23 July, 2009

Government documents recently added to OPL's collection

Report of the propane safety review
(Report by independent panel prior to the August 2008 explosion in north Toronto)
Society at a glance 2009: OECD Social indicators
Organisation for Economic Co-operation & development biennial report that attempts to satisfy the demand for quantitative data on social well-being and trends. It compares facts and figures across countries, using a wide range of indicators, some more unexpected than others - time spent watching television, on personal care, leisure patterns by age. There are also many health indicators, poverty and education indicators, crime, bullying and suicide indicators.
Up against a wall. Coping with becoming a teen when you have been maltreated as a child
Substance use among adolescents in child welfare versus adolescents in the general population
Places to Grow: Size and location of urban growth centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
This report outlines the relevant policies in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, which relate to urban growth centres and provides maps depicting the size and location of the 25 urban growth centres in the GGH.
Immigrants in rural Canada: 2006
Examines immigration patterns in Canada's rural and small towns
2009 Hunting Regulations Summary
From Government of Ontario - if you plan to hunt small game, wolves, moose, wild turkeys, black bear or deer, you need to know the regulations that apply.