Rural Development Institute
The Rural Development Institute is located on the lower level of McMaster Hall.
Rural Development Institute and the Department of Rural Development located on the lower level of McMaster Hall.
Hon. Ron Kostyshyn, MAFRI Minister and Bill Ashton, RDI Director officially launch new shelterbelt website http://prairieshelterbelts.ca/
RDI receives Honourable Mention at 2011 Manitoba Excellence in Sustainability Awards. Photo courtesy of Tracey Goncalves.
Rural Development Institute News
- Brandon University launches BSAFE app
- September 12, 2017
- BU unveils new Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Policy and Procedures
- August 23, 2017
- Dennis County Development Partnership Join the Westman Opportunities Leadership Group to Attract World Class Soybean Processing Facility to Manitoba
- June 16, 2017
- Rural Development Institute and Rural Policy Learning Commons recommend infrastructure investment to Senate committee
- May 17, 2017
Project Updates
- RDI Research Activities Update - Fall 2017
- What is Comparative Rural Policy?
- List of Databases
- Comparative Research
- Workforce Attraction as a Dimension of Regional Competitiveness
- Profiling Competitive Rural Regions in Canada
- RDI Comparative Research - 2017
- FCM 2017 - Rural Town Hall Attracts National Audience
- Canadian University Based Rural Research Centres - 2017
- Supporting Innovation for Businesses in South West Manitoba
- Supporting Agri-Food Commercialization in Manitoba
- New Working Paper Series on Rural Regions
- RDI Research Activities Update - Fall 2016
- A Call to Digital Action in Rural Manitoba - Research Brief: State of Rural Information and Communication Technologies in Manitoba
- Rural Innovation In Manitoba: Reducing Barriers to Commercialization and Growing Capacity in the Agri-Food Sector
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, November 2, 2017
From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience
Presenters: Dr. Laurie Brinklow and Dr. Ryan Gibson
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Creating Sustainable Funding for Ecosytems and Watersheds
Presenters: Juliet Craig and Dr. Tara Lynne Clapp