THE RURBAN FRINGE

Free Land Used to Entice New Residents

In the US, some small towns are giving away land in hopes of attracting new residents. 
“As with the homesteaders of the 1800s, the new pioneers must not be the faint of heart – they can’t be the type to shy away from the trials of building a home from the ground up, or the lack [...]

Connect the Dots With Genealogy Tourism

I’ve only recently discovered genealogy tourism – tourism motivated by discovering one’s roots – and I can’t help but think this type of activity could be a hidden gem for many communities.
It’s actually quite common for folks from North America to visit Europe (or other places) to check out their roots and look for long-lost family connections.  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tapping Into Rural Tourism and Retail Opportunities: Guest Post at Small Biz Survival

A few weeks ago, I connected with Becky McCray over at Small Biz Survival - which, if you haven’t been, is a tremendous resource and sounding board for small businesses and related rural issues.
As ’rurban’ development is the name of the game over here at the ‘Fringe, we quickly found common ground and she invited me to do [...]

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