1 / 13

Welcome KENORA INFORMATION SESSION June 24, 2014. Best Western lakeside inn. 5:00pm to 7:30pm

Welcome KENORA INFORMATION SESSION June 24, 2014. Best Western lakeside inn. 5:00pm to 7:30pm. What is Northern Policy Institute?. Northern Ontario’s independent think tank. We… D evelop research , Promote evidence , and Identify policy opportunities

posy
Download Presentation

Welcome KENORA INFORMATION SESSION June 24, 2014. Best Western lakeside inn. 5:00pm to 7:30pm

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. WelcomeKENORA INFORMATION SESSIONJune 24, 2014. Best Western lakeside inn. 5:00pm to 7:30pm

  2. What is Northern Policy Institute? Northern Ontario’s independentthink tank. We… • Develop research, • Promote evidence,and • Identify policy opportunities to support the growth of sustainable Northern Ontario communities.

  3. Our Vision A Northern Ontario that is: • Growing • Sustainable • Self-Sufficient • Successful

  4. Our Mission • To develop and promote proactive, evidence-basedpolicy. • To ensure the sustainable development of Northern Ontario. • To advocate policies that benefit Northern Ontario andFirst Nationscommunities.

  5. Our Values • Objectivity of our assessments. • Relevance of our research. • Collaboration with stakeholders. • Coordination withinstitutions & organizations. • Accessibility of our work to the public.

  6. Our Areas of Research • Aboriginal peoples • Communities • Demographics • Economy • Environment • Infrastructure

  7. Board of Directors • Florence Bailey Independent Economic Developer • R. Martin Bayer Weaver Simmons LLP • Thérèse Bergeron Hopson Timmins District Hospital • Dr. Harley d’EntremontNipissing University • Dominic Giroux Laurentian University

  8. Board of Directors (cont.) • Dr. George Macey Marathon • Hal J. McGonigalFedNor (Former), CDC Sault Ste Marie • Doug Murray Thunder Bay CEDC • Madge Richardson North Superior Workforce Planning Board • Ray Riley Lakehead University

  9. Advisory Council • Ron Arnold Dalron Construction Limited • Murray CoolicanMinistry of Energy, Nova Scotia • Barbara Courte ElineskyNorth Star Drilling, Cobra Drilling • Brian Davey NishnawbeAski Development Fund • Tony Dean School of Public Policy and Governance • Don Drummond C. D. Howe Institute

  10. Research Advisory Board • John Allison Nipissing University • Randy BattochioCollègeBoréal • Jonathan Dewar Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre • Livio Di Matteo Lakehead University • Morley Gunderson University of Toronto • Anne-Marie MawhineyLaurentian University • Robin Neill University of Prince Edward Island • S. Brenda Small Centre for Policy in Aboriginal Learning, Confederation College

  11. Senior Research Fellows • Paul Bennett Fellow in Education Policy • David MacKinnon Fellow in Comparative Growth • David Robinson Fellow in Local Decision Making • Gordon Weil Fellow in Electricity Policy • Elizabeth WenghoferFellow in Rural & Northern Health

  12. GET INVOLVED. Questions or comments? 1 (807) 343-8956|info@northernpolicy.ca www.northernpolicy.ca /NorthernPolicy @northernpolicy

More Related