There are so many reasons to support increased access to public space. Here are ours: SPACE – Top Ten bilingual – in English and French!

In preparation for the provincial election on October 6, 2011 the SPACE Coalition prepared questions and circulated them to all four major political parties. As of August 19th we have responses from the Liberals and the Green Party. Check out them out here: Liberal Party response to SPACE questionnaire. Green Party response to SPACE questionnaire. [...]

OPSBA is recommending to member boards that on September 20th, all candidates meetings be held in local schools throughout the province on the theme of public education. To coincide with the all candidates meetings, the Association is inviting Dalton McGuinty, Tim Hudak, Andrea Horwath, and Mike Schreiner to a leaders’ debate. For more information check [...]

In preparation for the provincial election on October 6, 2011 the SPACE Coalition has prepared these questions and has circulated them to all four major political parties. We will post their replies after the requested response date of August 10. If you are attending any political events or have candidates knock on your door please [...]

Space is hard to find! This document has some ideas about where to start and who to contact. Check it out here: Resources for Accessing Space August 2011 Please send us any ideas that you have to expand the list. Good luck!

Toronto’s youth face barriers in accessing the space they need to work, gather and play Social Planning Toronto and the SPACE Coalition release their report entitled Another Winter, Another Spring: Toronto Youth Speaking Out about Space, highlighting the lack of accessible, affordable and appropriate space in Toronto for the City’s youth July 5th, (Toronto, Ont.) [...]

The provincial election is approaching – October 6, 2011 is not that far away. It’s never too early to get issues on the table and a candidates meeting is a great way to do this. Check out this checklist to help get you started: How to Host a Candidates Meeting

This handbook was developed by the SPACE Coalition as a handbook to assist parents, volunteers, youth, and other citizens to share their concerns about rising
rental fees and the ever-shrinking space available for community programs in schools and other public buildings in Ontario.

• Click here to see the full document.

With funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Education through this initiative, TDSB has opened the doors of 77 schools to provide not-for-profit organisations and groups, free after-hours access to school facilities in communities that need it most.

2009 SPACE Report – Progress and Pitfalls: A Review of Community Use of Schools and Access to Municipal Spaces details the current status of the Community Use of Schools program.