Vital Signs report highlights youth unemployment, high school non-completion
According to Canada's Vital Signs 2011, the Community Foundations of Canada's annual report card on quality of life, in 2010, the youth unemployment rate was 16% (down to 14.7% in the first half of 2011), compared to the OECD average of 20%. However, the... ... more
Homeless in Yellowknife: An Emerging Social Challenge
PhD candidate Nick Falvo recently released a report on homelessness in Yellowknife. Read it here. ... more
Looking for reasonable priced accommodation this summer?
Check out accommodation options on Carleton's campus from May 4 to Aug. 26. ... more
Carleton’s Co-operative Education Office invites employers to post a job for fall 2011!
Co-op students will begin their fall job search in May. The Co-op Office encourages you to post your fall opportunities now. If you have worked with us before and already have an employer account, simply visit our employer portal... ... more
Community engagement in mining means community power: Quassa
With many exploration projects heading into the permitting process in Nunavut, you hear the word “community engagement” brought up frequently during this week’s Nunavut Mining Symposium in Iqaluit. ... more
Three national organizations join SOS Wakefield on the A-5 extension to Wakefield
Three national organizations join SOS Wakefield today to speak with one voice on the A-5 extension to Wakefield: Québec’s 1986 environmental assessment is a generation out of date, leaving the Wakefield spring at risk and the public without a voice. ... more
This month at Carleton – January 2011
Nominations are due in February for the Founders Award, Carleton’s highest non-academic honour. Help us recognize and pay tribute to those who have made significant contributions to the advancement of Carleton through their dedication, generosity and commitment to the values of the university. ... more
Presenting your views to Council: Women’s Action Forum
City Council will be making decisions about the 2011 City Budget that will affect our families and communities. We can influence their decisions. ... more
This month at Carleton
After only three weeks of data collection, the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva has brought new insight into matter as it would have existed in the very first instants of the universe. ... more
Carleton University launches Community Engagement Website
Today, Carleton is pleased to unveil the Community Engagement website. The website, designed in consultation with the university’s many community partners, provides a remarkable record of Carleton’s projects and relationships with others. It is also a venue to facilitate those relationships and encourage new ones between Carleton and the community. ... more