Neighbourhood Information Post

Office phone: 416-699-4527
Fax: 416-699-2207
E-mail: mnlct@mnlct.org
Web site: www.mnlct.org
Address: 1774 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, M4L 1G7
Location :(Intersection) Toronto East (Kingston Rd-Queen St E)
Ward: Beaches-East York (Ward 32)
Officers: Tanya Chute Molina, Executive Director
Contacts: Mario Bianchi-Vivern, Program Manager, Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program

Ontario Region
Office phone: 416-366-1711
Toll-free phone: 1-800-268-2537
Fax: 416-366-3876
E-mail: info@chfc.ca
Web site: www.chfcanada.coop
Address: 720 Spadina Ave, Ste 313, Toronto, ON, M5S 2T9
Location (Intersection) Toronto Central (Spadina Ave-Bloor St W)
Ward Trinity-Spadina (Ward 20)
Officers: Dale Reagan, Managing Director, Ontario Region
Contacts: Joan Dragoman, Office Manager
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30

Office phone: 416-925-2800 Confidential Helpline
Fax: 416-925-2263
E-mail: aidscssp@spanishservices.org
Web site: www.spanishservices.org
Address: 40 Wellesley St E, 4th Fl, Ste 401, Toronto, ON, M4Y 1G4
Location (Intersection) Toronto Central (Church St-Wellesley St E)
Ward Toronto Centre-Rosedale (Ward 27)
Contacts: Celeste Joseph, HIV/AIDS Counsellor, cjoseph@spanishservices.org Gerardo Betancourt, Men's Outreach Worker, gbetancourt@spanishservices.org

Neighbourhood Information Post (N.I.P.) is a non-profit, community-based organization, which serves the downtown eastern core of Toronto since 1971. The services that we provide include information and referral, mail and message (for the homeless), telephone and computer (Internet) access, supportive counseling, form-filling, advocacy, translation, housing support, and an annual free income-tax clinic. The majority of our clients is extremely disadvantaged, isolated and/ or marginalized (e.g. people who are homeless/under-housed, refugees and immigrants who have recently arrived in Canada, women leaving abusive relationships, people who have a history of being in conflict with the law, people with mental health problems).

Canada Officials and Cabinet Web site: www.parl.gc.ca Languages of service: English ; French Service description: The Cabinet Mail to Cabinet Ministers should be addressed to the Minister by name, cabinet position, House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa K1A 0A6 Mail may be sent postage free except during an election campaign Cost of postage may not exceed the standard minimum rate Postage exceeding this amount must be paid by the sender

Canada Officials and Cabinet Bloc Quebecois Leader (Gilles Duceppe) Address: House of Commons, Centre Block, Rm 537, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-6779 E-mail: duceppe.g@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-954-2121 Officer: Gilles Duceppe

Canada Officials and Cabinet Governor General (Michaëlle Jean) Address: Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A1 Office phone: 613-993-8200 E-mail: info@gg.ca Web Address: www.gg.ca Fax: 613-998-8760 Officer: Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada

Canada Officials and Cabinet Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform (Peter Van Loan) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-996-7752 E-mail: vanloan.p@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-8351 Officer: The Honourable Peter Van Loan

Canada Officials and Cabinet Leader of the Government in the Senate and Secretary of State for Seniors (Marjory LeBreton) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-943-0756 E-mail: lebreton.m@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-943-1493 Officer: The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Senator

Canada Officials and Cabinet Leader of the Official Opposition (Liberal Party Leader -- Stéphane Dion) Address: House of Commons, Centre Block, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-996-5789 E-mail: dion.s@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-996-6562 Officer: Stéphane Dion

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister for International Cooperation and Minister for la Francophonie and Official Languages (Josée Verner) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-996-4151 E-mail: verner.j@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-954-2269 Officer: The Honourable Josée Verner

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister for Public Works and Government Services (Michael Fortier) Address: House of Commons, Centre Block, 111 Wellington St, Rm 572-S, Ottawa, ON, K0A 0A4 Office phone: 613-943-4589 E-mail: fortier.m@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Officer: The Honourable Michael Fortier

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board (Chuck Strahl) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-2940 E-mail: strahl.c@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-995-5621 Officer: The Honourable Chuck Strahl

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Peter Mackay) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-6022 E-mail: mackay.p@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-2337 Officer: The Honourable Peter Mackay

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (Bev Oda) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-2792 E-mail: oda.b@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-2794 Officer: The Honourable Bev Oda

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Diane Finley) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-996-4974 E-mail: finley.d@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-996-9749 Officer: The Honourable Diane Finley

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Finance (James Flaherty) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-6344 E-mail: flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-8320 Officer: The Honourable James Flaherty

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Loyola Hearn) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-0927 E-mail: hearn.l@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-995-7858 Officer: The Honourable Loyola Hearn

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (Tony Clement) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-944-7740 E-mail: clement.t@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-5092 Officer: The Honourable Tony Clement

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Human Resources and Social Development (Monte Solberg) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-4516 E-mail: solberg.m@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-6181 Officer: The Honourable Monte Solberg

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians (Jim Prentice) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-4275 E-mail: prentice.j@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-947-9475 Officer: The Honourable Jim Prentice

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Industry (Maxime Bernier) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-8053 E-mail: bernier.m@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-995-0687 Officer: The Honourable Maxime Bernier

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics (David Emerson) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-943-0267 E-mail: emerson.d@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-943-0219 Officer: The Honourable David Emerson

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (Robert Nicholson) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-995-1547 E-mail: nicholson.r@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-7910 Officer: The Honourable Robert Nicholson

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of National Defence (Gordon O'Connor) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-1119 E-mail: oconnor.g@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-1043 Officer: The Honourable Gordon O'Connor

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic Diversification (Carol Skelton) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-995-1551 E-mail: skelton.c@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-943-2010 Officer: The Honourable Carol Skelton

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Natural Resources (Gary Lunn) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-996-1119 E-mail: lunn.g@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-996-0850 Officer: The Honourable Garry Lunn

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Public Safety (Stockwell Day) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-995-1702 E-mail: day.s@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-995-1154 Officer: The Honourable Stockwell Day

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of Labour (Jean-Pierre Blackburn) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-947-2745 E-mail: blackburn.jp@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-947-2748 Officer: The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of the Environment (John Baird) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-996-0984 E-mail: baird.j@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-996-9880 Officer: The Honourable John Baird

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Lawrence Cannon) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-5516 E-mail: cannon.l@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-992-6802 Officer: The Honourable Lawrence Cannon

Canada Officials and Cabinet Minister of Veterans Affairs (Gregory Thompson) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-995-5550 E-mail: thompson.g@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-995-5226 Officer: The Honourable Gregory Thompson

Canada Officials and Cabinet New Democratic Party Leader (Jack Layton) Address: House of Commons, Centre Block, Rm 639C, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-995-7224 E-mail: layton.j@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-995-4565 Officer: Jack Layton

Canada Officials and Cabinet President of Queen's Privy Council and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification (Rona Ambrose) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-996-9778 E-mail: ambrose.r@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-996-0785 Officer: The Honourable Rona Ambrose

Canada Officials and Cabinet President of the Treasury Board (Vic Toews) Address: House of Commons, Parliament Bldgs, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A6 Office phone: 613-992-3128 E-mail: toews.v@parl.gc.ca Web Address: www.parl.gc.ca Fax: 613-995-1049 Officer: The Honourable Vic Toews

Canada Officials and Cabinet Prime Minister (Conservative Party Leader -- Stephen Harper) Address: Langevin Block, Office of the Prime Minister, 80 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A2 Office phone: 613-996-6740 E-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca Web Address: www.pm.gc.ca Fax: 613-941-6900 Officer: The Right Honourable Stephen Harper

Toronto Reference Library Address: 789 Yonge St., Toronto, ON, M4W 2G8 Phone: 416-395-5577 Wheelchair Accessible

Toronto Public Library. Toronto Reference Library. Urban Affairs Library Address: Metro Hall, 55 John St, Mezzanine Level, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3C6 Intersection: University Ave-King St W Office phone: (416) 395-5577 Web Address: www.torontopubliclibrary.ca Fax: (416) 393-7083 Officer: Linda Mackenzie, Director, Research and Reference

St. Lawrence Address: 171 Front St. East, Toronto, ON, M5A 4H3 Phone: 416-393-7655 Wheelchair Accessible

Parliament Address: 269 Gerrard St. East, Toronto, ON, M5A 2G6 Phone: 416-393-7663 Wheelchair Accessible

St. James Town Address: 495 Sherbourne St.,Toronto, ON, M4X 1K7 Phone: 416-393-7744 Wheelchair Accessible

Pape/Danforth Pape/Danforth Library closed for renovation effective April 17, 2005 Address: 701 Pape Ave., Toronto, ON, M4K 3S6 Phone: 416-393-7727 Wheelchair Accessible

Queen/Saulter Address: 765 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4M 1H3 Phone: 416-393-7723 Wheelchair Accessible

N.I.P.'s History Neighbourhood Information Post (N.I.P) opened in July, 1970, as a result of: recommendation of the Don District Study by the Social Planning Council; co-operation and interest of the Toronto Public Libraries; expressed need of local groups, individual residents and the local inter agency council. Staffing at N.I.P. was almost entirely voluntary for the first year of operation. The agency was incorporated and registered as a charitable organization in 1972, Over the years, from a small volunteer-based organization, N.I.P. has evolved into an integral part of the Downtown Toronto East community. The following are some highlights of Neighbourhood Information Post in the last four decades: Midge Sandiland wrote the proposal to apply for the first local initiative grant to establish Neighbourhood Information Post.

Our Mission Statement

Neighbourhood Information Post is a non-profit community resource centre serving the Downtown Toronto East community. At Neighbourhood Information Post, our mission is:
To help and empower marginalized and socially isolated people in our community by:

• Ensuring people in our community have equitable access to quality programs and services
• Efficiently implementing programs that promote and maintain stability in people's lives
• Fostering trusting and caring relationships with community members