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Demographics of Homeless Population in Brandon, Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Faryal YousafJuly 2021
Vulnerability Index of Homeless Population in Brandon, Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Faryal YousafJuly 2021
Homeless People and Impacts of COVID-19 in Brandon, Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Faryal YousafJuly 2021
Services for Homeless People in Brandon, Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Faryal YousafJuly 2021
Examining the Aurora Project’s Support Model for Immigrant Entrepreneurs Starting a Business
Alexandra MacKay Brown; Ashton (Bill), William; Cora Dupuis; Georgette Nyankson; Ruth MealyMay 2021
Report 6: Downstream Effects of Excess Moisture in Manitoba (Phase 2)
Alexander Koiter; Ashton (Bill), William; Michael AsanteApril 2021
Report 1: Study Report Assessing Impact on Crop Yield and Farm Income
Alexander Koiter; Ashton (Bill), WilliamApril 2021
Report 2: Study Report of Economic Costs and Benefits
Ashton (Bill), William; Michael AsanteApril 2021
Report 3: Downstream Effects of Excess Moisture in Manitoba (Phase 1)
Ashton (Bill), William; Michael AsanteApril 2021
Report 4: Survey Report to Assess Impacts on Crop Yield and Farm Income
Alexander Koiter; Ashton (Bill), WilliamApril 2021
Report 5: Survey Report of Economic Costs and Benefits
Alexander Koiter; Ashton (Bill), WilliamApril 2021
Assessing the Aurora Business Leadership Program
Ashton (Bill), William; Gary McNeelyJuly 2020
Assessing the Aurora Business Leadership Program
Ashton (Bill), William; Gary McNeelyJuly 2020
Exploring Motivations of Rural Small and Medium Enterprise Employers in Hiring Newcomers
Akimowicz, Mikaël; Ashton (Bill), William; Salmon, SherineJune 2019
Look North Indigenous Economy Report
Ashton (Bill), William; Coueslan, Aimee; Flett, ClydeApril 2019
Indigenous Contributions to the Manitoba Economy
Ashton (Bill), William; Clyde Flett; Coueslan, Aimee; Gabriela Jimenez; Lori Zimmerman; Stephen JohnsonJanuary 2019
Indigenous Contributions to the Manitoba Economy
Ashton (Bill), William; Coueslan, Aimee; Flett, Clyde; Jimenez, GabrielaJanuary 2019
RDI Research Update – Fall 2018
Ashton (Bill), William; Coueslan, Aimee; McNeely, GaryAugust 2018
Dynamics of Rural & Northern Manitoba
Akimowicz, Mikaël; Ashton (Bill), William; Bryant, Ariel; McNeely, Gary; Wrathall, MeghanFebruary 2018
Exploring risk adversity in business culture in southwest Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Bryant, Ariel; Finseth, Naomi; Galatsanou, Eleni; Gilchrist, Jessi; Richards, Gillian; Stephan WarrenerOctober 2017
From Ideas to Sales: Commercializing Food Processing Innovation in Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Richards, Gillian; Stephan WarrenerSeptember 2017
RDI Research Activities Update – Fall 2017
Ashton (Bill), William; Bryant, Ariel; McNeely, GarySeptember 2017
List of Databases
Adiyia, Michael; Ashton (Bill), WilliamJuly 2017
List of Databases
Adiyia, Michael; Ashton (Bill), WilliamJuly 2017
Comparative Research
Adiyia, Michael; Ashton (Bill), WilliamJuly 2017
RDI Comparative Research – 2017
Adiyia, Michael; Ashton (Bill), WilliamJune 2017
Amber Birch Syrup – The Canadian Birch Company Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Finseth, Naomi; Galatsanou, Eleni; Gilchrist, Jessi; Richards, GillianJanuary 2017
Case Study – Crik Nutrition: Cricket Protein Powder
Ashton (Bill), William; Finseth, Naomi; Galatsanou, Eleni; Gilchrist, Jessi; Richards, GillianJanuary 2017
Case Study – Canadian Prairie Garden Puree Products: Puree
Ashton (Bill), William; Finseth, Naomi; Galatsanou, Eleni; Gilchrist, Jessi; Richards, GillianJanuary 2017
Caste Study – Floating Leaf Fine Foods: Wild Rice in Minutes
Ashton (Bill), William; Finseth, Naomi; Galatsanou, Eleni; Gilchrist, Jessi; Richards, GillianJanuary 2017
Case Study – Solberry Incorporated: Sea Buckthorn Puree
Ashton (Bill), William; Finseth, Naomi; Galatsanou, Eleni; Gilchrist, Jessi; Richards, GillianJanuary 2017
New Working Paper Series on Rural Regions
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Patterson, LonnieDecember 2016
Emerging Uses of Big Data in Immigration Research
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Pallabi Bhattacharyya; Sally Ogoe; Wilkinson, LoriOctober 2016
Immigration in 5 Rural Manitoba Communities with a Focus on Refugees
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Meghan Miller Cronkrite; Pettigrew, RachaelAugust 2016
Innovation in Agri-Food Processing in Manitoba: Report Highlights
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, Gillian; Woods, SarahOctober 2015
The New Rural… is Regional?
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneSeptember 2015
i-Strategies in Rural Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), WilliamSeptember 2015
Innovation in Agri-food Processing: A Study of Commercialization of Bulk Food Ingredients in Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, Gillian; Woods, SarahSeptember 2015
Brar Natural Flour Milling Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, GillianSeptember 2015
True North Foods Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, GillianSeptember 2015
Bee Maid Honey Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, GillianAugust 2015
Floating Leaf Fine Foods Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, GillianAugust 2015
Hemp Oil Canada Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, GillianAugust 2015
Growth Strategies for Rural Communities: a Preliminary Investigation
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, Wayne; Patterson, Lonnie; Zarry, XantheMay 2015
Growth Strategies for Rural Communities: Six Communities Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, Wayne; Patterson, Lonnie; Zarry, XantheMay 2015
Immigration Settlement Services and Gaps in Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Western Region
Ashton (Bill), William; Chung Yan, Miu; Francis, Jenny; Galatsanou, Eleni; Garcea, Joe; Immigration Research West; Kirova, Anna; McCoy, John; Pettigrew, Rachael; Rural Development Institute; Wilkinson, LoriMay 2015
The Importance of Rural Manitoba: A Discussion Paper
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteMay 2015
Strategies for Growth of Bulk Food Processing in Manitoba: Preliminary Report Highlights
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, Gillian; Woods, SarahApril 2015
Innovation in Agri-food Processing: Preliminary Study of Commercialization of Bulk Food Ingredients in Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, Gillian; Woods, SarahMarch 2015
Strategies for Growth of Bulk Food Processing in Manitoba; Richardson Milling Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, Gillian; Woods, SarahMarch 2015
Strategies for Growth of Bulk Food Processing in Manitoba- Shape Food Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Kobluk, Devron; McKenzie, BradFebruary 2015
Canadian Prairie Garden Puree Products Case Study
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, Gillian; Woods, SarahFebruary 2015
2014 Shelterbelt Survey
Ashton (Bill), William; Richards, GillianDecember 2014
Manitoba’s amalgamated rural regions: a step forward?
Ashton (Bill), WilliamDecember 2014
Rural Works: A Rural Policy Think Tank Event
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteNovember 2014
Rural Works: A Rural Policy Think Tank Event
Ashton (Bill), WilliamNovember 2014
RDI 25th Anniversary Factsheets: Agricultural Price Change
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.November 2014
RDI 25th Anniversary Factsheets: Components of Population Change
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.; Rural Development InstituteNovember 2014
RDI 25th Anniversary Factsheets: Intentions to Build in Non-Metro
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.July 2014
RDI 25th Anniversary Factsheets: Immigrant Arrivals
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.July 2014
RDI 25th Anniversary Factsheets: Patterns of Job Growth and Decline
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.; Rural Development InstituteJuly 2014
RDI 25th Anniversary Factsheets: GDP by Sector in Non-Metro
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.July 2014
ICRPS 2014: Innovation Strategies for Rural Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), WilliamJune 2014
Developing Crown Forest Policy: a Public and Private affair
Ashton (Bill), WilliamMay 2014
Food & Beverage Processing Industry Growth Pathways to 2020: Report Highlights
Ashton (Bill), William; Richards, GillianApril 2014
Food & Beverage Processing Industry; Growth Pathways to 2020
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.; Galatsanou, Eleni; Richards, GillianApril 2014
RDI Annual Report 2013-2014
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteApril 2014
RURAL RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ANNUAL REPORT (2013-2014)
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development Institute; Yakub, AdediranMarch 2014
ATTITUDES TOWARD SHELTER BELTS FOR BEEF PRODUCTION IN MANITOBA
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, Betty; kulyanyingi, Veronica; Richards, GillianMarch 2014
RDI 25th Anniversary, Rural Works: A Rural Policy Think Tank Event
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteJanuary 2014
Integrated Community Adjustment: Rapid Population Growth
Ashton (Bill), William; Galatsanou, Eleni; Kelly, Wayne; Rural Development Institute; Zarry, XantheJanuary 2014
Policy Implementation and Social Marketing
Ashton (Bill), WilliamJanuary 2014
AGGP Social Marketing Interactive Workshop
Ashton (Bill), William; Nabisere, Immaculate; Richards, Gillian; Rural Development InstituteNovember 2013
ICRPS 2013 Report
Ashton (Bill), William; Lovell, John (Jack); Nabisere, Immaculate; Rural Development InstituteSeptember 2013
RDI Annual Report 2010-2012
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteSeptember 2013
Rural Immigration; Research, Partnership, Insight & Policy
Ashton (Bill), WilliamApril 2013
INDICATORS AND CRITERIA FOR STRONG RURAL MUNICIPALITIES IN MANITOBA
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.; Kelly, WayneMarch 2013
Job Creation and Food Processing in Rural Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneMarch 2013
IMMIGRANT RETENTION & FOOD PROCESSING IN RURAL MANITOBA
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteMarch 2013
Bringing Broadband to Rural Manitoba Communities in Need
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneMarch 2013
DISCERNING GROWTH STRATEGIES: NEEPAWA AND AREA REPORT
Ashton (Bill), William; Grills, Mathew; Kelly, Wayne; Zehtab-Martin, AnisaFebruary 2013
Disrupting policy with vision and action to deliver broadband to under-served rural communities: A Manitoba case study
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteDecember 2012
Manitoba Food Processing Research 2012-13
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneJuly 2012
Social Marketing Approach to Beef Production and Shelterbelts
Ashton (Bill), William; Canart, Ryan; English, Blair; Shanghvi, IanJuly 2012
ICRPS 2012 Addressing inequalities in rural areas
Ashton (Bill), William; Carvajal, Lidia; De Lima, PhilomenaJune 2012
Finding the right CED tools and discovering new ones online
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneJune 2012
Age Friendly Rural And Remote Communities: Development framework, challenges and opportunities
Ashton (Bill), WilliamJune 2012
Retaining Migrants in Rural Communities
Ashton (Bill), William; De Lima, PhilomenaMay 2012
Practice and research informs policy and community investment
Ashton (Bill), WilliamMay 2012
Bringing Broadband To Underserved Rural Manitoba Communities
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneApril 2012
Thinking differently: learning & bridging broadband gaps in rural areas
Ashton (Bill), WilliamMarch 2012
CED Choice Matrix: A Path Finding Tool
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, Wayne; Rural Development InstituteFebruary 2012
Practice & theory-building: examining an age-friendly guide
Ashton (Bill), WilliamFebruary 2012
Design principles for preparing self-help guides
Ashton (Bill), William; Cucksey, AllisterFebruary 2012
Rural By Design: Working Meeting Report
Ashton (Bill), William; Cucksey, Allister; Mehta, Deepa; Swanson, DarrenFebruary 2012
DEMONSTRATION AND INVESTIGATION INTO LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS ADOPTION
Ashton (Bill), William; Canart, RyanNovember 2011
Rural Canada; Making A Difference
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneOctober 2011
CED CHOICE MATRIX: Connecting CED Projects With CED Tool
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneJuly 2011
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS REPORT
Alasia, Alessandro; Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.; Cucksey, AllisterMay 2011
Rural Lens: From Policy to Research and Back Again
Ashton (Bill), WilliamMay 2011
Emerging Trends in Philanthropy: Asset Utilization in Rural Communities
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, WayneMarch 2011
Responding to labour market needs in rural Canada through immigration to welcoming communities
Annis, Robert; Ashton (Bill), WilliamMarch 2011
Manitoba Youth Population Report
Ashton (Bill), William; Cucksey, AllisterFebruary 2011
Taking Stock of a Turbulent Decade and Looking Ahead: Immigration to North America 2000-2010
Ashton (Bill), William; Kelly, Wayne; Rural Development InstituteJanuary 2011
Integrating immigrants in making citizens: examining smaller areas as welcoming communities and policy implications
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteJanuary 2011
Housing Strategies for Immigrants in Rural Southern Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteOctober 2010
Rural Employers’ Information Pathway for Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers in Manitoba
Ashton (Bill), William; Bucklaschuk, Jill; Zehtab-Martin, AnisaSeptember 2010
RDI Annual Report 2009
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development InstituteSeptember 2010
Comparative Study of Temporary Foreign Worker Programs in Selected Communities in the Westman Region
Ashton (Bill), William; McNeely, Gary; Rural Development InstituteJanuary 2010
Building Welcoming Communities
Ashton (Bill), WilliamNovember 2009
EXPLORING BRANDON AS A WELCOMING COMMUNITY; DISCUSSION PAPER
Annis, Robert; Ashton (Bill), William; Bucklaschuk, Jill; Gibson, RyanNovember 2009
Discerning Growth Strategies: Winkler and Area Report
Ashton (Bill), William; Grills, Mathew; Kelly, Wayne; Zehtab-Martin, AnisaFebruary 2003
RDI 25th Anniversary Factsheets: Aboriginal Population
Ashton (Bill), William; Bollman, Ray D.; Rural Development Institute
User Manual
Alexander Koiter; Ashton (Bill), William; Michael Asante
RDI Annual Report 2012-2013
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development Institute
2014-2015 Annual Report
Ashton (Bill), William; Rural Development Institute