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Multiculturalism In Toronto A Review Of The Rise Of The Unmeltable Ethnics

Year: 1972

Summary: Reviews book The Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics (1972), by Michael Novak, and explores implications for Toronto.

Administrative Study Of The Department Of Public Health

Year: 1915

Summary: An overview and analysis of various departments relating to public health, including hospitals, nursing, maternity and infant care, dentistry, food inspection and sanitation services. The Bureau of Municipal Research makes recommendations to improve public health, including upgrading and expanding public health office spaces modernizing administrative practices, and encouraging inter-departmental cooperation for more efficient collection of data, information and statistics related to public health.

What Is 'The Ward' Going To Do With Toronto

Year: 1918

Summary: A survey of problems in "The Ward", including (but not limited to) lack of civic pride, ramshackle buildings, lack of open spaces for recreation, and general hazardous living conditions. The Bureau highlights the need to keep these problems from spreading. Suggestions to deal with the problem of The Ward include expropriation of land, demolishing homes, and education/civic engagement through schools and community centers.

The Federal Role In Housing And Urban Development

Year: 1968

Summary: A report on the challenges presented by low housing supply and expensive housing and rental stock in the city of Toronto.

Measurement Of Educational Waste In The Toronto Public Schools

Year: 1920

Summary: A survey of "educational waste" - the strain on school social and financial resources attributed to children with intellectual disabilities, children who start school at a later age, and children who do not complete their education

The Development Of New Communities In Ontario

Year: 1974

Summary: Summarizes the proceedings of a seminar sponsored by the BMR. Examines new town development and its effects on growth patterns, population, and urbanization.

Legislative Attempts To Control Urban Growth In Canada

Year: 1976

Summary: Examines actions taken by various municipalities across Canada to manage urban growth.

A Twelve Hour Working Day For School Buildings 300 Days In The Year Story No.2

Year: 1921

Summary: Suggests that schools and school grounds be used more efficiently to meet community needs, such as the need for integration of new immigrants from Central and Southern Europe - both children and parents.

Bringing Supply And Demand Together

Year: 1914

Summary: Presents a tentative scheme for central control of labor supply, unemployment, and immigration, with suggestions for: administration, legislation, fees and costs, methods and procedures, and interdepartmental co-operation.

A Twelve Hour Working Day For School Buildings 300 Days In The Year Story No. 1

Year: 1921

Summary: Schools can function as a tool for community development, particularly for new Canadian immigrants. Use of schools in this way would increase output of services, to get the most out of overhead costs of educational infrastructure.

Biographies Of Individual Schools Under The Toronto Board Of Education

Year: 1920

Summary: History and survey of the York Street School, including a detailed account of school supplies, the school building, principal, teachers and students (kindergarten through grade 3)

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