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By Doug Saunders and Tom Cardoso, Globe and Mail “A big-data picture of Canada reveals that the place you grew up determines your financial future. An analysis of millions of Canadians’ income data shows...
The Rural Policy Learning Commons has just begun its fourth year! Over the past three years, the work we have collectively achieved is tremendous: new connections, new research activities, student engagement and capacity building...
Tuesday, November 21 – Wednesday, November 22 2017 Grey Eagle Resort and Casino, Calgary, Alberta Building a stronger, more collaborative and equitable natural resources sector in Canada. While many organizations have embraced and supported this...
By Bailey White, CBC News “Experts say students can’t keep up with the rest of the province; principal says the gap is closing. Derrick Fewer, the principal at the Mushuau Innu Natuashish School, starts each day...
Kelly Vodden (Editor), Ryan Gibson (Editor), Godfrey Baldacchino (Editor) Place Peripheral examines community and regional development in rural, island, and remote locales from a place-based approach. This is a timely edited collection, addressing themes...
By William (Bill) Ashton, Director, Rural Development Institute, Brandon University Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 2017 Conference – Municipal elected officials from across Canada voiced their priorities, many claiming differences among rural areas in...
RTC:Rural’s (Research and Training Centre on Disability in Rural Communities) long running Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation research project explores solutions to assist rural rehabilitation service providers in helping people with disabilities achieve and maintain employment....
Story by Kyle Bakx, CBC News “When Ken Kultgen looks up in the air, it’s not birds or planes that he sees, but the future. And it comes in the shape of a drone. “Lots...
News summary by Kieth Good, www.farmpolicy.com & Social Media Manager for the farmdoc project at the University of Illinois. “Last month, a Wall Street Journal article provided an in-depth look at a variety of...
Summary by Keith Good, www.farmpolicy.com & Social Media Manager, farmdoc project at the University of Illinois. “Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg reported on the front page of Saturday’s Wall Street Journal that, “At the corner...