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Note: / There is a growing body of literature dealing with the division of labour between ethnic groups.* The major works in this field are Lord Olivier1s "White Capital and Coloured Labourf,(l) and Gunnar l/tyrdal's "An American Dilemma"(2). The former, published in 1929, described the formal organization of labour in the Union of South Africa on a racial basis; and the latter work, published in 1944, described both formal and informal efforts to effect divisions of labour on a Negro-white basis in the United States of America. [...]

The relationship between provincial social service spending and subsequent rates of volunteerism in Quebec was evaluated using information contained in a Montreal volunteer database (N = 2784) and revenue and expenditure data from the Department of Finance. A secondary analysis was performed to identify possible structural correlates to volunteerism, thus providing an alternative to existing theoretical approaches, which predominantly focus on the study of individual differences between volunteers. / The results of the correlation analysis revealed a positive relationship between public spending and volunteer rates. In addition, a positive correlation was found to exist between levels of coordination activity and rates of volunteerism, lending strength to the contention that organizational infrastructure is related to volunteer rates. In general, the results highlight the integral role of public monies to the sustainability of Quebec's voluntary sector.

During the melting of a major ice-cap such as that which covered Central Quebec-Labrador until relatively recent times, there must inevitably be an enormous and rapid release of meltwaters. Evidence of this is left in the form of abandoned channels cut in both drift and bedrock, and assorted fluvioglacial deposits. By careful study of these features it is possible to deduce much as to the nature of the melting ice-mass which nourished the meltwater streams. [...]

The demand for increased efficiency is a dilemma which faces members of all professions. Improved techniques, new discoveries, further research and the studies of the experiences of others have resulted in improved procedures in all fields. The education profession is no exception, as it has recently felt the impacts of concentrated efforts to increase efficiency at all levels. [...]

In using the term "periglacial morphology", it is meant to include all those elements of the landscape that may be attributed to the action of periglacial processes. While the mechanics of all periglacial processes are not yet fully understood, a number of morphological features have been recognized in various parts of the world that owe their existence, wholly or in part, to the formation or melting of permanent, seasonal or diurnal ice within or at the surface of the ground. [...]

This thesis is presented as a tentative attempt to classify the cities, towns and villages of the Montreal Environs and Eastern Townships Regions and in the light of regional planning principles to verify the adequacy of the resulting regional systems. [...]

Public opinion in Canada has hitherto assumed that because five of Canada's ten millions of people are of British origin, that British immigrants to Canada will experience no problems in establishing themselves in the New World, that migration from the Old World to the New is of no greater import than migration from one province of Canada to another. [...]

The transition from conventional to sustainable farming has been limited in Quebec by the absence of a comprehensive strategy, applicable at the farm level, to facilitate the transition process. This study summarizes the popular discussion pertaining to planning the farm transition, and the following six concepts that are useful to take into account when designing sustainable systems: vision, creativity, values, the efficiency - substitution - redesign spectrum, an holistic, systems perspective of the farm, and popular participation in the development process. Case studies of six farms in the early phase of transition are presented. Farm and farmer characteristics are detailed as well as the potential of each to influence the evolution of the farm. The outcomes of farm-level planning and activities in the first two transitional years are described. Particular attention is paid to the implications of creative visioning and approaches to problem solving, value adjustments, decision-making criteria, and the farmers' perceived restraining forces. A comprehensive, practical strategy designed to facilitate the farm transition process is constructed. This combines the current popular template for appropriate planning and the theoretical constructs of sustainable development, with insights gathered from the six case study farms. Finally, procedures for using the strategy are outlined, together with some requirements for its further development.

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