The first annual Rural Youth Tourism Symposium was held on April 8, 2015 at the Culinary Arts Institute in Brandon, by Westman Tourism. The symposium brought together rural youth from around Manitoba and showcased tourism opportunities in rural areas.
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Helen Galatsanou, a lead RDI project researcher, explained key conclusions about settlement and integration services. This project resulted in 29 community reports, a report for each of the 4 western provinces, and finally a western regional report.
One workshop at the Metropolis conference in Vancouver demonstrated connections. SME owners provide business connections to pre-screened immigrants over a simple coffee.
Nearly a year after initiating the Rural Policy Learning Commons, a dozen leaders discussed achievements and progress. A sketch of a seven-year vision received positive support and the distributed authority model for financial management was further discussed.
John Biles, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, received the first excellence award from Metropolis during the 17th national conference in Vancouver. RDI organized 7 researchers to present their results of a local consultation on settlement services and partnerships in 29 communities in western Canada.
The 10th volume of the Journal of Rural and Community Development has been published online. Volume 10, No. 1 includes ten peer-reviewed articles and one case study ranging from the benefits of development for small farmers in Vietnam, to fostering rural youth in Ontario.
At the MAFRD booth, Rhonda Linde talks about transitions or succession from the parents to young farmers. In a MNP theatre, Mike Raines of the Western Producer, polls the room of about 80 people and 3 people say they have a plan for continuity.
BRANDON, MB – A visiting professor at Brandon University (BU) says academia has developed a “metropolitan bias”, fueled in large part by the reluctance of researchers and theorists to study rural life.
Dr. J.J (Hans) Bakker taught rural sociology at the University of Guelph since 1980.
BRANDON, MB – In a banquet hall full of proud alumni, Brandon University (BU) officially introduced a new logo and look during this year’s Homecoming Weekend.
The new logo, a derivation of BU’s ceremonial coat of arms, maintains the rich heritage of its predecessor, but has simplified graphical elements and text that make for a more modern representation.
BRANDON, MB – With “I do so promise”, Dr. Gervan Albert Fearon was installed as the 15th President of Brandon University (BU) before a crowd including students, staff, provincial and federal politicians, Aboriginal leaders, and academics and University administrators from across Canada.
Cloaked in the grey and blue robes of office, President and Vice Chancellor Fearon thanked the audience for the opportunity to serve and to lead, noting, “We are all here with the sense of a brighter future for the University, and that spirit binds us.”
University Chancellor Michael Decter introduced Dr. Fearon as someone “who can move people in the direction of positive and constructive change”, a theme repeated by the province’s Minister of Education and Advanced Learning.