Kaslo InfoNet’s Tim Ryan February 4, 2021 - Kaslo, BC, a small, isolated West Kootenay village surrounded by rugged mountains and a 120 km-long lake, is home to one of the world's smallest community-owned and operated, fibre-optic-enabled Internet… Continue reading
Healthy People, Healthy Communities — Mount Waddington Health Network November 26, 2020 - More than ever, rural/remote communities and First Nations across BC are grappling with serious health & wellness challenges. That is certainly the case in the sparsely populated Regional District of Mt Waddington. Through a… Continue reading
Tomorrow’s Harvest October 15, 2020 - Tomorrow’s Harvest is the inspiring story of six BC farmers and their mission to nurture their communities in the face of impossible land prices. Click on the image below… Continue reading
Connecting Kaslo September 23, 2020 - High-speed internet is a luxury — or non-existent — in many rural, remote, and First Nations communities across BC. In this video produced by Connected Communities BC, the experience of… Continue reading
BC COVID-19 Update, September 3, 2020 September 4, 2020 - Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia's provincial health officer, and Health Minister Adrian Dix provide an update on the province's response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. Continue reading
COVID-19 risks divide rural and urban areas in the U.S. June 15, 2020 - There is a division between how rural and urban areas are handling the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Many states are starting to reopen even while cities within them remain… Continue reading
Aborginal Success Story: Indigena Solutions April 29, 2020 - Continue reading
Building Capital & Capacity In Our Communities March 11, 2020 - For over a decade, the BC Rural Centre has researched and advocated for the establishment of community investment fund programs in British Columbia, inspired by successful models in Nova Scotia,… Continue reading
Preserving Critical Rural Business Sevices January 22, 2020 - Many rural communities are experiencing the closure of retail businesses like grocery stores, hardware stores, and service stations that provide important services to their residents. From the newsletter put out… Continue reading
Rankin MacSween of Cape Breton’s New Dawn Enterprises, on Community Development December 20, 2019 - Rankin MacSween, who gave an amazingly inspirational keynote speech at our 2015 conference, one that people still talk about, followed that up with an equally inspiring address at this year's… Continue reading