THE RURBAN FRINGE

Dental Therapists a Good Option for Rural/Remote Areas

A new study funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation reveals dental therapists in an Alaskan pilot program provide safe, competent and appropriate dental care. 
“The two year, intensive evaluation is the first independent evaluation of its scale to assess care provided by dental therapists practicing in the United States … [and] confirms what numerous prior studies [...]

Canadian Internet Fact Guide 2009 & Canada 3.0

Ipsos Reid recently released its numbers calculating Canadian internet behaviours and attitudes for 2009.
Highlights include:

Increased internet access across the county;
Social media/networking continues to grow with 56% of Canadians having some sort of profile in an online network; and
Over 3/4 of teenagers (12-17) are online with 93%  having more than one social media/networking profile.

As business – and, increasingly, personal [...]

Rural Connectivity: Gap Analysis Project & A Rural Success Story

Information has long been promoted as the backbone of development. 
And although internet/broadband/telecommunications access in rural and rurban areas has steadily increased within the past several years, various groups continue to identify the lack of internet access in rural areas as a problem for economic growth and continued prosperity of many communities. 
To determine how widespread this issue is within Alberta, for instance, a [...]