Labels: International, North, OECD, Policy, Presentation, Resources
Source: OECD.
The presentations of the OECD 8th Rural Development Policy Conference are now available online.
Pre-conference workshops presentations.
Main conference presentations.
WWW: www.oecd.org/rural
Labels: E-book, Economy, North
Source: UBCPress.
Northern British Columbia is a place of rich cultures, diverse communities, and a strong sense of identity. The future of this vast, resource-rich region and the people who call it home could be either driven by a narrow economic agenda or guided by innovative, place-based solutions that seek to build viable communities and resilient local and regional economies.
Investing in Place is about creating the foundations for renewing northern British Columbia’s rural and small-town economies. Markey, Halseth, and Manson argue that renewal is not about nostalgic reliance on the policies and economic strategies of the past -- rather, it is about building a pragmatic and innovative vision for development, one that acknowledges both the opportunities and the challenges posed by resource development and global and technological change.
More information.
Read Table of contents and Introduction.
WWW: www.ubcpress.ca
Labels: Health, Households, North, Thesis
Source: University of British Columbia.
"The primary purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding and describe the unique experience of raising a child with a disability or developmental delay when the family lives in a rural or remote community, from the perspective of the parent."
"Symbolic interactionism theory served as the framework for the study that used ethnographic methodology to explore the experiences of parents in the distinct culture of rural and remote communities. Data collection included two face-to-face semi-structured interviews with eight parents living in four rural communities in BC. Data were categorized, and analyzed using a systematic approach."
Mary Stewart (2012). Experiences of families living in rural and remote British Columbia with a child with a disability or developmental delay. Centre for Cross Faculty Inquiry in Education, The University of British Columbia.
WWW: https://circle.ubc.ca
Labels: Aboriginal, Education, North, Thesis
Source: Dalhousie University.
"International Polar Year 2007-2008 renewed interest in and funding for circumpolar research. One unique element of this International Polar Year was the focus on education and outreach initiatives. This study explores outreach stakeholders’ perspectives on conducting science outreach with northern Canadian schools."
"A total of sixty semistructured interviews were conducted with northern researchers, residents and educators to determine culturally appropriate and pedagogically suitable methods for educational outreach initiatives in the Canadian north."
Frances Kathryn Pottle Ross (2012). Perspectives of Northern Researchers, Residents and Educators on Science Education and Outreach in Yukon, Canada. School for Resource and Environmental Studies. Dalhousie University. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
WWW: dalspace.library.dal.ca
Source: Finnish Society for Rural Research and Finnish National Rural Network.
21-23 May 2012, Finland. A number of social challenges and policy issues are confronting Nordic rural areas. The shifting flows and paths of global change, climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as environmental changes, create diverse challenges and opportunities for social and economic transformations in the Nordic setting.
The theme of the second Nordic Rural Research conference is "Rural at the Edge". All researchers and developers with an interest in the Nordic rural areas as an empirical field are welcomed to discuss their ongoing research and projects with key scholars from the region.
The conference will be held in Joensuu 21st – 23rd of May 2012.
Programme, Keynotes, Working groups, Registration.
WWW: www.mua.fi/inenglish
Labels: Education, North, Study-Étude
Source: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning.
This Alberta-North and Athabasca University study uses the advice and educational experiences of northern former and present students, and of other community members, to identify ways of better attracting, preparing, and retaining under-represented populations in northern Alberta communities through provision and training in the use of distance delivery methods.
"The research reported here commences with a review of the literature to investigate the following: 1) the contribution distance education makes globally to learning access in remote areas (and resulting economic growth for under-served populations); 2) how support is provided to retain isolated students; and 3) the help needed to assist remote students to complete distance programs. Community consultations with social service and education agencies in three communities were conducted in order to obtain their perspectives about what helps to attract and support students to educational programs and the barriers students typically encounter, which might be mitigated by distance methods. Finally, a survey was designed and distributed in 87 Alberta-North communities in northern Alberta and across Canada’s Northwest Territories to add perspective to the consultation results."
Read study.
WWW: www.irrodl.org
Labels: Agriculture, North, RuralTube
Source: Food Security Research Network. Northern Grown from Kelly Saxberg on Vimeo.
A local food documentary which has been in development for six months, “Northern Grown” is meant to give consumers the opportunity to meet a collection of local producers and hear their thoughts on the state of the region’s food system.
In the Thunder Bay region, where agricultural land is framed by the jutting fingers of the rocky Canadian Shield and where farms were carved out of the Boreal Forest by turn-of-the-20th-Century pioneers, farming is not an obvious career choice for young people to make. Unlike the established patterns of the Canadian Prairies or the Niagara region, producing food in Northwestern Ontario requires a special kind of farmer. As part of our research The Food Security Research Network interviewed five local producers of basic foods in an effort to better understand the challenges they face.
WWW: www.foodsecurityresearch.ca
Labels: Data-Données, Demography, Economy, Education, Health, North, Society
Source: Centre for the North.
The Northern Community Research Tool provides information about some 800 Northern communities; information can be extracted - and mapped - for nearly 90 indicators, for one, two or three indicators at a time.
Indicators are classified under the following headings:
* Demography - age, gender, Aboriginal identity and language, population
* Economy - income, economic diversity, unemployment rate, employment by industry
* Education - college and high school graduation, literacy rates, schools
* Geography - latitude and longitude
* Health - employment in health care sector, prevalence of chronic diseases, mortality rates, life expectancy, birth weight, obesity, smoking
* Housing -value of dwelling, number of residents per home, households in need of major repair
* Society - lone-parent families, voter turnout
Access the Northern Community Research Tool
Webinars on the Northern Community Research Tool
WWW: www.centreforthenorth.ca
Labels: Data-Données, North, Webinar
Source: Centre for the North.
"This tool allows the user to study the North as never before. It will allow users to investigate similarities and differences across communities, and across 'types' of communities."
Northern Community Research Tool - Short Webinar (run time 8:34)
This short presentation is intended to give potential users a brief overview of the tool, as well as describe its basic functions.
Northern Community Research Tool - Long Webinar (run time 26:52)
This presentation was originally presented in December 2010 as a 'sneak peak' into the tool for Centre for the North investors (at the time, the tool was known as the Dynamic Community Typology Tool, which has since been updated to Northern Communities Research Tool).
See webinars.
WWW: www.centreforthenorth.ca
Labels: Aboriginal, ICT, North, Report-Rapport
Source: Simon Fraser University.
This report highlights the leadership shown by First Nations and Inuit communities in the development of broadband infrastructure and use of information and communication technologies.
Project partners are Simon Fraser University, the University of New Brunswick, Keewaytinook Okimakanak, Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk, the First Nations Education Council, and the First Nations Technology Council.
Download report.
Further details on the report, and the process leading to the final report, are available at: http://www.sfu.ca/cprost/tacs.html
As well, as an outcome of the project, a group led by the report partners, Regional First Nation IT Networks, and First Nations connectivity leaders across Canada began steps to form the First Mile Connectivity Consortium (FMCC). FMCC will be a national consortium emerging as an outcome of the collaborative process leading to the First Mile report, and an expressed desire from participants to continue the momentum.
Although founded by and originally focused on First Mile solutions for First Nations communities in remote and rural Canada, the FMCC will welcome members from anywhere who share its goals and principles. FMCC's goal is to provide a forum for broadband development organizations to learn from each other, and share practices and results with everyone interested, including those who are involved in the process of crafting broadband policy decisions.
The FMCC will meet regularly, disseminate information, nurture community-driven projects, and encourage adoption of its principles by communities, information sector players, and government.
Look for FMCC updates on the consortium website: www.firstmile.ca
For more information on the report and/or the FMCC, please contact Rob McMahon:
rma29@sfu.ca
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
On December 17th the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released the Rural and Northern Health Care Framework/Plan Stage 1 Report. The report is the product of a Rural and Northern Health Care Panel the government set-up to define a vision, guiding principles, strategic directions and guidelines for MOHLTC and the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) to use to assist them address access to care in rural, remote and northern communities.
Download document.
This is a long awaited and welcome step from the Ministry which has had the Panel report for some months now. Stage 2 will be a broad public consultation and will include on-line and regional round table elements beginning in January. Stage 3 will be the Development of the Framework/Plan itself.
Given that access to quality health care for rural and northern citizens is a long recognized issue in Ontario the Rural Ontario Institute encourages the Ministry to move through these stages with deliberate, clear purpose and a sense of urgency. The Rural Ontario Institute will be reviewing the report and communicating with rural stakeholders and health experts to contribute to the consultations so that action can be taken quickly on good, well-founded recommendations. We encourage anyone with an interest in rural and northern health to familiarize themselves with the Panel report and make their voices heard.
Norman Ragetlie, Director, Policy & Stakehold Engagement
WWW: www.ruralontarioinstitute.ca
Labels: Aboriginal, Economy, North, Presentation, Tourism
Source: Community Development Institute, UNBC.
As part of its work with the University of the Arctic’s Thematic Network on Local and Regional Development, UNBC’s Community Development Institute (CDI) and the Aboriginal Business and Community Development Centre jointly hosted the “Understanding indigenous economic development in northern, rural, and remote settings” workshop.
The goal was to produce a rich dialogue that could enhance our understanding of key barriers and opportunities related to successful indigenous economic development both on reserves and in urban Aboriginal communities.
The workshop brought together thirty-one individuals, institutions, academics, and practitioners who are actively involved in indigenous economic development in the North, and three of the University of the Arctic’s Thematic Networks – Local and Regional Development, Northern Governance, and Northern Tourism – were represented.
Workshop Presentations.
WWW: www.unbc.ca/cdi/index.html
Labels: Data-Données, North
Source: Yukon Bureau of Statistics.
A new website offering information and statistics about Yukon communities is now available at http://sewp.gov.yk.ca.
The site offers new ways to find community statistics and will be particularly useful for people working on all aspects of Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board proposals, including making applications, providing comments and assessing projects.
The socio-economic web portal features valuable data about Yukon communities. Information is organized by place and in some cases by region. The data can be combined and interpreted to gain new insights into the social and economic issues of Yukon’s communities.
Users can access the statistical data by browsing through a map of Yukon communities, or searching for available statistics with key terms. The statistics are easy to print and are easily exported into reports or spreadsheets, allowing users to work with the data to address their own needs.
The website was developed by the Yukon Bureau of Statistics at the request of the Development Assessment branch of the government to meet the needs of Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act proponents, assessors and the public. Primary funding for the web portal development was through the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, with additional funding from Natural Resources Canada (GeoConnections) and the Development Assessment branch. YBS would also like to thank Statistics Canada for their support and assistance.
To learn more about the new socio-economic web portal click on http://sewp.gov.yk.ca
Labels: Health, North, Report-Rapport
Source: The Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research.
This report investigate the outcomes of the 2003‐2004 Rural and Northern Network Funding Initiative (RNNFI), a $10M incentive program designed to facilitate the implementation of hospital networks.
The study was commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long‐Term Care (MOHLTC).
Download report.
Labels: North, Report-Rapport, Society
Source: Rural Development Institute.
"The Rural Development Institute along with The Winnipeg Foundation is pleased to announce the release of Diverse, Dynamic, and Dedicated: Scan of Manitoba's Rural and Northern Community Foundations Final Report."
"Philanthropy, especially through community foundations, is a powerful catalyst for strengthening communities in Canada. Community foundations and their board members are interested and engaged in finding ways to make their community a more vital place to live, work, and play. Community foundations strive to build stronger communities through philanthropic leadership."
Download report.
For more information on the The Winnipeg Foundation visit www.wpgfdn.org/index.php.
Labels: E-book, Governance, North
Source: Memorial University.
New Release: "REMOTE CONTROL: Governance Lessons for and from Small, Insular, and Remote Regions". How does one transform small size and relative isolation into a powerful combination for sustainable growth and prosperity? Some islands and rural regions have already done so.
Winning tools and strategies deployed by these middle-level governance structures include: ‘scaling up’ of municipal units; developing tourist and computer-driven industries; engaging strategically with their diaspora; branding niche products and services; facilitating ‘boutique’, small-scale manufacturing; limiting local firm rivalry; and, overall, deploying a creative ‘resourcefulness of jurisdiction’.
The papers in this collection flesh out these tools and strategies. They do so by unpacking and challenging received wisdom; charting out the parameters of effective
government; teasing in the critical role of empowered local communities and the engagement of civil society with the multiple levels of decision-making of the state.
The book’s message emphasizes a proactive, creative, and assertive approach to governance; one that aims to instill a sense of efficacy to achieve remote control.
GODFREY BALDACCHINO is Canada Research Chair in Island Studies and Professor of Sociology at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada; ROB GREENWOOD is Director of the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada; LAWRENCE FELT is Professor of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
ISBN 978-1-894725-08-8, 314 pp., $29.95 (In Canada, add GST [5%]), softcover
Shipping in Canada - $3/book; outside Canada - $4/book.
ISER Books
Faculty of Arts Publication,
Mount Scio Road
Memorial University,
St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7
web site: www.mun.ca/iser/books
email: iser-books@mun.ca
telephone (709) 737-3453
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