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UBC Press is pleased to announce the publication of Resource Communities in a Globalizing Region edited by Paul Bowles and Gary N. Wilson. This book explores how the people and communities of northern British...
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS In this our first update for 2016 we highlight our progress in these 3 project areas: · Advance Preview of the latest release of our Focus Fact Sheets; · Names of...
Rural communities across Canada know the challenges all too well. Populations are shrinking, and services of all kinds are getting harder and harder to maintain, not only for businesses but also for new Canadians,...
Canadians tie more of their identity to their country than their own communities, but are more bullish about the futures of their neighborhoods than the nation. This, according to an Angus Reid Institute public...
Church AND Community – Crisis Response Training Emergency measures organizations and local churches in nine Canadian town and country communities came together and participated in training for crisis preparedness. Why? To strengthen local emergency...
Reflections on CRRF/NAF 2015 Last week, I was lucky enough to attend my second CRRF (and first NAF)* conference. This year’s conference was hosted in Summerside, PEI and featured presentations and discussions by rural...
New from the Rural Development Institute, the following reports explore the Rural Works! initiative that began in 2014 at the University of Manitoba. The agenda for Rural Works! was a call to action, a...
The ACSRC is proud to announce that registration is open for the Rural Alberta Innovation and Learning Commons 2015! The ACSRC and the Battle River Alliance for Economic Development (BRAED) (Killam, AB), are hosting...
The Rural Wildfires research team (http://ruralwildfire.ca) has produced a short booklet of tips for communities as they prepare for, manage, and mitigate the effects of wildfires. “Wildfires: Tips for Prevention and Emergency Preparedness”* We...
CEDEC, a leading partner and driving force for community economic development and employability, has released their June 2015 newsletter. Contents include… CEDEC Delegation to Naturallia CEDEC Business Consultation Services Webinars to learn and grow...