Beyond the Town and Gown: The Impact of BU Westman
Dr. David Docherty was the second talk in the BU at the Brandon Public Library Speaker Series, there he presented Beyond Town and Gown: The Impact of BU in Westman. His talk discussed the...
Author: Wayne Kelly
2020 Rural Symposium
Date: February 5th, 2020 Description The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, is hosting a one-day...
Reflections from the Sustainable Communities Conference
For five days, rural community leaders, policy makers, businesses, and researchers descended to St John’s to explored topics about the future of rural, island, and northern places. The conference brought together over 150 participants,...
Bright Ideas for your Nonprofit – Webinar Series
by Rural Ontario Institute Wednesday, 13 November 2019 from 12:00 PM (EST) to Wednesday, 11 December 2019 1:00 PM (EST) The Rural Ontario Institute has partnered with David Hartley of Nonprofit Help to offer...
Reflections on place-based policy… … some thoughts shared with the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Rural Policy
By: Ashleigh WeedenI’m currently in Scotland completing research for my doctoral dissertation on place-based innovation and rural policy foresight. I’m incredibly fortunate to be supported through a Research & Exchange Mobility Grant from the Rural...
Call for Papers – Rural Sustainability in the Urban Century
Whose versions of sustainability count in the urban century? How does spatial disadvantage intersect with injustices based on gender, ethnic, linguistic, religious and other dimensions of social difference? What opportunities do flows of people,...
Living in in a digital world means you need digital skills
Exploring the futures of rural By Wayne Kelly The world is now a digital one. People spend hours on smartphones and computers with more devices and more online activities being developed every day. Many...
Research and Exchange Grant Output: Sarah Minnes
Project Topic: Case Studies on Municipal Re-inspection Programs for Residential On-site Wastewater Systems in Ontario Mobility period: February 2018 – February 2019 This research project explores successes, challenges, and lessons learned with municipal reinspection programs...
Upcoming Webinar: Reviving and restoring rural retail: Exploring food retail models for rural areas
Tuesday October 22nd, 2019 @ 2pm EDT TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE Join Isabelle Busenitz, Rial Carver, Gloria Kellerhals & Jenni Georgeson on this webinar Abstract The world of food retail is marked by consolidation that...