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1)* ARTS, CULTURE & SPACES
Think about things like: cost of events, range of plays and movies that interest youth, live music, libraries, community centres, coffee shops, all-ages nightclubs, parks and other places to hang-out.
How would you grade the Boundary when it comes to our local arts scene for young people as well as availability and quality of “youth spaces” in the Boundary?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
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2)* If you could change one or two things to address the quality and accessibility of youth spaces or supporting arts and culture for youth in the Boundary, what would they be?
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3)* YOUTH VOICE & LEADERSHIP
Think about things like: voting, sitting on decision-making or advisory committees, youth activism, and boycotts.
How would you grade youth’s ability to have meaningful input into decision-making in the Boundary?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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4)* If you could change one or two things about how youth have a voice and influence in planning and decision-making, what would they be?
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5)* GOING GREEN: ENVIRONMENT
Think about things like: environmental awareness, quality of air, the health of our rivers and lakes recycling, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change.
How would you grade the Boundary when it comes to going green?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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6)* If you could change one or two things about the awareness, focus and action on environment issues, they would be:
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7)* HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Think about mental health and addiction, activities that promote healthy lifestyles, family health services, and youth clinics such as OPT.
How would you grade the Boundary when it comes to supporting the health and wellness of youth?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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8)* If you could change one or two things to address the health and well-being of youth in the Boundary, what would they be?
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9)* LEARNING AND EDUCATION
Think about things like: your school, quality of learning opportunities, adequate preparation for and cost of post-secondary education, curriculum, homework, testing and grading, class sizes, and opportunities for special needs students.
How would you grade The Boundary when it comes to learning and education opportunities for youth?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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10)* If you could change one or two things about education and learning options in The Boundary, what would they be?
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11)* HOUSING
Think about things like: youth homelessness, youth living interpedently ( on their own ), cost of housing for families, cost of renting.
How would you grade Boundary when it comes to the availability and affordability of decent housing for youth and young adults?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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12)* If you could change one or two things about youth housing and homelessness in the Boundary, what would they be?
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13)* POVERTY: GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR
Think about things like: wages, the cost of living, levels of poverty.
How would you grade the Boundary when it comes to addressing the gap between rich and poor?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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14)* If you could change one or two things to address the gap between the rich and poor in the Boundary, what would they be?
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15)* SAFETY
Think about things like: levels of crime, bullying, relationship between police and youth, emergency preparedness (Fire, Flood), sexual exploitation of youth and Internet safety, etc.
How would you grade the Boundary when it comes to youth safety?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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16)* If you could change one or two things to help ensure that the Boundary is safe for youth, what would they be?
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17)* WORK
Think about things like: the availability of work for young people, average wages, training needed for certain jobs, youth knowing about their rights in the workplace, the age when you can start working.
How would you grade youth employment and training options in the Boundary?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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18)* If you could change one or two things about youth employment and training options the Boundary, what would they be?
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19)* TRANSPORTATION
Think about things like: the cost of the bus (Greyhound), bike routes, the reliance on cars, available taxi service.
How would you grade the Boundary when it comes to youth getting around and using transit?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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20)* If you could change one or two things about transportation options in the Boundary, what would they be?
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21)* BELONGING
Think of things like: discrimination, homophobia, class and gender issues, welcoming immigrant youth, having opportunities to explore and understand your own culture as well as those of other people.
How would you grade the Boundary when it comes to youth’s ability to be themselves, explore their own culture and identity and celebrate diversity?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
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22)* If you could change one or two things to make the Boundary a more welcoming and inclusive place for all youth, what would they be?
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23)* FOOD SECURITY
Think about access to affordable, healthy, and local food such as fruits and vegetables, meats and dairy, food programs like food banks and hampers. How would you grade the Boundary on the avaiablility and accessibility to affordable, healthy, local food?
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A - Excellent
B - Good
C - Average
D - Below Average
F - Fail
Unsure
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24)* If you could suggest something to improve the food security in the Boundary, what would it be?
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25)* If there is anything else you would like to add, we welcome all comments.
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26)* Please tell us what school you go to
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Grand Forks Secondary
Walker Development
Boundary Central Secondary
Other
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