MEDIA RELEASE – Reports provide wake-up call on future of Canada’s cities

March 23 / ‘Social inclusion’ reports were released today in five cities --
Saint John, Toronto, Burlington, Edmonton and Vancouver. They are the work
of Inclusive Cities Canada, a unique, participatory research initiative
that uses a social inclusion framework to build people-friendly cities,
promote good urban governance and develop strategies for supporting urban
diversity.

 The federally-funded initiative set up Civic Panels made of community and
municipal leaders to conduct social inclusion ‘audits’. Over 1,000
participants contributed to the findings.  The research examined important
dimensions of social inclusion, such as how cities respond to diversity,
levels of civic engagement, living conditions, opportunities for human
development and community services.

 The reports and news releases can be downloaded from the Inclusive Cities
Canada website  www.inclusivecities.ca.

 For information contact:

  Christa Freiler, National Coordinator
INCLUSIVE CITIES CANADA
T: 416 604 1869
F:  416 351 0107
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