With Niagara\u2019s reputation for having one of Canada\u2019s oldest populations, attracting and keeping young families is an ongoing challenge.<\/p>\n
What exactly is the situation in Niagara? What trends exist in youth migration? What other trends should we be considering?<\/p>\n
Brock University\u2019s Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) has teamed up with the Niagara Workforce Planning Board to produce a policy brief examining population numbers in Niagara, focusing on its age characteristics.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Niagara\u2019s decision makers look for ways to improve our community\u2019s economic prosperity in the coming years, it\u2019s vital they get the information they need,\u201d says NCO researcher Carol Phillips. \u201cOur goal with this brief is to provide a piece of that information.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillips, along with co-author Adam Durrant, will be presenting their findings at the Niagara Workforce Planning Board\u2019s inaugural Region Building Series event. It will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa in Niagara-on-the-Lake.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no simple or single solution to addressing demographic challenges,\u201d says Durrant.\u00a0\u201cPopulation changes at a local level require very long-range planning and a range of ongoing efforts to support multiple age groups that can lay the foundation for the future we would like to build.\u201d<\/p>\n
What:<\/strong> \u201cA Deeper Dive into Niagara\u2019s Population\u201d presentation<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa, Niagara-on-the-Lake<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> Tuesday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. \u2013 noon<\/p>\n Who:<\/strong> NCO Director Charles Conteh and NCO researcher Carol Phillips; Niagara Workforce Planning Board CEO Mario De Divitiis and Research Manager Adam Durrant; Walker Industries executive vice-president Mike Watt<\/p>\n Why:<\/strong> To better understand Niagara\u2019s age characteristics, the opportunities and challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With Niagara\u2019s reputation for having one of Canada\u2019s oldest populations, attracting and keeping young families is an ongoing challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":38710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4,5,38],"tags":[4826,3095,63,2417],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43084"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43087,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43084\/revisions\/43087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}