Quality of Life Report 2015 1 Quality of Life Report Table of Contents (1 of 4) Introduction Section Pages 6-22 What is Quality of Life? ............................................................. Page 6 Credibility of Sources ................................................................ Page 7 Background ............................................................................ Page 8 Evolution of Quality of Life Reporting ............................................ Pages 8-10 Sections of the Report .............................................................. Page 10 Team ................................................................................... Page 11 Contributors to the Report ......................................................... Pages 12-14 Greater Golden Horseshoe .......................................................... Page 15 Population Trends Across Peterborough & Beyond .............................. Pages 16-21 Access to Health (Care) Pages 23-36 Health Profile, December, 2013 ................................................... Pages 24-26 Community Supports ................................................................. Page 27 Cost of Care ........................................................................... Page 28 Long Term Care ...................................................................... Page 29 Central East Community Care Access Centre .................................... Page 30 Peterborough Regional Health Centre ............................................ Pages 31-32 Primary Health Care Services of Peterborough .................................. Pages 33-34 Voices of Seniors ....................................................................................... Page 34 Accessibility Pages 37-51 Introduction ........................................................................... Pages 40-51 Changing Perceptions ................................................................ Page 41 Employment .......................................................................... Pages 42-43 Accessibility Compliance ............................................................ Pages 43-44 AODA Obligations Currently in Effect ............................................. Pages 44-45 Accessibility & Economics .......................................................... Pages 46-47 Our Community ....................................................................... Pages 47-50 Voices of Our Community ........................................................................... Pages 49-50 2 Quality of Life Report Table of Contents (2 of 4) Arts, Culture, Heritage & Recreation Pages 52-77 Education .............................................................................. Pages 55-59 Availability of a Skilled, Creative Workforce .................................................. Page 59 The Electric City Culture Council (EC3) .......................................... Page 60 Heritage Designation ................................................................ Page 62 Peterborough Museum & Archives ................................................. Pages 62-70 The Changing Face of Recreation .................................................. Pages 72-76 Lang Pioneer Village .................................................................................. Page 74 Children & Youth Pages 78-94 Child & Youth Population ........................................................... Pages 79-86 2014 Profile of Child Care Costs .................................................................. Pages 81-82 Children Living in Poverty ........................................................................... Page 82 Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society................................................... Page 83 Youth Emergency Shelter ........................................................... Pages 86-92 A Story from YES ...................................................................................... Page 90 Community Context ................................................................................... Page 91 Community Involvement Pages 95-107 The United Way .................................................................... Pages 96-97 Local Engagement: Volunteerism ................................................ Pages 97-99 Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough’s ........................... Pages 100-101 Civic Engagement .................................................................. Pages 102-106 Some Local Research .............................................................................. Pages 102-106 Diversity Pages 108-127 Immigration ......................................................................... Pages 109-113 New Canadians Centre Peterborough ........................................... Pages 114-119 Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigration Integration ...................... Pages 117-119 What Others are Saying… ........................................................ Pages 120-122 Think Fast… ........................................................................................... Pages 120-121 Who Works Where in Peterborough .......................................................... Pages 121-122 Sir Sandford Fleming College ..................................................... Pages 123-124 Perspectives from Fleming College ........................................................... Page 124 Voices from Our Community ...................................................... Page 125 3 Quality of Life Report Table of Contents (3 of 4) Economic Health Pages 128-157 Introduction ......................................................................... Pages 129-139 Unemployment ..................................................................... Page 140 Looking at our Labour Market Plan .............................................. Pages 141-145 What the Workforce Development Board has found .......................... Pages 146-147 National Occupations Classification ............................................. Pages 148-151 NOC Definitions...................................................................................... Page 149 Entrepreneurial Opportunities ................................................... Pages 152-153 Regional Economic Development Outlook ...................................... Pages 153-156 Environment & Green Space Pages 158-186 Environment ........................................................................ Pages 159-173 Weather ................................................................................................ Pages 159-161 How Peterborough Compares… ............................................................... Page 161 Air Quality ............................................................................................. Pages 162-163 Environmental Resource Management ....................................................... Pages 164-168 County of Peterborough Environmental Services ........................................ Page 169 PPS-2014 .............................................................................................. Pages 170-173 Recreation & the Environment ................................................... Pages 174-183 Farm Stewardship Initiatives in the County .................................... Pages 183-184 Food Security & the Future Ability to Feed Ourselves Pages 187-205 The Broad Perspective of Food Security ........................................ Pages 188-193 Community Gardens ............................................................... Pages 194-195 Municipal Planning Policies & Zoning By-laws ............................................. Page 195 Moving our Farm Communities Forward: Farms at Work ..................... Page 196 Food Bank Use ...................................................................... Pages 197-203 Food Insecurity in Peterborough ............................................................... Pages 199-203 Housing Pages 206-221 Documenting the Housing Stock ................................................. Pages 208-216 Supportive Housing ................................................................ Pages 217-218 Local Municipally Funded Shelter System ...................................... Pages 219-220 Safe Communities Pages 222-233 4 Quality of Life Report Table of Contents (4 of 4) Seniors Pages 234-247 Survey of Local Seniors ............................................................ Pages 237-241 World Health Organization ....................................................... Page 241 Dependency ......................................................................... Pages 242-245 Transportation Pages 248-265 Active Transportation Report .................................................... Pages 250-258 Consumer Spending ............................................................................... Pages 251-252 Transit Pass vs Parking Costs ................................................................... Page 252 Employment & Travel Behaviour .............................................................. Pages 253-258 Peterborough Public Transit ...................................................... Pages 259-262 What the Community is Saying… ............................................................. Page 260 Key Issues & Ideas Discussed .................................................................. Page 261 Recommendations to the Municipality ......................................................