Host contact: Ross, Heather]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> Host contact: Whittaker, Rick]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>
1. How does living in Haliburton County influence your likelihood to suffer from a chronic health disease or condition?

2. How does the rural and remote context influence accessibility and utilization of health care services in Haliburton County?

3. How important is the development and implementation of health care technology to rural communities in Haliburton County?

4. What are the implications of the aging population on rural and remote health care resource sin Haliburton County?

5. How can supportive housing programs play a better role in supporting rural seniors' desire for 'aging at home' in Haliburton County?

6. What are the major policy issues relating to rural health in Haliburton and what are the implications of Ontario's new rural and northern health care panel?

7. What is the case 'for' or 'against' closing Emergency Rooms in rural communities and replacing them with Urgent Care Centres? The recommendations from each report are included in the following summary of recommendations. The summary is followed by each report as they were submitted by the students.]]> The purpose of the group project was to develop and demonstrate skills in writing and presenting community-based research that would address particular rural health questions. The final reports feature three-parts: (1) A comprehensive review of academic literature relating to the social determinants of health, and how these issues relate to health in rural/remote areas. (2) The Haliburton context: A community profile for Haliburton County based on available secondary data relating to the questions. (3) Future Research Opportunities: A research proposal to fill gaps in exiting knowledge about the theme in Haliburton County.

]]> Host contact: Rosebush, Paul]]> Department: Geography]]>
This report examines the history, construction, and description of the bed. It then moves into an assessment of the spawning beds. ]]>
Prepared for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.]]> Gardening
Environmental Science/Studies]]> Cara Daw]]> Infrastructure
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The Haliburton County Gardeners initiated a project to assess and catalogue the presence of insects and flora, in order to further understand the biodiversity present along the Riverwalk but also to look at the range of pollinators that were aiding in pollination, as well as other insect and plant interaction that were occurring along the Riverwalk. This information would be compiled for a self-guided audio tour, which would be made public online for the town and any visitors curious about the ecology of the Riverwalk.]]> Host contact: Martin, Fay]]> Department: Gender and Women's Studies]]>
The primary goal of this report is to familiarize the reader with the basics of current government policy and protocol in the establishment of Land Trusts in Ontario, and applying it to specific heritage features that are present in Haliburton County. It is recommended to promote public education on the environmental and economic benefits of land trusts, as well as growing and maintaining close relationships with other Land Trusts and organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, the Haliburton Stewardship Council, OMNR, and more.]]> Host contact: Wooton, Brent]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> An informative overview of what the social determinants of health are and the factors that determine them. It discusses why the social determinants are important, and how they affect the Canadian health care system. The report also discusses how nursing is relevant to the social determinants of health.

]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Minutes from the Community Capacity Building Planning Group and related information.

]]> The paper outlines the history of the Dorset Tower from its conception in 1922 through its 1997 season. Beginning with a look at the causes of forest fires and the means of fighting them in the late 19th century and the organization of Ontario into districts to handle these events, the paper moves to a history of the construction of the Dorset Tower network in particular. Personal memories of the Dorset Tower and some of the towermen are included. With the erection of a new tower in 1967, a new age of tourism was begun but when control of the tower was moved to the MNR office in Bracebridge, problems surfaced. Some of these contemporary issues such as vandalism and financing are discussed as well as the work of the community to address and handle them. With the transfer of land to the township in 1997 and plans for the future, a new era was begun for the Tower.     

]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Geography]]>
Categories for answers were assigned such as previous owners of the property, buildings on the property, their reason for choosing Canning Lake and the date of property purchase. Analysis on the transcripts suggest the reason for choosing Canning Lake mainly comes from family and friend links, teaching community, and minor changes to original properties. Land use practices have only altered slightly and that early times on the lake displayed low population, poor roads, and personal entertainment. These results are the beginning of an interesting analysis which show information from various areas of the lake itself.]]> Host contact: Mitchell, Jim]]> Department: Geography]]> Geography]]>