by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, Analysis
Food Businesses and Employment Local farms and food processing are an important component of our economy. According to the 2013 Thunder Bay Multiplier Study, “many jobs were lost in Ontario as a result of the economic depression since 2008. However, food production...
by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, References
Food Security Research Network and Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University. (2013). The Workforce Multiplier Effect of Local Farms and Food Processors in Northwestern Ontario. Funded by the North Superior Workforce Planning Board and the Northwest...
by weaver | May 11, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
In 2014 Roots to Harvest and the City of Thunder Bay planted the city’s first urban food forest. Located at the parkette on Court Street, the food forest includes a range of fruit trees and berry bushes that, once fully grown, will become a place people can go to pick...
by weaver | May 11, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
On November 5, 2013, the Ontario Government passed the Local Food Act, which aims to foster local food economies in Ontario. Due to the advocacy efforts of Ontario Nature, the Ontario Government included forest and freshwater foods in the definition of local foods....
by weaver | May 11, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Over the past 2 years Ontario Nature has offered harvesting workshops to teach people how to sustainably harvest wild edibles. In 2014, Ontario Nature held 26 workshops in northwestern Ontario with a total of 576 participants. The following year, in 2015, they held 25...
by weaver | May 11, 2022 | 2015 Report, Analysis
There has been a huge surge of interest among people in the Thunder Bay area in learning about what foods are available in our region and how to harvest them sustainably. In part this has been driven by the efforts of organizations such as Ontario Nature, who have...
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
212,498 Measured: 2011 – 2015 Source: Chiodo, T., (2016). Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Personal Communication, January 20, 2016 15
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
122,450 Measured: 2011 – 2015 Source: Chiodo, T., (2016). Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Personal Communication, January 20, 2016 14
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
178 Measured: 2014 Source: Deschamps, M., (2016). Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Personal Communication, January 28, 2016.13
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
2,184 Measured: 2014 Source: Deschamps, M., (2016). Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Personal Communication, January 28, 2016. 12
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
66 Measured: 2015 Source: Deschamps, M., (2016). Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Personal Communication, January 28, 2016.11
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
41,000 Measured: 2014 Source: TB News Watch. (2014). Limited Moose Tags. Online news story posted April 17, 2014. 10
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
1 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 9
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
8 Measured: 2015 Source: Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015.8
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
8 Measured: 2015 Source: Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. (2015). Website, Accessed December 12, 2015. 7
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
2,500 Measured: 2015 Source: Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. (2015). Website, Accessed December 12, 2015. 6
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
3 Measured: 2015 Source: Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. (2015). Website, Accessed December 12, 2015.5
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
7 Measured: 2015 Source: Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. (2015). Website, Accessed December 12, 2015. 4
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
4 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 3
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
834 Measured: 2015 Source: Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015. 2
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, References
Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015. Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015. Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. Lakehead Region Conservation...
by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data
27 Measured: 2015 Source: Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015.1
by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Administered through the Red Cross since 1997, Student Nutrition Programs offer food programs in 86 of the schools in the District of Thunder Bay and 52 in the Thunder Bay area. The large majority of the programs serve breakfast or a morning snack. The food is...
by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Food Action Network have been running a Gleaning Program since 2000. The program provides free bus transportation to area farms to pick produce for people who have difficulty accessing food. Number of poultry abattoirs (2015)0...
by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Thunder Bay Good Food Box is a monthly fruit and vegetable distribution program that aims to increase access to fresh and affordable produce in neighbourhoods, housing buildings, organizations, and participating First Nations year-round. The non-profit, volunteer...
