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Butters, L., Okusipe, O. M., Eledi, S. B., & Vodden, K. (2018). Engaging the Past to Create a New Future: A Comparative Study of Heritage-driven Community Development Initiatives in the Great Northern Peninsula. Journal...
The eighth Networks Leadership Symposium will be held March 19-20, 2018 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC. This symposium will focus on networks as balancing acts: managing inherent tensions. NLS 2018 will embrace...
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...
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...
Over its 10-year history, the ICNGD has successfully provided two “northern-tailored” graduate-level degree programs; the Master of Northern Governance and Development (MNGD) being the first degree offered by the U of S in the...
OTTAWA, JUNE 15, 2017: The partnership agreement signed today in Ottawa between the Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement durable (IFDD), a subsidiary body of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and the Réseau...
By Mark Gollom, CBC News “People for Education has forcast 121 closures in Ontario, with the majority in rural areas”. “It’s an issue that’s not exclusive to Ontario but a symptom of changing demographics. Provinces from...
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 Governance Team is proud to announce their 2016/2017 Policy Fellow. Patrick is the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Third Party (OTP) of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. Patrick...