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A Village Designed Just For People With Dementia

In the Netherlands, a radical idea is being tested: Self-contained "villages" where people with dementia shop, cook, and live together—safely.

March 1, 2014 - Gizmodo

LocalData: An App for Grassroots Planning

A free digital toolkit allowing communities to collect, analyze, and share their own data will be launched nationally at the end of the year.

October 11, 2012 - Fast Company Co.Design

Census Chaos Looms as Stats Canada Chief Resigns in Protest

Canada's chief statistician has quit in a very public protest over the Harper government's announced plan to replace the Canadian Census "long form" with a voluntary census.

July 23, 2010 - The Globe and Mail

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