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File consists of news printed news articles and blog posts related to early settler communities in the what became the Downsview community of Toronto. It includes articles on Downs View, the home of John Perkins Bull, which was the namesake of the Downsview area. Information on other historical landmarks such as the George Jackson House, Elia Church, Elia Post Office, Downsview United Church, Rowntree Farm (later the Oakdale Golf and Country Club), Downsview Airforce Base, Beth Am Synagogue, Boakes Grove and Downsview Park are also included in this research file.

Collection consists of meeting minutes, academic papers, government publications, reports, newspaper articles and clippings, books, protest ephemera, a typescript and a videocassette tape related to Wanda MacNevin’s research for the books "If Only I Knew: Stories of Teen Mothers" and "By Us! For Us! Activism in Jane Finch, A Working-Class Community" and the work of community organizations such as the Black Creek Venture Group, Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre, and Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH).

Series consists of research notes, reports, academic papers and dissertations, meeting notes, books, presentation slides, speeches, correspondence, and exhibition text. It is arranged by research focus as compiled by the creator in the process of writing the book "By Us! For Us!" The focus of the first section is the history of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood from the first Indigenous settlements to the development of housing and infrastructure by settler Canadians. The second section focuses on demographic information about Jane-Finch through census results and academic research into the construction and development of housing in Jane-Finch. The third section focuses on the diversity of community residents and the socio-economic impacts that governing policies and public perception have had on their lives. The fourth section focuses on youth experiences and includes community-based programming for anti-drug and crime prevention initiatives for this age group. The fifth section focuses on assessments of the Toronto Metropolitan Police’s actions and residents’ resistance to cuts in community services, 1997 amalgamation of the City of Toronto and the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy. The sixth section focuses on community organizations and community voices. The seventh section focuses on community-based initiatives to improve infrastructure and the standard of living and the community’s relationship with York University and its researchers. The eighth section includes books and a videocassette tape of the movie Teen Moms: Our Stories, produced by the Black Creek Community Health Centre.

File consists of reports, essays, research papers and email correspondence related to churches in the Downsview community. It includes the Jane Finch Community Ministry's "Annual Report 2018," "15 Tobermory Ministry Evaluation - Final Report" by the Evaluation Steering Committee and the "Jane-Finch Coalition Case Study" by VW Consulting for World Vision Canada. It also includes a commemorative essay titled "Elia United Church Centennial: 50th Anniversary of the Present Church" written by the Reverend Cyril Leach and George C. Jackson for the Elia United Church. It includes the research paper "Chaplaincy in a Highrise Community - One Approach to Urban Ministry" by Dalton Jantzi. It also includes a selection of research material compiled by the Reverend Betty Jondor (?) for Wanda MacNevin.

File consists of the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Area pilot document for the District 10 Plan, which outlined policies, proposals and administrative responsibilities related to development on a 25-square mile area bounded by Highway 400, Steeles Avenue, Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue.

File consists of two parts of the "Jane-Finch Commercial Study" prepared by the North York Planning Board, published in February and September 1963 respectively. The reports relate to the Township of North York's proposed commercial development plans for District 10. Metropolitan Toronto city planners sought to define and designate land use, a then-experimental development strategy planned to accompany the construction of York University's Keele Campus.

File consists of a planning report prepared by the Central Mortage and Housing Corporation regarding the analysis and development of the Provincial site in the Township of North York. Wanda MacNevin's notation indicates that the area in question included Edgeley Village (Shoreham).

File consists of the 1967 draft and 1968 revision of the tertiary plan for the Jane Heights Community as proposed in the District 10 Plan. It relates to residential zoning for houses and apartment buildings, projected population size, as understood and planned by the North York Planning Department in the late 1960s.

File consists of correspondence, newspaper and blog articles, provincial budget calculations, and reports relating to community-led planning and actions. It includes a welcome letter to a condominium apartment at University City, J.D. Hulchanski's analysis of Canadian housing programs, a City of Toronto staff report on the Black Creek West Community Capacity Project and blog posts titled "Handouts for the rich," written by Albert Koehl and "Economy booming for billionaires" by Holly Skylar. It also includes the July 1996 issue of SPC News, centred on the non-profit sector, a Ontario's 1995-1996 child care budget and a summary of a tripartite partnership approach between the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre, Delta Family Resource Centre and North York Community House. It also includes two articles by Mary Lewis: "Neighbourhoods Under Stress Commentary" and "Article on Community Work in the Jane-Finch Area.

File consists of one commemorative issue of The Mirror newspaper, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Township of North York (1922-1972).

File consists of a report prepared by the North York Planning Board to examine land use as part of District 10 planning

File consists of a statistics information package compiled by the Downsview-Weston Action Community (DWAC) Statistics Task Force for residents. It features maps, directories and datasets related to Wards 3, 1 and 5 in the Borough of North York.

File consists of demographic research excerpts and notes compiled by Wanda MacNevin, including some that are undated. It includes maps of City of Toronto neighbourhoods and information on ethno-racial backgrounds, neighbourhood population numbers, photocopied photographs and tables of data.

File consists of issue number 2 of the Finch Focus newsletter published by the York-Finch General Hospital. It includes a letter dated June 30, 1987 regarding the appointments of four new members to the York-Finch hospital's Board of Governors. It also includes a February 2018 Emery Village Voice article titled "York Finch Reactivation Centre" by Claudio D'Intino, which documents the history and 2015 closure of the York-Finch hospital, in addition to the opening of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)'s York Finch Reactivation Care Centre in 2018.

File consists of one volume of the Four Winds Sentinel Newspaper.

File consists of seven numbered issues of The jane corridor, Vol. 2.

File consists of one numbered issue of The jane corridor, Vol. 3, no. 3.

File consists of "Look 'N Cook," a recipe book composed by the mothers and children of the Tiny Toddlers Club.

File consists of one numbered issue of The jane corridor, Vol. 4, no. 1.

File consists of research papers, speeches and reports that examine Jane-Finch through the lens of community planning. It includes two copies of excerpts from "How Energy is Creating Change from Within," a 1982 presentation by Professor Elspeth Heyworth, the 1984 research paper "Community Spirit of the Jane/Finch Corridor" by York University Student Beth Bow, "A Paper on Community Organization and Planning" by Peggy Birnberg and Peggy Edwards, who presented it at the Community Planning Conference in 1988, and an excerpt of "United Nations of Jane-Finch," a 1993 research paper by resident and York University student Richard De Gaetano. It also includes a 1980 proposal from the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre to conduct prevention planning assessments to determine the services needed within the rapidly growing community. Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre President Helen Ede's 1978 workshop presentation notes for "Neighbourhood Planning - Social Evolution of the Jane Finch Area" are also included.

File consists of four numbered issues of The jane corridor, Vol. 5.

File consists of the "Jane/Finch Youth Study" written by Irene Pengelly in 1978. It was financed by the Metro Children's Aid Society. The "Report on Emergency Shelters" (1978) by Dorothy Goebel is featured in the appendix to this study.

File consists of meeting minutes, program reports and proposals related to the Black Creek Venture Group (BCVG), a community group originally founded to address drug overdoses in the Black Creek area. BCVG also provided programming for community residents of all ages and abilities, hosting athletics competitions, dance classes and field trips.

File consists of one issue of the jane corridor news published in 1978.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 1978 an 1979.

File consists of 10 issues of the jane corridor news published in 1979.

File consists of the 1979 background report "Metro's Suburbs in Transition Part I: Evolution and Overview" by R. Marvyn Novick for the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. It also includes an article titled "In Memoriam - A Dear Friend and Colleague Passes: Marvyn Novick" (1940-2016).

File consists of reports, meeting minutes, speech notes and case studies relating to the Child/Parent Centre project, an early initiative of the Jane/Finch Community.

File consists of one photocopied page of the jane corridor news published in 1980.

File consists of six numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 1.

File consists of a booklet containing a collection of folksayings and phrases provided by Jane-Finch residents from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds.

File consists of the 1980 policy report "Planning Agenda for the Eighties Part II: Metro's Suburbs in Transition" by R. Marvyn Novick for the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. It also includes photocopies of the preface and recommendations summary sections of the report with notations made by MacNevin.

File consists of newspaper clippings, advertisements, posters, charts and other documents related to local media and local youth media. Wanda MacNevin's notations refer to these records collectively as "attachments."

File consists of 10 numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 2.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 1981 and 1986.

File consists of the "Report on the Outreach Pilot Project," prepared by the Mayor's Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, City of North York. Also included is Alderman Pat O'Neill's memo "Jane-Finch Project," which is a follow-up to the original report. This report recommended that the City of North York evaluate the effectiveness of their community-directed programs towards meeting community needs, promote-information sharing and program coordination among recreational and leisure programs, evaluate the consequences of planning initiatives on impacted communities, develop trust between government workers and community members, the establishment of a Youth Sub-Committee and the development of a feasibility report to assess whether a permanent Outreach/Streetworker Program would be viable. O'Neill's memo expands on the issues raised in the original report and makes additional recommendations for implementing programs within the Jane-Finch community.

File consists of 12 numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 3, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 3, no. 3

File consists of timelines, proposals and correspondence relating to the Downsview-Weston Community. It includes two copies of "Downsview Weston Action Community History: An Overview of 1973-1983," a proposal relating to a two-year plan for the Downsview-Weston community, and a letter to Daniel Crombie, a clerk working for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, from B. MacLeod, the City Clerk regarding a development grant for the Downsview West Community Health Centre.

File consists of 9 numbered issues of

File consists of photocopies of a commemorative booklet for North York's bicentennial celebrations, which includes a directory of services in Jane-Finch.

File consists of 11 numbered issues of The Echo, Vol. 5, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 5, no. 4 and one photocopied page.

File consists of the Ontario Community Education Centre's evaluation report on the Jane-Finch Neighbourhood Outreach Project, which began in 1983. It evaluates the effectiveness of the outreach project, which assigned one project manager and five outreach workers to oversee neighbourhood committees and assist residents in communicating with agencies and institutions.

File consists of eight numbered issues of The Echo, Vol. 6, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 6, no. 3 and one duplicate copy of Vol. 6, no. 6.

File consists of a report prepared by Reya Ali for Jackie Rankine and York University's Community Relations department. Comparisons are made regarding the amount of community-based service funding awarded tp Wards 1, 3 and 5 of North York and Ward 7 of Metropolitan Toronto.

File consists of photocopies of the book "The Story of the Toronto House Movement, 1910-1985." It presents the history of the Toronto Association of Neighbourhood Services (TANS) in three distinct sections. The first section covers the period from 1918 to 1970. The second section covers the period from 1970 to 1980. The third section covers the period from 1981 to 1985.

File consists of the booklet "From Longhouse to Highrise" (North York: Downsview Weston Action Community, 1986).

File consists of historical summaries and annual reports of the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre. It also includes testimonials and correspondence with other aid organizations, such as the Children's Aid Society. A testimonial of the work conducted by Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre staff is provided by Mary Lewis, a community development worker for the Children's Aid Society, who worked closely with the Centre's staff.

File consists of summary minutes of a meeting organized by thet Northwest Advisory Committee regarding services planned for the Jane-Finch neighbourhood.

File consists of a letter addressed to Honey Kerr-Went, President of the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council from the Coalition of Concerned Community Organizations. The Coalition issued the letter to encourage better communication and coordination between community groups and funding bodies.

File consists of a report titled "An Assessment of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force Community - Police Planning Project," commissioned by the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Canada and the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. It evaluates the results of community-based policing activities in two target communities: Parkdale and Jane-Finch.

File consists of four numbered issues of the Norwester, Vols. 0 and 1 and includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 0, no. 0. It also includes one photocopy of a press release written by Tom Kear to introduce the community newspaper to readers.

File consists of a draft of the Jane/Finch Demographic Profile prepared by R.D.M. McMann, a member of the City of North York (?)'s Property & Economic Development Department

File consists of two copies of "Project Rebirth," a report prepared by Jane-Finch residents and community organizations to assess the community's education, employment, facilities, recreation services, immigrant services, and housing related needs and develop strategies to strengthen community-led anti-racism and anti-drug initiatives. The report summarizies key problems found in surveyed areas within Jane-Finch and proposes short-term and long-term solutions to improve quality of life in those areas.

File consists of files originally compiled by Maria Augimeri, former North York City Councillor, Metro Toronto City Councillor (Pre-Amalgamation), and Toronto City Councillor. It includes the former City Councillor's speech notes, memos, news releases, reports, correspondence, notices of motion, meeting details and NDP backgrounder documents. Prominent topics include the Yorkwoods Safe Neighbourhood Project, Building Hope Coalition, policing in schools and the case of Brianna Davy.

File consists of the book "'Is' Is Not

File consists of the Community Profile of the City of North York, prepared by the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council for the Metro.

File consists of the Report of the Advisor on Race Relations to the Premier of Ontario Bob Rae. The report was issued to Ontario Premier Bob Rae by Stephen Lewis, Advisor on Race Relations, in response to rioting and violence in Toronto.

File consists of agendas, meeting minutes, news releases, memos, correspondence, contact lists, posters, and protest sign templates created by the Committee Against Police Brutality. Wanda MacNevin was a member of the Protest March Committee within this larger protest organization.

File consists of one numbered issue of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 1.

File consists of the typescript of the 1993 Ruth Morris play "Jane Finch: Corner of 100 Lands."

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 1993 and 1999.

File consists of the Metro/North York Comparison: 1991 Census Data social report prepared by the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council and the United Way charity.

File consists of two copies of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 2, issue 8.

File consists of "A Census Atlas of North York" a report on the social characteristics of the City of North York based on data obtained from the 1991 Canada Census. It was prepared by the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council and the United Way charity.

File consists of the video cassette tape (VHS) of the movie "Teen Moms: Our Stories," filmed and produced by the Black Creek Community Health Centre as part of the Teen Moms on the Move program. The original VHS sleeve, addressed to Wanda MacNevin, is also included.

File consists of two numbered issues of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 3 and two duplicate copies of Vol. 3, issue 9.

File consists of two copies of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 4, issue 2.

File consists of agendas, meeting minutes, contact lists, news releases, memos, reports, protest lyric sheets, articles, newspaper clippings and some ephemeria related to the Metro Days of Action and other "fightback" protests organized by the North York Fights Back organizing committee. Metro Days of Action was a protest rally that lasted from October 22 to 26, 1996 and centred on community opposition to the healthcare, economic, social, transit and education policies of Premier Michael Harris' Conservative government. It was followed by smaller organized protests such as the Mega Fightback Rally, centred on the impending amalgamation of the Etobicoke, North York, East York, Scarborough and York with Metropolitan Toronto. Protesters from all constituent parts of the colloquially-dubbed "megacity" opposed the action because of the projected impact that amalgamation would have on their cities.

File consists of the application guidelines for submissions to the Provincial FOCUS Community Program offered by the Ontario Ministry of Health's Health Promotion Branch.

File consists of four pamphlets written by Ruth Morris. It contains two copies of her 1997 pamphlet "Keys to Hope and Action," her 1998 pamphlet "Overcoming Neighbourhoodism," and her 1999 pamphlet "The Jane-Finch Community Banking Project."

File consists of four numbered issues of the Norwester, Vol. 4 and two duplicate copies of Vol. 4, issue 4.

File consists of meeting minutes, agendas and correspondence relating to the work of Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH).

File consists of two numbered issues of Your Community, Vol. 1.

File consists of three copies of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 1, issue 5.

File consists of records related to youth strategies in education, housing, drug and crime prevention and anti-racism as compiled by MacNevin. It includes meeting minutes, letters of understanding, and planning documents related to initiatives funded by the City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing. It also includes an academic paper titled "Public Spaces for Youth? The Case of the Jane-Finch Neighborhood in Toronto" (2015) by Michail Galanakis.

File consists of academic papers, news articles, blog posts, booklets and diagrams related to the history of the Huron-Wendat Nation in Southern Ontario and the locations of ancestral sites associated with this First Nation in the Downsview community of Toronto. It includes the academic papers "The 1989-90 Excavations at the Parsons Site: Introduction and Retrospect," by Williamson, Cooper and Robertson;"The Parsons Site," by Lanna Crucefix and "Re-Connecting with a Historical Site: On Narrative and the Huron-Wendat Ancestral Village at York University, Toronto, Canada," by Sandberg, Johnson, Gualtieri and Lesage. It includes the news articles "Mapping Toronto's Indigenous roots" by Patty Winsa and "Huron-Wendat Day honours Toronto's First Nation History" by user aanationtalk. It also includes booklets titled "Toronto Purchase Specific Claim: Arriving at an agreement" and "Treaties 1781-1820" by the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation,"Land Rights: A Global Solution forthe Six Nations of the Grand River" by the Six Nations Lands & Resources Department. It includes blog posts on the Parsons Site and a letter addressed "Dear Non-Natives" by Richard Issac of the World Water Protection Coalition. It also includes general research notes compiled by MacNevin and a diagram of a Huron-Iroquois Village from an unnamed source.

File consists of timelines and histories and web articles about the community organization Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH).

File consists of five numbered issues of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 3. It also includes three loose copies of an article in Vol. 3.

File consists of the community report "Towards Indicators of Community Capacity: A Study in Four Toronto Communities." The report examines indicators of quality of life in the Toronto neighbourhoods of Tobermory, Parkdale, Regent Park and Firgrove. Firgrove and Tobermory are communities within the Jane-Finch neighbourhood and the objective of the three-year qualitative research project was to compare four Toronto communities and determine the indicators of community capacity - the potential for the community to work towards and achieve their goals. This was measured through facilitating conditions offered by access to child care, spaces, services and programs, in contrast to barrier conditions such as unsafe meeting places and meeting times and a negative image of the community imposed by outsiders.

File consists of the annual reports of Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH) spanning 1999 to 2016. Some years are missing.

File consists of four numbered issues of The Jane-Finch Caring Community and two duplicate copies of Vol. 2, issue 4.

File consists of the book "From the Edge: A Woman's Evolution from Abuse to Activism" (1999) by Wanda MacNevin.

File consists of the report on "Ethno-Racial Inequality in the City of Toronto: An Analysis of the 1996 Census" prepared by Michael Ornstein of the Institute of Social Research, York University for the City of Toronto.

File consists of two numbered issues of the Downsview Post, Vol. 1. It includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 1, no. 1.

File consists of the report "Who's the Target," prepared by the Committee to Stop Targeted Policing. It examines the impact of Community Action Policing, a City of Toronto initiative that assigned police officers to patrol "hotspots" in the summer of 1999.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published predominantly in 2018. It also includes one article originally published in 2000 and updated in 2018.

File consists of newspaper articles relating to the creation of a Community News Network within the Jane-Finch neighbourhood, a map of the former City of North York and an information sheet for a community meeting organized for "Save Humber River Regional Hospital's Finch Site ('York Finch')."

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 2000 and 2005.

File consists of research papers, university blog posts and press statements that examine the relationship and partnership between York University and residents of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. It includes the blog posts "Jane-Finch youth building bridges to university with 'transformative site' art installation at York U" (September 10, 2001), "Students from Jane/Finch high schools complete university courses" (January 20, 2016), and "York U unveils spectacular Inuit soccer player sculpture" (June 24, 2016). It includes York University's School of Social Work press release titled "Statement in condemnation of racist political speech: Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti's recent attack on Jane and Finch community members" (September 27, 2018). It includes the research papers "Campus Community Connections: Exploring Collaborative Planning Processes between York University and its Neighbours" (2015), "The University as a Neoliberal and Colonizing Institute: A Spatial Case Study Analysis of the Invisible Fence between York University and the Jane and Finch Neighbourhood in the City of Toronto" (2017) by Ardavan Eizadirad, "The morning after: Stakeholder reflections on the sustainability of a community-campus engagement center in the changing environment" (2017). Also included is an annotated bibliography compiled by Rubina Karyar and Laura Campbell in 2019 for the "Integrated Local Labour Market Research Project."

File consists of three copies of the Downsview Post, Vol. 2, no. 3. This issue, published in December 2001, differs in content from the issue of Vol. 2, no. 3 originally published in October 2001.

File consists of three copies of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 4, issue 3.

File consists of the Toronto District Health Council (TDHC)'s 2001 review of the Humber River Regional Hospital's (HRRH) redevelopment project proposal. HHRH's proposal involved ending services at its Church St. or Finch Avenue and outlines the necessities behind a sugge of opening a new facility.

File consists of two numbered issues of the Downsview Post, Vol. 2. It includes three copies of Vol. 2, no. 1 and two copies of Vol. 2, no. 3.

File consists of three numbered issues of the Downsview Post. It includes three copies published in February 2002, three copies published in May 2002 and two copies published in July 2002.

File consists of the executive summary and report "Poverty by Postal Code: The Geography of Neighbourhood Poverty 1981-2001" prepared by the United Way of Greater Toronto and the Canadian Council on Social Development.

File consists of three numbered issues of The York West Advocate, Vol. 1. It includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 1, no. 4.

File consists of an excerpt of an article with the heading "The Yorkwoods-Grandravine Neighbourhood in the broader Jane Finch community," by Dr. Suzanne Jacobsen of the University of Toronto.

File consists of a booklet containing a collection of stories from of the Never Too Old to Learn Seniors Group.

File consists of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) results of the York West riding with data compiled by the Canadian Mothercraft Society and the Province of Ontario. It includes the riding's EDI results spanning 2004-2005, 2007-2008 and 2010-2011. It also includes presentation slides relating to the riding's 2014-2015 EDI results prepared by the Toronto Early Literacy Specialists.