The County of Simcoe Children’s and Community Services department is seeking to develop a Food Security Framework to further awareness, coordination and development of approaches designed to enhance food security for all residents. Eco-Ethonomics has been hired by this department to research and produce this framework in coordination with the County, the provincial Poverty Reduction Team and community partners.
Eco-Ethonomics has been engaged by VON to work with the national Coalition for Healthy School Food to facilitate a planning process for raising the ‘Say Yes to Good Food’ Campaign to the national level. The campaign will aim to raise awareness, engage new audiences, fundraise and build solidarity around healthy food in schools among a variety of national stakeholders. The intention is to expand support for the national coalition and …Read More
The Community Hubs Secretariat published an Action Plan in 2015 after extensive consultation and research. One of the recommendations of that report was to develop a Community Hubs Resource Network for Ontario. The Resource Network was loosely intended to perform a few key functions to support the development of Community Hubs across the province. Eco-Ethonomics Inc. was hired in January 2017 by the Cabinet Office to perform a Strategy and …Read More
Mikisew Cree First Nation, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Métis Local 125, and McMurray Métis and other communities and organizations, and as well as Environment and Climate Change Canada, various orders of government, the private sector, and education providers are collaborating on an initiative to strengthen Indigenous employment in environmental monitoring. This initiative has partial funding through the Strategic Partnerships Initiative. A model of training and business development support may be …Read More
Eco-Ethonomics Inc. and associates are currently working with Huron County to develop a food policy council and food charter across Huron County. The approach has been to connect the skilled and knowledgeable set of leaders across Huron County through a series of community meetings. These meetings have resulted in strong participation in one of Ontario’s most agriculturally rich regions. The group has since elected a Executive Committee, developed a terms …Read More