Rural Development Institute, Annual Report 2006: Providing Academic Research and Leadership on Issues Affecting Rural Communities in Western Canada

“In 2006 RDI continued with several multi-year applied research projects, the Community Collaboration (CCP) Model, the Health Care Access of Northern Residents, the Managing Invasive Species: Leafy Spurge Control and the Integrated Pest Management of Leafy Spurge projects. Late in 2006 we also started a new project, the Establishment of the Prairie Region Invasive Noxious Weed Survey and Mapping System project”  — Robert C. Annis, PhD, Director, Rural Development Institute