Welcome to the Niagara Community Observatory

We are a unit of Brock University. We work in partnership with the Niagara community to foster, produce, and disseminate evidence-based research on current and emerging issues.

Updates

Policy Brief No. 16 - Can Niagara Families Afford Child Care? Will be released April 4 at 10 a.m. You can find it on our Policy Briefs & Activities page.

Policy Brief No. 14 - The Niagara River Remedial Action Plan: 25 years of Environmental Restoration was released on December 6. Please go to our Policy Briefs & Activities page.

Current Projects

- The cost of child care in Niagara

- Sport legacy projects: The pros and cons and caveats