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Jan. 26, 2015 OT workers finally get a break (Toronto Star) CAMI plant union chair Mike Van Boekel

New CAMI program hopes to set a standard for workplace flexibility in the auto industry.

Jan. 21, 2015 Worsening Tampa Bay area traffic fueling a trend toward urban living (ABC Action News)

Rethinking home square footage vs commute time

By Brendan McLaughlin

Video (2:12 min)

With active construction projects on I-275, U.S. 19 and the Veterans Expressway, traffic jams are becoming more severe and protracted. It may be driving a migration away from the suburbs and back to the cities.

Dec. 8, 2014 Cars, commuting, and dissatisfaction with life (RCI Radio Canada International) traffic jam

Rush hour congestion heading toward the Champlain bridge in Montreal. A new study shows the longer the commute behind the wheel, the less satisfied people are with their lives.                                                           Photo Credit: via Radio-Canada

By Marc Montgomery

Dec 8 2014 Grumpy, overwhelmed, and frustrated? Shave some time off your commute (Quartz)
Dec 5 2014 Stressed out by your daily commute? It might be making you sick (Guelph Mercury)
Dec 4 2014 Waterloo research: Commuting linked to lower life satisfaction (University of Waterloo)
Dec 4 2014 Long commute? Then you're probably SAD: Lengthy travel times are linked to unhappiness and stress (Daily Mail Online-UK)
Dec 3 2014 Pioneering new ways of measuring a city's success (Yonge Street Media)
Oct 30 2014 Commuting is even worse than you thought (The Globe and Mail)
Oct 22 2014 Opinion: Economics reaches a new frontier (Edmonton Journal)
Oct 18 2014 As Toronto dithers, Guelph sets sights on 21st century (Toronto Star)
Oct 8 2014 Community Foundation challenges area residents to take action, get more involved (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Oct 8 2014 Director says young people are often involved as activists for environmental, social, political, cultural issues (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Oct 7 2014 The Right Honourable Paul Martin speaks about the CIW
Oct 7 2014 Opinion Editorial: Any increase in voters move in right direction (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Oct 7 2014 Opinion Editorial: Any increase in voters move in right direction (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Oct 7 2014 Opinion Editorial: Any increase in voters move in right direction (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Oct 7 2014 Kingston's Community Report Card (TV Station 14, Kingston)
Oct 7 2014 Vitals Signs shines light on Greater Victoria's successes and struggles (Victoria News)
Oct 7 2014 A Vital snapshot of quality of life (The Kingston Whig-Standard)
Oct 7 2014 Taking the measure of Fat City: Ottawa affluent and troubled, report finds (Ottawa Citizen)
Oct 2 2014 Community First (Fort McMurray Today)
Sep 3 2014 Public Libraries: Where impromptu exchanges build community and belonging (Municipal World)
Jul 1 2014 Canada, it’s time to learn to (truly) take vacation (The Globe and Mail)
May 3 2014 Why traffic congestion is driving Toronto crazy (The Globe and Mail)
Apr 30 2014 Ontario Well-being Study Yields Contradictory Results (Epoch Times)
Apr 30 2014 After-effects of recession still linger, UW wellbeing study says (TheRecord.com)
Apr 29 2014 CBC Lang and O'Leary Exchange co-host Amanda Lang speaks to CIW Director about latest report findings
Apr 29 2014 Well-being Lagging Behind GDP Growth, Report Says (BlackburnNews.com)
Apr 29 2014 Ontario in 2014: Less work, but longer commutes (CTV Kitchener video: Marc Venema)
Apr 29 2014 Five Ways the Lives of Ontarians have Changed since the 1990s (George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight)
Apr 29 2014 GTA residents have the longest commute times in Ontario, study shows (GlobalNews.ca)
Apr 29 2014 Longer commutes mean 'time crunch' is getting worse study finds (CP24.com)
Apr 29 2014 Ontarians’ well-being lags behind GDP growth, report says (CBC News KW)
Apr 29 2014 CBC Metro Morning's Matt Galloway speaks to CIW Director about latest report findings
Apr 29 2014 New Ontario index puts wellbeing at the forefront
Apr 29 2014 Toronto area commutes add to time crunch, study shows (The Star)
Apr 21 2014 How are Ontarians Really doing? First provincial index report to be released April 29, 2014
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