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CREW’s response to Covid-19

CREW’s response to Covid-19


When the pandemic struck CREW had been working with residents in Toronto’s St. James Town for more than four years.

Posted on June 25, 2021Categories Communities, CREW ProjectsTags Communities, community response, Covid-19, CREW, St James Town, TorontoLeave a comment
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

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

Telling a neighbourhood resiliency story by reading the data


Resiliency is the ability of a community to cope with extreme stressors, make the very best of them, and bounce back afterwards. It sounds straightforward but measuring it is not so simple.

Posted on January 9, 2017December 13, 2020Categories CREW ProjectsTags map, neighbourhood resiliency, Neighbourhood Resiliency Map, Toronto, Ward 13, Ward 14

DEMSA teams up with CREW Toronto and U of T Engineers Without Borders to offer high school youth emergency exercise


In this workshop, high school students developed strategies for community disaster mitigation and engaged in thoughtful reflection on the communities we all live in and share.

Posted on June 13, 2016December 15, 2020Categories CREW Projects, Extreme weatherTags climate disaster, CREW, Engineers without Borders, students, U of T, youth leadership

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