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“Rural Matters" Series

1. Globalization Matters

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2. Capacity Matters

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3. Social Cohesion Matters

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4. Voluntary Associations Matter

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5. Stress Matters

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6. Communication Matters

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7. Governance Matters

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8. Services Matter

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9. The Type of Social Capacity Matters

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“Observations" Series

Source document: Strategic observations for rural community decisions (ideas for communities that have decided that they want to grow) by Bill Reimer and Ray D. Bollman

1. Rural Canada is diverse

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2. Primary industries are shedding labour

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3. Rural Canada is competitive in manufacturing and tradable services

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4. The (local) environment is becoming more important as a quality of life issue

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5. Knowledge intensive employment has increased and is growing

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6. The price of commuting and the price of transportation are falling

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7. Youth are leaving, but young families return

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8. The concentration of industry has increased

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9. Government services have become more centralized

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10. We are all aging - and many rural communities are aging relatively faster

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11. Rural communities are "perceived" as safe communities

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12. Immigration will remain strong

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13. The relative influence of rural people is declining

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“Rural-Urban Relations" Series

Eight suggestions for rural communities wishing to increase their sustainability opportunities through collaboration with urban regions.

1. Look to urban interests

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2. Identify global and local niche markets

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3. Integrate strangers

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4. Maintain your diaspora

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5. Build capacities

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6. Make interdependencies visible

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7. Strengthen local identities

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8. Check your context

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NRE Series

Building Rural Capacity in the New Economy

Poster for SSHRC Seminar February 2005

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The NRE research sites in brief

2002

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“Rural Canada Is" Series

Rural Canada is...

Complex
Vibrant
Innovative
Resourceful
Welcoming
Diverse
Adaptable

And it affects every single
one of us

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Rural Canada gives us...

Food for our tables
Lumber for our homes
Fresh water
Mining products
Open spaces to enjoy
Clean air
A vision of who we are

And it affects every single
one of us

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Rural Canada teaches us...

to think for ourselves
to be self-reliant
to appreciate our resources
to value our heritage
to be open to the world
to be proud of our land
to look forward to the future

And it affects every single
one of us

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Rural Canada reminds us...

of who we are
of where we have been
of where we are going
of the value of community
of the ideas we believe in
of our hopes and dreams
of the future we all want

And it affects every single
one of us

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