About
 
Jane-Finch.com is a community broadcaster, digital library, and the first website about Toronto's Jane-Finch community.
 
Jane-Finch.com was founded by award-winning activist and journalist, Paul Nguyen. The website officially launched on March 13, 2004.
 
Jane-Finch.com empowers the community by giving local residents a voice to be heard. We are a united virtual community centre of expression, concern and inspiration.
 
Our goal is to create a better understanding and appreciation of the Jane-Finch community by sharing its cultural and historical beauty.
Jane-Finch.com Promo (2006)
 
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What is Jane-Finch?
 
Jane-Finch is a community north of Toronto. The area is named after the intersection of Jane Street and Finch Avenue. Jane-Finch is internationally known for its ethnically diverse population, crime rate and poverty. The community's socio-economic status is attributed to inadequate urban planning and social infrastructure. Today, residents continue to fight hard to improve life in the community.
 
Brief facts about the area:
  • Population: 52,235 (as of 2016) *City of Toronto
  • Over 120 nationalities and 100 spoken languages
  • Developed as a model suburb in the 1960's by Ontario Housing Corporation
  • Population boomed from about 1,300 in 1961 to 33,000 in 1971
Awards:
  • 2011 National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada Award
  • 2011 Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence (Media)
  • 2010 Canadian Ethnic Media Association Award (Internet)
  • 2009 City of Toronto William P. Hubbard Award for Race Relations
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