RPLC Welcomes New Team Members
RPLC Welcomes Adams Abdul Salam as New Rural Policy Assistant Adams Abdul Salam is our new Rural Policy Assistant at RPLC. Adams currently resides in Brandon, Manitoba but was born in New Edubiase, Ghana....
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RPLC Proudly Presents – FREE Webinars from 2018 CRRF Conference
The RPLC is proud to support the 2018 Canadian Rural Revitalization Federation (CRRF) Annual Conference, October 10 – 12, 2018, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The annual conference is hosted by CRRF, University of Saskatchewan, and the...
R2CN CONGRATULATES TRAVEL AWARD RECIPIENTS
The Rural Research Centres Network recently concluded its first travel award and is pleased to support an excellent group of award recipients. During the summer 2018 round of applications for the Rural Research Centres...
Maclean’s article looks at what’s killing rural Canada
Are you the type of person who views life as a glass half-full or a glass half-empty? Every community can be viewed for its pro’s and con’s and forecasting the future of rural communities may depend...
UNESCO Co-chairs host meeting in Charlottetown
Charlottetown, PEI (September 2018) ― The Institute of Island Studies and the UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability recently hosted a weekend of meetings with representatives and researchers from a dozen islands around...
RPLC Welcomes Couselan as New Engagement Liaison
Newly hired Engagement Liaison, Aimee Couselan, is excited to put her years of communication and marketing experience to use – helping advance knowledge of rural research and rural policy. Working out of the Rural...
MIRRA Network – Call For Policy and Research Briefs
The Migration in Remote and Rural Areas (MIRRA) Network of the Rural Policy Learning Commons (RPLC) is launching the MIRRA Policy and Research Briefs Series. We are looking to publish short (1000-1500 words) synopses...
RPLC Announces Additions to Executive Council
The RPLC is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to the RPLC Executive Council. Both Francesca Regoli and Matteo Vittuari work at the University of Bologna in Italy. Their addition to...
2019 NORTH ATLANTIC FORUM AND CRRF CONFERENCE- CALL FOR PAPERS
The 2019 North Atlantic Forum and the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation Conference will be held at St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, October 1-4,2019. The conference is aimed to bring together practitioners, policy makers, community...
Focusing in on Northern Development – JRCD Journal
The Journal of Rural and Community Development (JRCD) released a special issue, with 14 articles on diverse issues of ‘new development paths for communities in the sparsely populated north’. Each drawing on different disciplines...