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By Madeline Smith StarMetro Calgary Thu,. Aug. 23, 2018 CALGARY—The federal move to choose a measure for tracking the poverty line across the country is prompting advocates to call for local [...]

By Timothy Wild It seems to me that there’s a lot of talk about straws these days.  When I go out for meals with family and friends, our soft drinks generally come with straws; usually made from [...]

Calgary, AB – August 22, 2018 – Opportunity for All – Canada’s first poverty reduction strategy was released yesterday. It lacked the fanfare typically reserved for grand investments and [...]

Workers deserve living wage Calgary Herald 18 Aug 2018 Re: “Services sector lost 26,000 jobs in Calgary in a year,” Aug. 14 I read with interest about the impact of increasing minimum wage as [...]

By Lee Stevens This summer during my holidays I have been buried in several great reads, two of which I would like to share with a review.  Hillbilly Elegy by J.D Vance, a lawyer from Columbus, [...]

Media Release Calgary, AB, August 8, 2018 – In its 2018 snapshot “Poverty in Calgary”, Vibrant Communities Calgary highlights how those receiving Alberta Works and Assured Income for the Severely [...]

By Darrell Howard “My gut just aches;” an understandable emotional response from Deidre Pike, someone who worked on the recently cancelled basic income pilot in Ontario.  In 2017, Ontario [...]

https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2018/07/26/poorest-albertans-buying-less-food-paying-more-for-housing-study-suggests.html By BRENNAN DOHERTY StarMetro Calgary Thu., July 26, 2018 CALGARY—The [...]

Media Release Calgary, AB, July 25, 2018 – Vibrant Communities Calgary, in its 2018 snapshot “Poverty in Calgary”, highlights how newcomers to Canada face significantly higher levels of low [...]

Here is a link to the June 7, 2018 article written by Mary Getaneh: https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2018/06/07/immigrants-and-young-single-moms-among-those-who-struggle-most-with-poverty.html [...]