THE RURBAN FRINGE

Vote for The ‘Fringe! Final Round

Thanks to all my friends, fans, and readers out there … The Rurban Fringe has been voted into the final round of the 2009 Canadian Blog Awards!
Again, if you’ve 30 seconds to spare and feel I’ve made a meaningful contribution to the Canadian blogosphere … click this link, scroll down to The Rurban Fringe, and rank this blog [...]

Success … at any Cost?

I’ve been catching up at FarmOn.com this week, with a brief post designed to stimulate discussion about the US investigation into agricultural giant Monsanto’s alleged anti-competitive practices.  Click here to have a read. 
On the flip side, this article from the National Post makes a case for encouraging responsible, sustainable bio-tech innovations … within the larger context of [...]

Breaking Myths About the Economic Contribution of Rural Communities

I love studies.  And this one, Breaking Myths About the Economic Contribution of Rural Communities, demonstrates how rural communities – and especially communities located in the rural-urban fringe – continue to play an important role in larger economies (based on recent research undertaken in Quebec).
Unfortunately, the 140 page study is only available in French.  However, [...]

Leverage Local Tourism Efforts With ‘Locals Know’ Campaign – Winter Edition

Earlier this year, I wrote about how smaller communities could leverage their local tourism efforts through the Canadian Tourism Commission’s (CTC) national ‘Locals Know’ campaign.
In a nutshell, ‘Locals Know’ – localsknow.ca – is a national, integrated marketing campaign comprised of print, online, display, and social media aspects aimed to support the Canadian tourism industry.
Now, the campaign is [...]

Vote for The ‘Fringe!

I’ve cool news to share today … The Rurban Fringe was nominated for a 2009 Top Canadian Blog Award in the ’new’ category! 
Now the fun begins … and the voting.
If you have 30 seconds to spare and feel I’ve made a meaningful contribution to the Canadian blogosphere … click this link, scroll down to The Rurban [...]

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