 11.1%, the highest in the country. After a few panicked seconds, people remembered that Windsor Assembly Plant was shutdown until May for retooling and concluded that the statistical fluctuation had to do with the laid off workers from Chrysler … Continue reading Windsor 11.1% Unemployment… A Grim Hint of the Future?
Discussion on Development Charges in #Windsor
This week there was a flurry of discussion around development charges (DCs) in Windsor, with the reporting that a proposal is going to Council next week calling for a 51% increase in there existing rates. The response saw an interesting debate erupt on Councilor Chris Holt's Facebook Page between Councilors Holt and Bortolin and Developer Peter Valante. Mr. Valante's … Continue reading Discussion on Development Charges in #Windsor
My Thoughts on #Windsorgone Part 2 – Youth
After a couple of discussions about my first #windsorgone blog, (you can find it here) I decided to change the topic of the second blog from what can be done locally to the following discussion. Be warned there is some data analysis and numbers in the post. About Young People Leaving Windsor An "omission" from my first blog … Continue reading My Thoughts on #Windsorgone Part 2 – Youth
My Thoughts on #WindsorGone Part 3 – What can we do?
I apologize for the slow posting of this final section. I got hit with the flu... As I mentioned in my first blog, many of the broad reaching catch all phrases of "economic diversification", "entrepreneurship" or "convincing young people to get an education in X field" are really beyond the control of local governments and organizations … Continue reading My Thoughts on #WindsorGone Part 3 – What can we do?
My thoughts on #WindsorGone Part 1
Over the holidays the Windsor Star did a great series on young people leaving Windsor-Essex. They followed up this series with a public forum that brought together the local Chamber of Commerce, the University and College, WE-Tech Alliance and YKNOT. Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the forum but I did watch the video stream during … Continue reading My thoughts on #WindsorGone Part 1
In the Windsor Star Today
So I was featured in the Windsor Star today. Although the article is speaking on an important issue that needs to be discussed, I am disappointed with it in one aspect. The main takeaway from my portion of the article is the following sentence: “There just aren’t that many opportunities in the city,” Fathers said. … Continue reading In the Windsor Star Today
The Challenge of being a “Social Scientist” in Windsor Ontario
The following post was originally posted on the YNOT blog which I am now re posting here. I have been coming to Windsor all my life, both of my parents were born and raised here, my extended family is here and in 2010 I moved here to complete a masters’ degree in Political Science at the … Continue reading The Challenge of being a “Social Scientist” in Windsor Ontario
What if Detroit hosted the UN?
The announcement of Detroit's bankruptcy was a long time coming with much ink being spilled on the city's demographic conflagrations and mismanagement. The collapses of the city's economic base that supported the jobs that kept the people in the area, to the out and out criminal activity of municipal office holders, all have given the City of Detroit … Continue reading What if Detroit hosted the UN?
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