This research examined hidden homelessness among Aboriginal persons in prairie cities. In particular, data were gathered in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina that focused on better understanding the shelter circumstances of ...

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of inner-city residents and service providers and represent their ideas about building healthy communities. The term “inner city” is often associated with a variety ...

This is the outline for a course given as part of the 2005 WIRA Summer Institute. Course content is organized around a number of broad thematic areas related to neighbourhood studies. Themes include: defining the inner ...

This literature review identifies the needs, issues and service gaps facing Aboriginal people1 living in, or moving to, urban municipalities, and helps municipal governments develop strategies to address these needs, forge ...

Recent years have witnessed a shift in the nature of models to deliver housing and support services for low income and marginalized groups in society. This shift has been prompted in part by a change in the role governments ...

This is the outline for a course given as part of the 2004 WIRA Summer Institute. The assignment was to produce a 20-item annotated bibliography in APA format with introduction and conclusion on course-relevant readings.

This report is based on a comprehensive analysis of Winnipeg’s single room occupancy hotels. In developing and writing the report, an emphasis was placed on ensuring that the voices of SRO residents were heard and that ...

In this study we sought to hear the voices of street-involved youth. We wanted to give them a forum through which to tell their stories. We wanted to know: 1) How they came to be involved with the street? 2) What their ...

The purpose of this study is to critically examine rooming houses from a community-based “people and place” perspective. This approach includes surveys, in-depth interviews and a workshop. The instruments used in the study ...

This report highlights aspects of the current spatial distribution of population in the Capital Region and how that distribution has changed over the past five years, with emphasis placed on outlying municipalities. Based ...