Author: Greg Misener

Hundreds of students graduated today, May 30,2014 at Brandon University. Two of the four graduates of a Master of Rural Development have recently contributed to projects and activities at RDI – Immaculate Nabisere and Matt Grills.

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13 ways to kill your community. Chris Field challenged community leaders, elected officials, and economic developers to think and act with imagination to make a difference in small and large communities.

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On April 24, 2014 at the invitation of the Premier’s Economic Advisory Council chair, Pat Britton and Dr. Bill Ashton (Director) attended the state of the province address by the Premier Greg Selinger. Topics on the Premier’s address were familiar to the research activities of the Rural Development Institute, including the importance of immigration for growth, the key roles of infrastructure and flood protection investment for economic development, and revenues from clean hydro and innovation by businesses.

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Drew Caldwell, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Brandon East, presents a $110,000 cheque on behalf of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) to Brandon University to support the Rural Development Institute.
On behalf of the President, Dr. Poff, Dr. Strang holds the cheque as Dr. Ashton, Director of RDI, thanks Drew.

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Back Row: (L-R) Tom Johnson, Peter Apedaile, Nelson Rogers,Heather Hall, LingLing Fan, Dianne Looker, Bill AshtonMiddle Row: Lori Gould, Ryan Gibson, Bill Reimer, Laura Ryser,Ray Bollman, Bruno JeanFront Sitting: Sara Teitelbaum, Anna Woodrow, Lana Sullivan,Fran ShaverMissing from photo: Judi Nelson Childs
Over 2 dozen people examined the impact over the last 10 years of the New Rural Economy project – NRE. Ten presentations analyzed and discussed fundamentals of governance, wealth creation, capacity building, and service delivery in rural communities.
Dr. Bill Reimer, the co-designer, motivator, and leader of the decade long NRE project wrapped up by underscoring the importance of ongoing research with the 32 rural communities – a national rural lab.
Dr. Bill Ashton from the Rural Development Institute along with Dr. Ray Bollman were pleased to host this NRE symposium, with the assistance of Lori Gould, a former NRE researcher.

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RDI Research Affiliate, Ray Bollman, in Partnership with the Rural Ontario Institute released the following factsheets on Ontario population and geography.

Overview of Ontario’s rural geography – (June, 2013)
Ontario’s non-metro population – (Vol. 1, No. 1, June, 2013)
Number of non-metro communities by size – (Vol. 1, No. 2, June, 2013)
Rate of growth of non-metro population – (Vol. 1, No.3, June, 2013)
Historical patterns of community demographic change – (Vol. 1, No. 4, June, 2013)
Components of population change (Vol. 1, No. 5, July, 2013)
Immigrant arrivals in 2012 (Vol. 1, No.6, July, 2013)
Where are immigrants residing now (Vol. 1, No. 7, July, 2013)
Growth in number of seniors (Vol. 1, No. 8, July, 2013)

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