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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 
Akbal Mund & Sheldon Louis: First Nation-Rural Community Partnerships December 17, 2019 - Akbal Mund of the City of Vernon, and Sheldon Louis of the Okanagan Indian Band provided some interesting historical and current background and information regarding the relationship between these two… Continue reading 
Blanca Surgeon — Small Places, Big Successes December 17, 2019 - Blanca Surgeon, based in New Mexico, is the Building Rural Communities Training Coordinator with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC). Blanca has worked with rural communities and Native American Nations… Continue reading 
Attracting Young People to Rural Communities December 16, 2019 - Many rural BC communities find themselves growing every greyer. The need to attract young, urban, entrepreneurial newcomers to communities facing a demographic crisis looms as increasingly important. In this presentation,… Continue reading 
Rural Health Care — Issues and Prospects December 16, 2019 - Dr. David Snadden, UBC Chair in Rural Health, leads a session on the current state of healthcare in rural British Columbia — and where it might evolve in future. … Continue reading 
The Forest Sector & Rural Communities December 16, 2019 - BC Rural Centre Executive Director Gordon Borgstrom and BC Community Forest Association Executive Director Jennifer Gunter discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities of importance to forestry-dependent rural BC communities and First… Continue reading 
Common Interests, Common Purpose November 18, 2019 - Splatsin First Nation councillor George William and Lumby mayor Kevin Acton discuss how their respective communities came together to create the Monashee Community Forest — and in the process began… Continue reading 
Aboriginal Business Success Stories June 13, 2019 - From the desert vineyards of Southern British Columbia, to the frozen tundra high above the Arctic Circle; from the urban centre of Winnipeg to the rocky shores of Newfoundland, First… Continue reading