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Our Environments
Our Connection to Our Environment
Sense of belonging This places our region well above the provincial
average of 67.7 percent. Unfortunately due to the
A feeling of belonging to a community is the bedrock collection method this data cannot be broken down
of an engaged citizenry and a positive community by the individual communities of Windsor-Essex.
environment. The ability for citizens to connect
to people, place, policies and events within their Despite this above average sense of belonging in our
community can have a powerful impact. Whether region, a recent report by Statistics Canada showed
through visiting a park with their family, being the Windsor CMA having the third lowest average life
conscious of their local environment, enjoying cultural satisfaction score from 2009 to 2013 in Canada, ahead
events or voting in an election, having a strong sense of only Toronto and Vancouver.lxvi Although these two
of belonging is the foundation for a strong community. figures are not necessarily mutually exclusive, the fact
that many people seem to have a strong sense of
From 2009 to 2013 the number of people experiencing belonging, yet a low life satisfaction rate is troubling.
a strong or very strong sense of belonging in Windsor-
Essex County rose from 62.9 percent to 71.5 percent.
Chart 46: Percent of individuals 12 years of age and over reporting a somewhat strong or very strong sense of belonging to local community
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Ontario by Health Unit
74 2010 2011 2012 2013
72
70
68
66
64
62
60
58
56
54
2009
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2013 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-04-10)
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
Our Connection to Our Environment
Sense of belonging This places our region well above the provincial
average of 67.7 percent. Unfortunately due to the
A feeling of belonging to a community is the bedrock collection method this data cannot be broken down
of an engaged citizenry and a positive community by the individual communities of Windsor-Essex.
environment. The ability for citizens to connect
to people, place, policies and events within their Despite this above average sense of belonging in our
community can have a powerful impact. Whether region, a recent report by Statistics Canada showed
through visiting a park with their family, being the Windsor CMA having the third lowest average life
conscious of their local environment, enjoying cultural satisfaction score from 2009 to 2013 in Canada, ahead
events or voting in an election, having a strong sense of only Toronto and Vancouver.lxvi Although these two
of belonging is the foundation for a strong community. figures are not necessarily mutually exclusive, the fact
that many people seem to have a strong sense of
From 2009 to 2013 the number of people experiencing belonging, yet a low life satisfaction rate is troubling.
a strong or very strong sense of belonging in Windsor-
Essex County rose from 62.9 percent to 71.5 percent.
Chart 46: Percent of individuals 12 years of age and over reporting a somewhat strong or very strong sense of belonging to local community
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Ontario by Health Unit
74 2010 2011 2012 2013
72
70
68
66
64
62
60
58
56
54
2009
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 105-0501 - Health indicator profile, annual estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories,
health regions (2013 boundaries) and peer groups, occasional, CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-04-10)
The 2015 Community Well-Being Report
