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A new resource guide, compiled by Anika Reynar and Zoe Matties for the Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba, was made with care for people who are newcomers to Canada but its content is also relevant...
The Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities (ACSRC) monthly newsletter for May 2017 is now available. Visit their website to read this month’s edition or sign up to receive it directly to your inbox:...
UNBC’s Dr. Margot Parkes and a team of researchers and partners from across Canada have secured a five-year research grant focused on working together across sectors to prevent adverse impacts from resource development, with...
RAIL – Rural Alberta Innovation & Learning Commons Registration Now Open! The Rural Alberta Innovation and Learning Commons returns with the strong support of ATCO Gas. Be sure to register for this three day...
RPLC’s Ryan Gibson, University of Guelph, presented on rural infrastructure to the Canadian Senate Committee on National Finance. Video presentation: Ryan Gibson Senate Presentation – May 3, 2017 Full Senate Hearing Video: Full Senate Hearing...
The RPLC Research and Exchange team are accepting proposals for research that includes a rural policy comparative dimension relating to one of the RPLC Policy Themes. Projects should ideally be carried out by RPLC partners faculty members,...
Congratulations to Kathleen Kevany (RPLC Governance Network – Team Lead) who was recently featured in the Truro Daily News regarding environmentally friendly burial. For complete story, please visit the Truro Daily News: www.trurodaily.com/living/2017/3/28/truro-woman-looking-into-environmentally-friendly-burial.html
The fourteenth International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute will take place in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from the 25 June to 8 July 2017. The institute will convene for thirteen days and will...
Volume 3: Issue 2 In this issue: New Book: “Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries: Political Economy Perspectives” launched with contributions from RPLC Members from UNBC and more. Upcoming Events & Webinars Call For...
“Canada is a land of immigrants” is a phrase we hear often. And while that is certainly true in many ways, immigration is a complex issue we don’t spend nearly as much time talking...