We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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The City of Oshawa as a living laboratory for urban issues

Academic partnership positions city on the forefront of urban innovation and leadership

January 9, 2018

University of Ontario Institute of Technology's north Oshawa location.

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology has teamed up with other local post-secondary partners on an innovative approach to finding solutions on today’s urban challenges.

In 2017, the City of Oshawa became a ‘Teaching City’ (TC), a living laboratory where students and academics work with city staff on a wide range of challenges such as the impact of climate change on watershed management, waste management, transportation, digital connectivity and more. Findings will uncover new ideas and new ways to advance the community to the benefit of residents.

In its earliest months, TC has created various research opportunities for its partners as well as experiential learning opportunities for students. Through ongoing city budget support, Oshawa has now assigned a permanent staff and launched several initial projects, such as:

Diversity and Inclusion Plan (strengthened social cohesion and social capital will enhance the city’s capacity to recruit skilled domestic and international talent to the community).
Stormwater ponds research study.

Oshawa’s TC project is included in the Council of Ontario Universities new report Partnering for a Better Future for Ontario. Looking ahead to later in 2018, proposed TC developments include a Saturday, March 3 hackathon (a one-day event where software programmers and other computer subject- matter experts gather to collaborate, brainstorm and create projects) for students at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Durham College and Trent University Durham-GTA.

Link to City of Oshawa's Teaching City website

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“Taking into account such issues as environmental stewardship, aging infrastructure and technological advances, the opportunities before cities are much different today than they were throughout the 20th century. Teaching City is an ideal way to demonstrate how modern urban communities can adapt to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.”
-Douglas Holdway, PhD, Vice-President, Research, Innovation and International (Interim), University of Ontario Institute of Technology

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