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Call for I&R Certified Specialists — Lori Beech, Wed Nov 11 2:46pm
CALL FOR I&R CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS - Have you been an I&R Specialist or in the I&R sector for more than a few years and interested in training others? - Do you have experience with giving presentations or facilitating groups? Findhelp Information Services is pleased to announce….. With the support of Citizenship and... more


'H1N1 info available at 211' [L.A. County] — googlenews, Mon Nov 9 11:53am
An ABC News special, including video: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health&id=7103159


Re-scheduling of Naming Standard web conference — Barb obo Style Guide Implementation Team, Thu Nov 5 11:54am
The Naming Standard web conference for Nov 19th has been re-scheduled to Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 at 2 pm. E-mail notices have been sent to registered participants and the IO membership. URL to register or re-register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/269827521 URL also on IO website, under Conferences and Events... more


'Helpmate prepares for life without town help' — googlenews, Mon Nov 2 11:54am
http://www.theliberal.com/News/Richmond%20Hill/article/98536 Helpmate prepares for life without town help Richmond Hill October 29, 2009 09:00 AM BY ADAM MC LEAN The new year will bring a new challenge to Richmond Hill community information and volunteer bureau Helpmate Richmond Hill. After yet another failed attempt... more


Difficult times for our colleagues at Helpmate, York Region — Lesley, Inform Hamilton, Wed Oct 28 11:39am
Hello friends .. I thought you would be interested in (and likely concerned) by these two news stories about our colleagues at Helpmate. Local municipal funding ... a very significant part of their operation budget has been discontinued. http://www.theliberal.com/News/Thornhill/article/98195 - story Oct 22-09... more


Replacement pages for Style Guide — Barb obo Style Guide Implementation Team, Tue Oct 20 8:08pm
Replacement pages have been posted on the IO website for: - Intersection (page 27) - Boundaries (pages 31-32) For anyone using the French version, a full SG copy is provided, but only replace the appropriate sections. Location: in the Standards Cmte section, WAY down to a sub-title of Until the IM Toolkit is... more


just wanting to draw attention ... — Lesley, Inform Hamilton, Tue Oct 13 9:17pm
to a post on the Canadian Taxonomy portion of the 211 canada website from Mark Winfield back in March, 2009 ... Posted in relation to the Taxonomy section: http://211canada.typepad.com/canadian_taxonomy_news/2007/05/taxonomy_projec.html It noted the following: Quick note to let you know that the link in side menu to... more


Style Guide modifications for Boundaries and Intersection — Barb obo Style Guide Implementation Team, Mon Oct 12 9:25am
The Style Guide Cmte has accepted several modifications related to the Boundaries and Intersection fields. Please see the documentation on the IO site, Standards Committee page, about 1/2 way down, within list of Documents . http://211canada.typepad.com/informontario/standards_committee/


need money and help — Norm - Sarnia, Mon Sep 28 9:10am
Hi there, Got our bill for using CIOC, it went up much. Can we use anything else and still get paid by Findhelp (maybe Edibase or Access) . I do this from my house so no money coming in. United Way used to have us, city will not help either. Norm Information Sarnia Lambton


Ontario Association of CCACs — Pamela Hillier (President, InformOntario), Wed Feb 6 11:25am
On January 29th, InformOntario hosted a meeting with reps from the Ontario Association of CCACs. The purpose of the meeting was to: i) deepen the knowledge of each sector, ii) determine common areas of work, iii) identify duplication of effort and iv) strategize around potential partnerships/agreements for our... more


Call 211 for ... human, social services' (Northumberland) — googlenews, Mon Oct 5 12:22pm
http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1777027 Call 211 for information on human, social services Posted 4 days ago Information is a powerful tool, finding information and where to get help and supports can be a frustrating experience. Have you ever struggled through the blue pages to find the... more


'211 service makes its way to the Kawarthas' — googlenews, Mon Oct 5 12:16pm
http://www.mykawartha.com/news/article/42169 211 service makes its way to the Kawarthas 211 service makes its way to the Kawarthas "The casualties are out there and they're hurting, [and need help] and that's what 211 services are meant to do." Date: 2009-09-28 By Catherine Whitnall Help is now a quick three-digit... more


'Here's the 411 on 211' (Sault) — googlenews, Mon Oct 5 12:13pm
http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=41895 Here's the 411 on 211 By Donna Hopper SooToday.com Monday, September 28, 2009 A powerful new phone service was officially launched today in Sault Ste. Marie. 211 is a free multilingual phone service designed to connect callers with area businesses... more


'211 Launches in Sault Ste. Marie' — googlenews, Mon Oct 5 12:05pm
http://www.soonews.ca/viewarticle.php?id=22541 211 Launches in Sault Ste. Marie Lucas Punkari for SooNews.ca Monday, September 28, 2009, 4:03PM Starting today, citizens of Sault Ste. Marie now have a new number to call for any questions they have about services in their community, as the 211 service was officially... more


'Remember this phone number: 211' (Sault) — googlenews, Mon Oct 5 11:53am
http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1767661 Remember this phone number: 211 Posted By FRANK DOBROVNIK, THE SAULT STAR Posted 11 days ago Sault Ste. Marie is poised to become the second Northern Ontario city to get a single hotline for people to access the full range of community, social, health and... more


'211 launches in City of Kawartha Lakes' — googlenews, Thu Oct 1 9:09am
http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1775314 211 launches in City of Kawartha Lakes Posted By DAVE FLAHERTY, SUN MEDIA; LINDSAY POST Posted 1 day ago You call 911 in an emergency. You call 411 when you are looking for a phone number. Now, you can call 211 for information on public services. The ... more


'211 service launched in CKL' — googlenews, Thu Oct 1 9:07am
http://www.thepost.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1772523 211 service launched in CKL Posted By Dave Flaherty, Lindsay Post Reporter Posted 2 days ago KAWARTHA LAKES - You call 911 in an emergency. You call 411 when you are looking for a phone number. Now, you can call 211 for information on public services. The free,... more


Web Conference Registration — Barb obo Style Guide Implementation Team, Wed Sep 16 7:41pm
Online registration is now available for the InformOntario Fall 2009 web conferencing series on data management standards. You can register 1 of 2 ways --- through the registration document e-mailed to all IO members (check your In-Box or ask your boss) or through the IO website at... more


Newest Standard Now Available — Barbara McLachlan obo InformOntario , Mon Sep 21 7:35am
InformOntario's newest data management standard, Subject Records, is being distributed electronically to all members. It can also be downloaded at: http://211canada.typepad.com/informontario/standards_committee/ Thanks to all who worked so diligently on this project. To learn more about this new standard, sign up for... more


Best practices for charities workshop — Barbara McLachlan obo InformOntario , Wed Sep 16 9:32pm
Join Imagine Canada, Volunteer Canada, and the HR Council for the Voluntary and Non-Profit Sector as they look at creating a Standards Program for Canada’s charities and nonprofit organizations and facilitating access to Promising Practices in the areas of governance, human resources (paid and unpaid), and financial... more


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