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Request for Proposals for Strategic Planning Support
Sustain Ontario is looking for an individual or a team to undertake a Strategic Planning and Development Process that will help Sustain position itself both strategically and sustainably, so we are...
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Realizing Our Potential: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy
The OFNS vision is supported by a number of strategic objectives and activities, some of which emphasize the need to address the root causes of food insecurity to support individual health and well-be...
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Announcing Sustain Ontario’s New Steering Committee, Chair and Vice-Chair
We are pleased to announce the results of Sustain Ontario’s recent Steering Committee Election. Bryan Gilvesy of the YU Ranch and Karen Hutchinson of the Caledon Countryside Alliance will be returni...
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Sustain Ontario and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs Learning Exchange
Marc LaBerge will work with Sustain Ontario staff and leaders providing program and policy analysis support beginning in September 2014. ...
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Welcome to New Advisory & Thanks to Outgoing Leadership
We are pleased to announce the new Sustain Ontario Advisory Council. This diverse group of leaders from across the province will be responsible for recommending policy and advocacy priorities for Su...
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Ontario’s 2014 Budget: What is in it for Food and Farming?
This budget includes several specific food and farming-related items, including increased support for food infrastructure, and continuing to increase investment in student nutrition programs....
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New Sustain Ontario Collaboration with OMAF and MRA
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Ministry of Rural Affairs, and Sustain Ontario have reached an agreement to partner this year on a six-month learning and knowledge exchange opportuni...
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Sustain Ontario Advisory Council Election Nominations Launched
Are you passionate about the future of food and farming in Ontario? Do you want to be a part of a dynamic, smart and informed group of change-makers from across the province and across sectors? Are yo...
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Comment on New Statements of Environmental Values
The Ontario Ministries of Rural Affairs (MRA) and of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) have each proposed a draft Statement of Environmental Values under the Environmental Bill of Rights. These Statements ...
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Elections 2014: What’s Next for the Local Food Act?
The fall of Ontario’s provincial government and the announcement of an election on June 12, 2014, raise some important questions regarding food and farming. What food and farming issues will be in t...
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Throne Speech Creates Opportunity for Addressing Food Issues in Ontario
This week’s Throne Speech laid out an agenda with significant potential to support Ontario in moving towards healthy food and farming systems....
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Call for Applications – Action Planning for Children, Youth and Food
The Ontario Children, Youth and Food Network (CYFN) is calling for applications to help to undertake an Action Planning Process. The CYFN is a new network in Ontario that shares a vision of having h...