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Number of workshops aimed at forest and freshwater foods entrepreneurs (2015)

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1 Measured:  2015 Source:  Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy. (2015). Community Food Security Database. 9

Number of established forest and freshwater foods businesses (2015)

by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

8 Measured:  2015 Source:  Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015.8

Number of provincial parks within 200 kilometers of the Thunder Bay area (2015)

by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

8 Measured:  2015 Source:  Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. (2015). Website, Accessed December 12, 2015.  7

Number of hectares owned by the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (2015)

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

Number of forest management properties managed by the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (2015)

by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

3 Measured:  2015 Source:  Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. (2015). Website, Accessed December 12, 2015.5

Number of conservation areas managed by the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (2015)

by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

7 Measured:  2015 Source: Lakehead Region Conservation Authority. (2015). Website, Accessed December 12, 2015.  4

Number of groups that run sustainable harvesting workshops (2015)

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

Number of participants in sustainable harvesting workshops (2015)

by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

834 Measured: 2015 Source:  Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015.  2

Number of sustainable harvesting workshops (2015)

by weaver | May 10, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

27 Measured: 2015 Source:  Stolz, W., (2015). Ontario Nature. Personal Communication, November 7, 2015.1

Pounds of meat distributed through the Moose on the Loose program (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

1400lbs of meat 84 families Measured: 2014 Source: Shkoday Abinojiiwak Obimiwedoon Aboriginal Head Start. (2014). 39

Number of community gardens (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

8 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 38

Number of people fed through the Gleaning Program (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

1,148 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 34

Amount of food gleaned (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

7,600 lbs Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 33

Number of people who participated in the Gleaning Program (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

218 Measured: 2015 Source: Schwartz-Mendez, C., (2015). Thunder Bay District Health Unit. 32

Number of Good Food Box host sites (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

33 Measured: 2015 Source: O’Reilly, G., (2015). Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre. 30

Number of Good Food Boxes sold (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

4,568 family sized boxes748 single sized boxes Measured: 2014 Source: O’Reilly, G., (2015). Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre. 29

Average number of meals served by emergency meal programs each month (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

9,000 Measured: March 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 26

Daily emergency meal programs available (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

7 Measured: 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 25

Average number of people accessing food banks per month (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

3,447 Measured: March 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 24

Number of food banks (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

19 Measured: 2015 Source: Carlin, B., (2015). Regional Food Distribution Association. 23

Monthly cost of a nutritious food basket for a family of four (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

$875 Measured: 2015 Source: Thunder Bay District Health Unit. (2015). 22

Cost of transportation: Monthly Bus Pass (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

$75.50 Measured: 2015 Source: Hendel, J., (2015). Thunder Bay Transit. 21

Cost of transportation – Single Cash Bus Fare (2015)

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$2.61 Measured: 2015 Source: Hendel, J., (2015). Thunder Bay Transit. 20

Percentage of adults (18+) who have diabetes in the Thunder Bay District health region (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

8.8% Measured: 2013 – 2014 Source: Statistics Canada. (2011) 19

Percentage of adults (18+) who are overweight or obese in the Thunder Bay District health region (2015)

by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Indicator Data

65.5% Measured: 2013 – 2014 Source: Statistics Canada. 18