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School Story No. 9

Year: 1916

Summary: This document draws upon reports from the Medical Inspection Department of the Board of Education, and suggests Improving health conditions and health education in the schools. Some suggestions including the building of "open air schools" and being aware of ill-venthilated cloak-rooms as a source of contagion. The difficulties of trying to teach children who come to school hungry are also highlighted.

School Story No. 6

Year: 1916

Summary: Comparison of repeated grades and children above standard age in Montreal and Toronto schools and how the education system should cater to children with special needs.

School Story No. 5.

Year: 1916

Summary: Outlines budgetary spending on high schools and collegiates, as well as the need for accurate information and advanced accounting methods in order to provide taxpayers with a better picture of these budget figures.

School Story No. 3

Year: 1915

Summary: Review of education budget, expenditure and accountability to the public about the school system. Considers the cost of education to each taxpayer and proposes more engagement in promoting efficiecy in public schools.

School Story No. 10

Year: 1917

Summary: This publication draws upon reports of the Board of Education and highlights the issue of children who are over the normal age for their school grade due to either late entrance or lack of progress and being held back a grade.

School Closures: Are They The Solution?

Year: 1980

Summary: Addresses the issue of school closures, reviewing the decision-making process and providing a case study of The School Board of Etobicoke.

School Accounts

Year: 1916

Summary: Summary of recommendations on school accounting made by the City Auditor.

Restraint Without Hardship: How Do We Know?

Year: 1976

Summary: Analysis of how provincial budget cuts affected social services in Ontario municipalities and the lack of sufficient information to account for spending on these issues.

Residential Bonus System: Why A City-Wide Bonus?

Year: 1972

Summary: Analysis of current and planned residential bonus system and endorsement of the need for a more flexible system in future.

Report Special Tax Conference Report Of The Ontario Committee On Taxation

Year: 1968

Summary: Report of the Ontario Committee on Taxes with the joint participation of the Bureau of Municipal Research and the Canadian Tax foundation - compiles the papers presented at the Special Tax Conference. Papers and discussion concern federal, provincial and municipal taxes, property taxes, tax exemptions, school board finance, sales taxes, municipal debt, and taxes on certain industries

Report On Stage Three: The Seminar Conference Toronto August 6-16, 1967

Year: 1967

Summary: A summary report of the discussions that took place at the BMR-led conference on metropolitan problems. Topics of discussion included planning, infrastructure, population, financing for capital projects, vertical and horizontal equity, federal fiscal policy, and city management in general.

Report On Leisure Time Patterns For Apartment Dwellers In The City Of London

Year: 1975

Summary: Comprehensive survey of leisure activities and priorities among apartment dwellers in London, Ontario.

Report on a Survey of the Treasury, Assessment, Works, Fire and Property Departments

Year: 1913

Summary: Prepared for the Civic Survey Committee by the New York Bureau of Municipal Research. Available at the Toronto Reference Library, Humanities & Social Science Desk, 2nd Fl Annex (Call #: 352.0713 B79).

Reorganizing Local Government: A Brief Look At Four Provinces

Year: 1972

Summary: Explores municipal reform in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick.

Relief Story No.3 Total Number Of Individuals On Voucher And House Of Industry And Single Men In Hostels

Year: 1940

Summary: Highlights the issue of housing challenges due to unemployment, noting the number of people on voucher, in houses of industry, and single men in hostels. Demonstrates that the number of people on relief is the lowest it has been since 1933 and that unemployment has decreased in the August-November period.

Relief Story No.2 Reporting Direct Unemployment Relief Expenditures

Year: 1939

Summary: Examination and analysis of the burden that unemployment relief payments place on the budget.

Relief Story No.1 Direct Unemployment Relief

Year: 1939

Summary: The Bureau notes that the cost of direct unemployment payments will challenge the city's budget through 1950 - and argues that it must be restructured and the responsibilities distributed more equitably between the three levels of government.

Rehabilitation-One More Demonstration Project

Year: 1971

Summary: Describes the importance of learning from past rehabilitation projects of low-income housing.

Regional Government- The Key To Genuine Local Autonomy

Year: 1968

Summary: Summarizes observations and recommendations dealing with the 29 regional governments proposed by the Ontario Committee on Taxation.

Redevelopment In Downtown

Year: 1964

Summary: Argues that zoning policy must be revised to achieve maximum growth in downtown Toronto.

Redevelopment By Referendum

Year: 1971

Summary: Examines the advantages and pitfalls of holding a referendum over development issues, using a case study from Kitchener as an example.

Redevelopment And Open Space

Year: 1971

Summary: Argues that urban redevelopment can compound old problems. As an example, newly approved development harms accessibility to parks in the St. James Town area.

Recycling: Why, When And How?

Year: 1973

Summary: Toronto must find a new way to dispose of waste, after having used lake Ontario, incineration and landfills. There are economic and social advantages to turning to recycling.

Recreation Easements

Year: 1971

Summary: Discusses the legal structure of land easement and the possibilities of using this method for creating recreation spaces.

Questions For Electors, October 1978

Year: 1978

Summary: Outlines the major issues faced by municipal representatives in Metropolitan Toronto, London, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor, and Sudbury in the 1978 Municipal Elections.