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Author: Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW)

Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW) explores ways of communicating and promoting community adaptation to the rapidly increasing risks and hazards of extreme weather and the public health impacts.
St. James Town residents need more green spaces

St. James Town residents need more green spaces


Covid-19 has helped Canadians understand that the unequal distribution of green space, especially for those in high-rise neighbourhoods, is an equity issue.

Posted on June 15, 2021June 26, 2021Categories Communities, CREW ProjectsTags Communities, CREW, green spaces, neighbourhoods, St James Town, TorontoLeave a comment
Greener City for All Award

Greener City for All Award


We are thrilled to be the 2020 recipient of Toronto Environmental Alliance’s Greener City for All Award!

Posted on December 9, 2020January 21, 2021Categories CREW in the NewsTags CREW, Greener City for All Award, Toronto Environmental AllianceLeave a comment

Cooking great food for weather emergencies


People who live in the St James Town apartment towers in Toronto’s inner city don’t have air conditioning. But if the power goes out, they’ll suffer more than most.

Posted on August 1, 2017December 22, 2020Categories CREW ProjectsTags cooking, St James Town, weather emergencies

Planning for emergencies in West Bend


Emergency preparedness and flooding in West Bend.

Posted on June 27, 2017December 22, 2020Categories CommunitiesTags community, floods, Toronto, Toronto Island, West Bend

York University Design Challenge


In January 2017, Professor Elizabeth Hobart (Zab) challenged her York University students to design campaign visuals for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather (CREW).

Posted on May 4, 2017December 13, 2020Categories CREW in the NewsTags campaign visuals, CREW, York University Design Challenge

Making it rain in Toronto


A group gathered to demonstrate through role playing the importance of neighbourhood level response to natural disasters.

Posted on March 26, 2017December 13, 2020Categories CREW in the NewsTags Canada, community response, Extreme weather, natural disasters, Resilientville, role play

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