Upcoming conference: Creating Rural Connections 2012
July 30, 2012
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Retaining Immigrants in Rural Communities Webinar
June 7, 2012 Thanks to all who participated in the Retaining Immigrants in Rural Communities webinar on April 18th. Along with the webinar recording and presentations by: Dr. Philomena de Lima Anisa Zehtab-Martin Ian Shanghvi The webinar briefing is now available on the RDI website. All can be accessed at http://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/publications/rural-immigrationrural-migration/
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New Publication – Design Principles for Preparing Self-Help Guides (pdf)
February 21, 2012
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Rural Development Institute’s Call for Papers for Annual Conference
January 25, 2012 posted January 25, 2012 BRANDON, MB — The annual Conference of Manitoba Planners, slated for February 22 to 24 in Brandon, will endeavour to search for ideas and practices that assist individuals and entire communities to move beyond surviving to thriving. A pre-conference symposium on theory building is also planned to enable the exchange of [...]
Opportunity for Community-at-large to Benefit from Collaborations with BU
January 20, 2012 posted January 20, 2012 BRANDON, MB — A call for project proposals has been issued for interested community groups and organizations that wish to benefit from the experience of professors and the enthusiasm of students. The proposed projects must be carried out in collaboration with a faculty member of BU or a student under the [...]
Manitoba 2012 Planning Conference – Beyond Surviving: Planning to Thrive
January 10, 2012 Symposium – February 22, 2012 Call for Papers Conference – February 22-24, 2012 Registration Information Join us in learning how to take the next step. We need to learn how to look at planning differently. Planning to thrive involves embracing health and developing well being, individually and collectively, in the context of Our Communities, Our [...]
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International Comparative Rural Policy Studies Summer Institute – Governing for Sustainable Rural Futures
December 19, 2011 The annual summer school brings together an international, multi-disciplinary group of faculty, students, and professionals to study the many facets of rural policy. The goal is to provide graduate students, researchers, and rural development experts from around the world an opportunity to exchange insights and knowledge regarding rural and northern policy using a comparative perspective. [...]
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RDI presents Terence McGonigle: “Northern Exposures in Manitoba”
September 8, 2011 Louis Riel Dining Room, Brandon University Tuesday, October 4, 2011 ~ 11:40 a.m. For a southern-dwelling tenderfoot such as myself, research and teaching in the field in-and-around Churchill, Manitoba presents a number of challenges and generates a few anecdotes. This presentation will describe field trips to Churchill over the period 2007-2011. Significant considerations for both [...]
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RDI presents Josh Sebastian: “The Red Meat Value Chain in Mwanza City, Tanzania”
September 8, 2011 Thursday, September 15, 3 to 4:15 p.m., Louis Riel Dining Room Through the cooperation of multiple local and international NGO’s, a comprehensive study has been undertaken to present a realistic portrait of the Red Meat Value Chain in Mwanza City that reconciles the intended management of the chain with realities encountered in the everyday red [...]
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New Issue of JRCD
July 31, 2012 The Journal of Rural and Community Development (JRCD) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 7, Issue 2. There are two forthcoming special issues in 2012: “From Rural Research to Policy and Back Again” (late summer) and “Palliative and End-of-Life Services in Rural and Remote Geographies” (early Fall). The JRCD is an open access [...]