Lakehead study examines the impact of cancelling Ontario s Basic Income Pilot
The study found the benefits were reversed when the short-lived project was axed.
Feb 4, 2021 12:06 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
Ravi Gokani is an assistant professor of social work in Lakehead University s school of social work (LU photo)
THUNDER BAY It will likely come as no surprise to recipients of the now-cancelled Ontario Basic Income Pilot (OBIP) program that a study has found the program was significantly helpful.
Its benefits, however, were reversed when the project was axed by a new government.
A Lakehead University social work professor led a research team that investigated the impacts, and is now making its findings public.
City awards nearly $3 million in funding for non-profits
City council approves 18 local non-profit groups for 2021 Community, Youth & Cultural Funding Program grants.
Jan 12, 2021 2:46 PM By: Ian Kaufman
Updated
The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is among the largest recipients of the city s Community, Youth & Cultural Funding Program in 2021. (Photo by Greg Malo/FILE).
THUNDER BAY – Local non-profits will receive a nearly $3 million injection of municipal funding in 2021, as Thunder Bay’s city council approved a list of 18 organizations for grants under the Community, Youth & Cultural Funding Program.
The grants approved Monday covered most of the more than $3 million requested this year via funding applications from 19 local non-profits.