THE RURBAN FRINGE

Exploring Rural Development: Using the Arts as an Economic Driver

Second in The ‘Fringe’s limited online series on rural/rurban development is Becky McCray, author of Small Biz Survival.  Not only has Becky created a great rural and small town business resource, she’s also an entrepreneur, social media consultant, and small biz speaker.  I was fortunate to connect with Becky last year, contributed a guest post to her [...]

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
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