Monthly Archives: November 2011

Knowledge Ontario notes

Here are many, many pages of Ontario government records regarding Knowledge Ontario, an Internet portal site that provides educational content for libraries and schools. They were in the news this spring after their request for additional funding was denied. A … Continue reading

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Toronto South Detention Centre housing list

How many of the 1,650 beds at the under-construction Toronto South Detention Centre in Mimico are going into pre-fab general population cells? The mental health unit? Protective custody? Consult this chart to find out. The breakdown of how-many-beds-per-ward aren’t too … Continue reading

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Environment Canada database list

A handy list of somewhat-cryptically named databases maintained by Environment Canada. There are a lot, with office-related datasets (MEETING_ROOM_SCHEDULER) scattered among databases about things related to the environment (AtlanticWaterfowl) and other oddities (RULES_OF_THUMB). Environment Canada database list by loosefiles

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Measuring financial literacy report

Here is a report prepared for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada on measuring resources regarding financial literacy. Financial Consumer Agency of Canada: Measuring financial literacy by loosefiles

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