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Report Card: Signs Report

report card: The charitable organization annually puts out the report card on the region health and vitality as a tool to understand life in the region, and spark conversations about how to make it better, according to The Waterloo Record. Belonging and leadership were urgent issues identified in a previous report, and they remain a key focus in this year's. That shortfall is highlighted in the latest Vital Signs report from the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation released Wednesday. Rosemary Smith, chief executive officer, said belonging is critical to a vital and caring community. "Our sense of belonging drives behaviour," Smith said. Less than one in four tax filers in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge donate to a charity, according to the 2016 report. That includes the amount of time people volunteer and how much they donate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.