RDI Director, Bill Ashton, representing Brandon University will participate in the Manitoba Planning Excellence Awards initiative as a jury representative for the 2013 Awards.
The Manitoba Planning Excellence Awards acknowledge individuals, organizations, companies and Manitoba municipalities and planning districts in their efforts to enhance communities through innovative and high quality planning initiatives.
Category: RDI
Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Ron Kostyshyn presented a cheque to Dr. Dean Care, VP of Academic and Provost, Brandon University for $100,000 at Ranchers Forum on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. This is the second installment under the five-year applied research funding agreement.
Manitoba CED Network is a branch of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network that believes in communities directing their economic and social development future in a sustainable manner. Their main objective is to strengthen communities by bringing people together to build and create opportunities for growth.
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Visiting Professor, Peter Dehne took part in a guest lecture hosted by RDI on October 18, 2012.
Professor of planning law and building law at the University of Applied Sciences in Neubrandenburg.
Rural communities across Manitoba active in age-friendly initiatives were featured in an exchange of practice, policy, and research.
Forty eight leaders from eighteen countries around the world met for three days in Winnipeg to agree on initial pathways involving rural and remote communities to become more age friendly, promote intergenerational activities, engage seniors and encourage seniors to involve others of all ages in transforming places.
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Make Poverty History Manitoba (MPHM) is urging the Province of Manitoba to increase the Rental Allowance received by Manitobans who rely on Employment and Income Assistance (EIA).
EIA recipients are provided with a rental allowance that has increased marginally since 1992 when compared to market rents which have gone up by approximately 60-70% during the same period.
TomorrowNow – Manitoba’s Green Plan is the government’s eight-year strategic plan for protecting the environment while ensuring a prosperous and environmentally conscious economy. The plan sets out actions around the following five priorities.
The Journal of Rural and Community Development (JRCD) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 7, Issue 2. There are two forthcoming special issues in 2012: “From Rural Research to Policy and Back Again” (late summer) and “Palliative and End-of-Life Services in Rural and Remote Geographies” (early Fall).
The JRCD is an open access journal published by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Brandon University and available at http://www.jrcd.