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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...
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Sustain Ontario and the Ontario Children, Youth and Food Network Seek a Coordinator
Job Posting:Children and Youth Food Network Coordinator One-year Term; 2 – 5 days/week Position Overview Sustain Ontario – The Alliance for Healthy Food and Fa...
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Sustain Ontario Seeks Acting Director
Job Posting: Acting Director One-year Maternity Leave Contract 3 – 5 days/week Position Overview Sustain Ontario – The Alliance for Healthy Food and Farming is a province-wide, cross-sectoral alli...
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Next Round of Consultation OPEN for the Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy: A Plan for Healthy Food and Farming
The Ontario Food and Nutrition Strategy Design Team is pleased to announce that Round 2 of consultations is now open! This round will move the strategy towards implementation. If you would like to...
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Calling All Leaders! Step up to the plate and support healthy food and farming!
In October of this year, the government introduced a Local Food Act. This was a landmark piece of legislation, which, for the first time, made local food a government priority. Many Sustain Ontario me...
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The Provincial Policy Statement Review
year ago, I didn’t know what the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) was. Provincial Policy Statement sounds vaguely important, right? But what is it? If you’re not a planner, you’ve probably...
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Ontario Gives Thanks for Local Food
As families gather to celebrate another year of bountiful harvest, the Ontario government is celebrating with a Local Food Act. The bill, introduced on Thursday, is a step forward welcomed by many mem...