Rural Canada: The Internet ‘Black Out’ Zone?
With high-speed internet still a pipe dream for many rural Canadians, is it time for broadband to be considered a utility? Find out more here from CBC News
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Mountain Hospitality Program – College of the Rockies
**Open to BC residents only** Looking for work or want to update your skills? College of the Rockies (COTR) is offering a 6 week Mountain Hospitality program that includes a 1 week work placement...
IFAD Rural Development Report 2016
This report provides a thorough analysis of the complex picture of rural transformation and seeks to answer three key questions: What are the different pathways of structural and rural transformation in developing countries? How...
University of Guelph: Job Opportunity
The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph has a tenure-track endowed research position available focused on environmental stewardship/conversation and planning. Click here for more information!
Newsletter: Sustainability Resources
Check out call for registrations, upcoming events, professional development, and other opportunities here!
SHAPE-ENERGY
SHAPE-ENERGY: Social sciences and Humanities for Advancing Policy in European ENERGY This €2m EU Horizon 2020 project will be the European platform for energy-related social sciences and humanities (energy-SSH). SHAPE-ENERGY will run from early...
High Food Prices: How can people afford this?
People living in remote First Nation communities on the James Bay Coast have to spend over half of their income on food in order to meet basic nutritional requirements, according to a new study...
Webinar: State of Rural Canada
WEBINAR SERIES State of Rural Canada – Panel Discussion Tuesday, September 20, 10:00 am CST The RPLC is proud to partner with the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) to bring together a...
High-speed Internet in First Nations Communities
Indigenous company to bring high-speed internet to all of Manitoba’s First Nations communities $4.2M in funding coming from federal government for internet project Jillian Taylor · CBC News, July 29, 2016 CBC reports that an...