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)
Education Centre
Click
here to access our speaking
engagements, lectures and presentation materials.
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:
85,275 (as of 2007)
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
