THE RURBAN FRINGE

Forum For Young Canadians An Opportunity for Youth

The Forum for Young Canadians is a unique opportunity for a young person from your community to learn first-hand how decisions are made nationally in Canada so that they can return home eager to engage in the decision making process in their community.
Four sessions of the program are offered each year.  The 2010 scheduled dates [...]

It’s All In The Details

“Going from good – to great – is all in the details.”
- Chantal Petitclerc, Paralympic champion, at ‘Spectacular Rural Canada’ Pan-Canadian Community Futures conference.

Everyone Must Row With the Oars He Has

Andy Nulman at Pow!  Right Between the Eyes! has posted one of the most accurate definitions of leadership I’ve seen in some time …
“Leadership is when you take full responsibility for things totally out of your control.”
And leadership skills will always be in demand.
Yet many rural and rurban communities lack the internal capacity to recruit [...]

What Teenage Boys Can Teach Us About Leadership

For eight months of the year, hockey is a religion in our house.  We – like countless other Canadians – have grown up with the sport and manically joyfully seek to pass that love of the game on through our family.
Needless to say, watching the World Junior Hockey Championship has become an anticipated event.  And with [...]

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