Children in Port Colborne scored the best over all in Grade 3 testing. It could be because everyone in the community works together toward common goals. Family Matters will run through to Saturday. It will be followed each Friday with a full page tracking the lives of Canadian families in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, as well as examining other family issues.
Someone ought to send a royal commission here.
This may be the best place in Ontario to raise children. Of all the municipalities in Canada's richest province, this city of 19,000 has the smallest proportion of children falling through the cracks, according to academic and health measures. Its children are thriving. This is not a wealthy city. Generally, the most affluent communities produce the most achievers.