Municipal elections shape many aspects of our daily lives, including housing, public transit, parks and recreation, community safety, and poverty reduction. Join Social Planning Toronto (SPT) for an interactive workshop on how everyday conversations can help strengthen civic participation in the upcoming 2026 municipal election.

Planning a teen party can feel tricky because the goal isn’t just decoration - it’s creating an experience everyone enjoys. The best parties keep guests involved, laughing, and interacting instead of sitting around on their phones. That’s why themes with activities, games, or creative elements tend to be the most successful. Why Interactive Themes Work Best Parties that include activities naturally prevent awkward moments and keep everyone involved.

Montgomery County Public Schools is preparing to begin a two-year planning process that could ultimately result in elementary and middle school closures, school consolidations and countywide boundary changes, with any […]

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Lee County planning staff proposed updating the county planning horizon to 2050 and adjusting Table 1B implementation (including a 10%/10-acre exceedance allowance and an 85% review trigger); the Local Planning Agency voted to recommend transmittal and asked staff to clarify the 10% allowance and allocation changes before transmission.

In fact, throwing out lunchtime leftovers or wilted lettuce only adds to the mountain of discarded food decomposing in landfills that produces the powerful greenhouse gas methane, accounting for some eight to 10 per cent of global emissions. This includes spoiled crops – food that is lost after harvest and before even reaching stores. A billion meals wasted Every day, over a billion meals are left uneaten, whether due to excess food production, spoilage or poor meal planning, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The issue is in the spotlight on the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, observed on 29 September – convened by UNEP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This year, focus is on the link with protecting forests and ensuring sustainable agrifood systems. “Using the food we already produce more efficiently can reduce pressure on land and forests and help feed more people,” said Michael Muratha, a Programme Manager at UNEP, speaking from its headquarters in Nairobi. Moreover, having healthy forests also support food production in several ways, including by protecting soils and regulating rainfall. Cold comfort UNEP is highlighting how taking action can reduce losses by promoting measures such...

The Deputy Chief of National Development Advice at the National Planning Commission stressed that the return of the people from Botswana for the past thirty years is much more than a relocation but a homecoming of descendants to the land connected to the history of their ancestors. Manongwa Sikanda made this remark at the annual commemoration at Eiseb 10 in the Otjombinde constituency in the Omaheke region. Sikanda emphasised that despite government efforts to deliver essential services, significant gaps remain. He called for urgent intervention to upgrade roads, water, electricity, schools, and telecommunications networks. "Government, traditional authority, regional and local structures, development partners, the private sector and the community must work together to identify priorities, and turning them into practical intervention planning is strong when it listens to the people it is meant to serve." Ombara of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority Eben Tjozohongo || Nguvauva emphasised that events such as the annual commemorations should serve as platforms that unite communities and strategise about development in their area. "Let us get up and work hard and engage government officials so that we can look for development in our areas. For the youth: you must join others and work; instead of just talking, development needs cooperation." A returnee from Botswana, residing at Otjipaheua Katjirari Mutenge, says that a lack of proper dwellings and poor radio and mobile network reception, amongst others, remain some of the challenges that need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. Under the leadership of Chief Matundu, we at Otjipaheua are appealing to the government for urgent assistance. Our greatest needs right now are radio coverage and new schools. As we all know, education is the key to our future, which is why these developments are so vital for our community." Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Wenzel Kavaka stated that through the Ministry, a new network tower is set to be constructed at Otjipaheua, while road upgrades remain another priority area of development for the constituency. "Officials have finalised a development plan for Otjipaheua to support returnees from Botswana, while a tender funded by the African Development Bank has been issued for a water project at Otjoruuma, pending final consultations with traditional leaders to ensure community-wide benefits." This year Eiseb's annual commemoration was held under the theme "Echoes of 1896 and 1904, honouring the footsteps of our ancestors through the great Eiseb homecoming".

Elder Chavez Carranza believed his last year of high school would consist of preps for graduation, prom and planning for his future. Instead, he's spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center, hundreds of miles from his home.