THE RURBAN FRINGE

20 Clues to Rural Community Survival: An Annotated List

Evidence of Community Pride – Successful communities are often showplaces of care, attention, history, and heritage.
Emphasis on Quality in Business and Community Life- People believe that something worth doing is worth doing right.
Willingness to Invest in the Future – In addition to the brick-and-mortar investment, all decisions are made with an outlook on the future.
Participatory [...]

Green Streets Program Funding Open!

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation has just announced a new partnership with Tree Canada that includes title sponsorship of its Green Streets program over the next three years.
“Green Streets is the only national tree program that works with communities, and it fits perfectly with our goal to preserve and enhance the environment at a grassroots level,” [...]

Exploring Rural Development: Rurban Recreation Land Use Conflicts

To kick off The ‘Fringe’s 2010 limited online series on rural/rurban development, I proudly introduce Nicole Vaugeois, BC Regional Innovation Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development at Vancouver Island University.  Nicole writes a great tourism development blog (found here) and I’m pleased she’s able to offer her insight … enjoy!
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Rurban Recreation Land Use Conflicts
By Nicole L. Vaugeois
It’s [...]

An Upside to Rural Brain Drain?

“The rural brain drain is the collective expression of thousands of individuals pursuing their best economic-development strategy,” writes freelance columnist Curtis Seltzer on LandThink.com. 
“When the reasons that brought people to the countryside no longer exist, it will make economic sense for people to leave and force these communities to find a new – and, [...]

Funding Available to Celebrate Canada!

While Celebrate Canada! is still months away, the deadline is almost here for communities to take advantage of funding that’s available to help host local celebratory activities.
Visit Canadian Heritage for more information, resources, and links to funding opportunities. 
February 28, 2010 is the deadline.

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