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This year’s Vital Signs report sheds light on changing Edmonton demographics.
This year's Vital Signs report sheds light on changing Edmonton demographics. We're young, pet-friendly and having a rough time with the economy. Alex Boyd | Metro | Oct 6 2016 More immigration, more women, more dogs - the face of Edmonton is changing, as...
‘Vital Signs’ report shows new immigrants still attracted to Edmonton
'Vital Signs' report shows new immigrants still attracted to Edmonton Without current immigration levels, or increased fertility, the population will start to shrink in 20 years Min Dhariwal | CBC News Immigrants settling in Edmonton are more likely to be...
Edmonton’s 2016 living wage: $16.69 per hour
Edmonton's 2016 living wage: $16.69 per hour Edmonton Social Planning Council releases annual report By: Alex Boyd Metro Published on Thu Jun 23 2016 Two working adults living in the city with two kids would each have to make $16.69 an hour in order to make ends meet,...
Opinion: Beefed up child benefits are a poverty game changer
Opinion: Beefed up child benefits are a poverty game changer Viewed through a social policy lens, the biggest story coming out of the federal and provincial budgets were the enhancements to child benefits. Starting in July, an Alberta family with two children making...
Affordable housing, transit access part of Edmonton plan to lift 10,000 families out of poverty in five years
Affordable housing, transit access part of Edmonton plan to lift 10,000 families out of poverty in five years Elise Stolte | Edmonton Journal Published on: May 20, 2016 | Last Updated: May 20, 2016 10:58 AM MDT Edmonton’s plan for dealing with poverty was released...
Helping out impoverished children
Helping out impoverished children Kevin Hampson The Alberta government should raise more dollars in taxes in order to support impoverished children, argues Joel French, keynote speaker at the Alberta Teachers' Association's Well-Being of Children and Youth...
