THE RURBAN FRINGE

The Rurban Gay Rodeo

It’s official … the Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association (ARGRA) is stepping out of the urban closet to bring gay rodeo to Calgary’s eastern rural-urban fringe.
Excerpt from the Calgary Herald …
“Gay rodeo in Strathmore?
It seems out of character for a town that just might typify the rural Alberta stereotype.  Agriculture, oil and gas are its main [...]

The Advantages of Affordable Rurban Housing

I had the pleasure of being in attendance at The Government of Alberta’s announcement made in Strathmore regarding the immediate development of 82 affordable housing units. 
Provincially, Strathmore has long been identified as a community “in need” of affordable housing development and so I found this welcome news, after contributing to a local Affordable Housing Task [...]