“Happy Valley”? Place-making in the Cowichan ValleyOctober 2, 2018- Charles Montgomery discusses"Happy Valley" — place-making focused on the future of Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley. Montgomery is an award-winning author, who helps people find new ways to change the world Continue reading
Highlands & Islands Enterprise — Prickly ThistleJune 1, 2018-Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is an ambitious Scottish organization with a unique mandate, one that successfully integrates economic and community development in rural northern Scotland. HIE, which celebrates its Continue reading
By Their Own Hands — St. Andrews, Nova ScotiaMay 1, 2018-Building on the legacy of pioneering Scottish and, later, Dutch immigrants, St. Andrews, Nova Scotia, a rural agricultural community, has been able to muster active and enthusiastic volunteers for a Continue reading
Farmers Have a Future — Lindsey ShuteFebruary 1, 2018- Farmers have a future. At least according to Lindsey Lusher Shute, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Young Farmers' Coalition, (NYFC) a membership-based organization dedicated to the success Continue reading
Local Manufacturing Big in Rural AmericaJanuary 12, 2018-Local manufacturing matters in rural America, employing more than 3.5 million workers. As rural America’s second largest sector, manufacturing employs 14% of rural civilian employees and produces 15% of total Continue reading
Rural American Fairs & FestivalsSeptember 5, 2017-It's Fall, and across rural North America, festivals and fairs are in full swing, celebrating everything from the harvest to local history. These celebrations play a number of important roles Continue reading
Rural Youth Engagement ShowcaseAugust 8, 2017-In this brief video produced by the Rural Ontario Institute, we're introduced to Emily Morrison, a young woman working to break the cycle of youth unemployment in rural communities.
“Happy Valley”? Place-making in the Cowichan Valley October 2, 2018 - Charles Montgomery discusses"Happy Valley" — place-making focused on the future of Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley. Montgomery is an award-winning author, who helps people find new ways to change the world Continue reading 
Highlands & Islands Enterprise — Prickly Thistle June 1, 2018 - Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is an ambitious Scottish organization with a unique mandate, one that successfully integrates economic and community development in rural northern Scotland. HIE, which celebrates its Continue reading 
By Their Own Hands — St. Andrews, Nova Scotia May 1, 2018 - Building on the legacy of pioneering Scottish and, later, Dutch immigrants, St. Andrews, Nova Scotia, a rural agricultural community, has been able to muster active and enthusiastic volunteers for a Continue reading 
Cormac Russell Explains Asset-Based Community Development May 1, 2018 - Cormac Russell is Managing director of Nurture Development, one of eleven strategic partners of the ABCD Institute, and the lead partner in Europe. Russell and his Nurture Development colleagues have worked as Continue reading 
Farmers Have a Future — Lindsey Shute February 1, 2018 - Farmers have a future. At least according to Lindsey Lusher Shute, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Young Farmers' Coalition, (NYFC) a membership-based organization dedicated to the success Continue reading 
Local Manufacturing Big in Rural America January 12, 2018 - Local manufacturing matters in rural America, employing more than 3.5 million workers. As rural America’s second largest sector, manufacturing employs 14% of rural civilian employees and produces 15% of total Continue reading 
Is There a Doctor in the House? Attracting Physicians to Rural Towns October 6, 2017 - Is there a doctor in the house? Rural health care is a pressing challenge for many small, often isolated, communities in rural BC. The challenges facing small communities struggling to Continue reading 
Affordable Rural Housing — the View from Yorkshire, UK September 13, 2017 - Affordable rural housing is often at a premium in small communities and rural regions. While rural housing prices may appear a bargain to newcomers and second home buyers from overheated Continue reading 
Rural American Fairs & Festivals September 5, 2017 - It's Fall, and across rural North America, festivals and fairs are in full swing, celebrating everything from the harvest to local history. These celebrations play a number of important roles Continue reading 
Rural Youth Engagement Showcase August 8, 2017 - In this brief video produced by the Rural Ontario Institute, we're introduced to Emily Morrison, a young woman working to break the cycle of youth unemployment in rural communities.