One Maine Town Tees Up New Economic DevelopmentMay 8, 2019-Biddeford, Maine, saw a dramatic economic turnaround after the Orton Foundation's Community Heart & Soul program helped shape the town’s Master Plan. Biddeford's Economic Development Director, Daniel Stevenson, talks about… Continue reading
Rural Media, Kootenay StyleFebruary 25, 2019-Rural media matters. In the summer of 2018, Angela Long embarked on a 22,000-kilometre journey, traversing eight provinces and a territory – from Dawson City, Yukon, to Cape Breton, N.S. – to… Continue reading
Pilot Pairs Immigrants & Rural CommunitiesFebruary 14, 2019-New federal immigration pilot is pairing remote northern cities with newcomers who need jobs An article by Clare Hennig, first published by CBC News on January 28, 2019 Some small… Continue reading
Future Food: Getting Beyond the Energy Blindness of Techno-Utopianism June 13, 2019 - (The following is adapted from The Future is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification, by Jason Bradford. How’s this for a party-stopper: Contrary to the forecasts of… Continue reading 
One Maine Town Tees Up New Economic Development May 8, 2019 - Biddeford, Maine, saw a dramatic economic turnaround after the Orton Foundation's Community Heart & Soul program helped shape the town’s Master Plan. Biddeford's Economic Development Director, Daniel Stevenson, talks about… Continue reading 
Can Canada’s Tech Boom Move to Rural Areas As Millennials Seek Quality of Life? May 1, 2019 - In this article, the CBC's Don Pittis poses the question of whether the country's tech boom can — and will — have an impact on rural Canada. Over the last… Continue reading 
Canada’s Rural Economic Development Minister Invites Public Ideas On Ways to Expand Rural Opportunity — News Release April 16, 2019 - Ottawa, Ontario, March 25, 2019 – Canadians living in rural and northern communities have unique needs. Access to better and more modern infrastructure, affordable housing, and faster, more reliable Internet Service… Continue reading 
B.C. Premier Says Wood To Be Used In Two Provincial Megaprojects April 8, 2019 - B.C.Premier John Horgan announced the provincial government is moving to help revive the provincial forest industry by requiring the use of engineered wood on the new St. Paul's Hospital and the… Continue reading 
Report Reveals Ambulance Service Gaps in B.C.’s Rural, Remote Regions March 3, 2019 - The Auditor General's report on BC's Emergency Health Service indicates rural services need to be improved, as highlighted in this article by Betsy Kline originally published in the Castlegar News.… Continue reading 
Rural Healthcare in BC — where are we & where are we going? February 28, 2019 - Rural healthcare — access to excellent medical care on a timely basis — is a challenging issue for many rural British Columbians. The BC Rural Centre invited Dr. David Snadden,… Continue reading 
Rural Media, Kootenay Style February 25, 2019 - Rural media matters. In the summer of 2018, Angela Long embarked on a 22,000-kilometre journey, traversing eight provinces and a territory – from Dawson City, Yukon, to Cape Breton, N.S. – to… Continue reading 
Pilot Pairs Immigrants & Rural Communities February 14, 2019 - New federal immigration pilot is pairing remote northern cities with newcomers who need jobs An article by Clare Hennig, first published by CBC News on January 28, 2019 Some small… Continue reading