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Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation E-Newsletter

January 2019

January is Membership Renewal Time!

The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) is a member-based organization. Now in its third decade, CRRF is a proven ruralresource, dedicated to active collaboration, undertaking, facilitating and

Upcoming RuralEvents

Economic Developers Councilof Ontario ConferenceJanuary 31, 2019Toronto, ON Buy Social Canada Summit February 5-6, 2019Gatineau, QC

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advocating research for the ongoing development of Canada’s ruralcommunities and environments. As an informal, volunteer-runorganization dedicated to the welfare of rural Canada it provides a hostof benefits to an expanding membership. CRRF offers both a one-year membership ($30) and a five-yearmembership ($100), with membership running from January –December. To check out if your CRRF membership is up to date, pleaseclick here. Thank you to those individuals who have recently updatedtheir memberships. If your membership has lapsed, you can you clickhere to renew your membership. Our membership platform recentlymigrated to a new system. We believe all the 'bugs' are out of thesystem, however, if you encounter any difficulties in registering pleasecontact CRRF at crrf-fcrr@live.com.

A New Federal Minister of Rural EconomicDevelopmentOn January 14, 2019, BernadetteJordan (MP for South Shore-StMargarets) was appointed Minsterof Rural Economic Development inthe federal government. At thetime of appointment, the PrimeMinister stated that ruraleconomies drive our success as acountry. As Minister of RuralEconomic Development, MinisterJordan will oversee the creation ofa rural development strategy tospur economic growth and create good, middle class jobs in ruralCanada. She will also take action to bring high-speed internet to morerural households and businesses, and work with municipalities,provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners to meet the unique anddiverse infrastructure needs of rural communities. Prior to being elected in 2015, Minister Jordan was a DevelopmentOfficer for the Health Services Foundation in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia,where she spent eight years as part of a team raising millions of dollarsfor health care in the region. Minister Jordan has been involved in hercommunity for years, holding positions such as President of the AtlanticCommunity Newspaper Association, and member of the board ofdirectors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She is a proudalumnus of St. Francis Xavier University, where she completed aBachelor’s Degree in Political Science. Stay tuned for more information.

Statistics Canada Seeks Input for 2021 Census ofPopulationStatistics Canada is conducting apublic consultation on the 2021

Ontario Good RoadsAssociation (OGRA)Conference February 24-27, 2019Toronto, ON Central Ontario AgriculturalConferenceFebruary 28 - March 1, 2019Barrie, ON Rural Symposium March 13, 2019Guelph, ON Island States/Island Territories:Sharing Stories of Island LifeMarch 26-29, 2019Aruba Ontario Farmland Trust ForumMarch 28, 2019Niagara, ON The 27th Annual Rural andRemote Medicine Course,Costal ConnectionsApril 4-6, 2011Halifax, NS Rural Tourism SymposiumApril 11, 2019Peterborough, ON More rural events can be found at

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Upcoming RuralEvents

More rural events can be found at

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Census of Population from January 15 to March 31, 2019. Weencourage you to participate in this online consultation and forwardinformation about the consultation to other census data users. The online consultation questionnaire is designed to give data users anopportunity to provide feedback on dissemination strategies used for the2016 Census of Population product and service line. Your feedback willhelp Statistics Canada measure user satisfaction and gathersuggestions to provide input into the 2021 Census of Populationdissemination product and service line and release strategy. To provide feedback to Statistics Canada please click thislink: https://surveys-enquetes.statcan.gc.ca/form-formulaire/en/login-connexion/load-charger/eqgs92d9632c9b00470aa4b1fad02a635320

Call for New and Emerging Researchers ProfilesEach year, the Canadian RuralRevitalization Foundation devotesthe February issue of thenewsletter to showcasing new andemerging rural researchers andnew rural initiatives being led bycommunity organizations. This isan opportunity to raise the profileof new and emerging research tonational and internationalaudiences. Further, the researchprofiles also facilitate newconnections to other people interested in similar topics. Previouseditions of the New and Emerging Researcher newsletter can be foundhere: 2018 edition and 2017 edition. To submit a profile, simply click here: http://crrf.ca/emerging-rural-researcher-submission-form/. The deadline for submissions is February1, 2019.

Indigenous Economic Impacts in Manitoba: RDIReportIndigenous people inManitoba make strongcontributions to the provincialeconomy, which have beendetailed for the first time in acomprehensive reportreleased today. Indigenous spending inManitoba totaled $9.3 billionin the year 2016, theequivalent of contributing3.9% to the provincial GDP —

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Contribute to the E-NewsletterDo you have a story about rural orregional development? A newpublication, toolkit, or website?CRRF would love to hear about it!We continually look for new ideasand stories to share. Send yourideas to crrf-fcrr@live.com.

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greater than oil and gas (including mining), food and accommodations,or manufacturing. “That impressive number begins to show the scale of ongoingIndigenous impact here in Manitoba,” said Bill Ashton, director ofBrandon University’s Rural Development Institute (RDI), whichpartnered with the Southern Chiefs’ Organization Inc. (SCO) andManitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) to produce the report. The report provides a snapshot of Indigenous economic contributions fora single year as well as looking at possibilities to unlock even morepotential in the future. “The data is clear, Indigenous economic impact has enormous growthpotential,” Ashton said. “Indigenous populations are some of the fastest-growing in Manitoba, and Indigenous economic impact will growalongside it. Also, there is a lot of opportunity to increase economicdevelopment right now, both on-reserve and off-reserve, but also byexpanding the opportunities provided by urban reserves.” A copy of the full report can be found atwww.brandonu.ca/RDI/Projects/Indigenous-Economy.

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Call for Proposals: 2019 CRRF-NAF Conference

The 2019 North Atlantic Forum and the Canadian Rural RevitalizationFoundation Conference will bring together practitioners, policy makers,community leaders, and researchers interested in rural sustainabilityissues. This conference is a unique opportunity to share your ownsuccesses, learn from other, and to hear the latest on issues that matterto communities and people who live and work in rural regions The conference organizing committee will accept abstracts for oralpresentations, panels, capacity building sessions, and posters for 2019conference until March 31, 2019. The conference theme is SustainableCommunities, with a focus on:

Labour Market and Labour Mobility, The Future of Rural WorkFood Security (Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture)Drinking Water in Rural and Remote CommunitiesCultural and Heritage Industries – Rural Identity, Tourism, SocialEnterprise

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Rural Engagement

For further information on the conferencevisit http://northatlanticforum.org.

Housing Research Workshop: An Invitation toYour Rural CommunityIn 2015-2016, community partners in Cape Breton RegionalMunicipality, Nova Scotia, decided to conduct a comprehensive study ofthe rental housing market, in conjunction with local homelessnesscounts. This research was recently acknowledged by the Canadian Mortgageand Housing Corporation (CMHC) for excellence (the Gold Roof Awardfor Housing Research Excellence), and members of the local team havereceived funding to deliver ‘how to’ workshops for free in fourcommunities across the country. If your community has limited dataavailable regarding the rental housing market, you may find theworkshops particularly helpful.A few of the critical findings from this study include that:

much of rental housing is ‘hidden’ and often expensive there is a significant lack of housing options for one-personhouseholdsthere is a severe lack of accessible housing

The workshop would be delivered free of charge by a research teammember. Host communities would be responsible for inviting andregistering participants, providing a venue with adequate seating and AVequipment (listed on the following page), and any fees related to roomrentals and providing refreshments. For more information, please contact Bridget Horel athousing.research.workshop@gmail.com.

9th Quadrennial Rural Geography Conference

The 2019 Quadrennial Rural Geography Conference is being held inVermont in July 2019. The theme is Working Landscapes and LivableCommunities. A group of rural geographers from the UK, Canada andthe US has been meeting every four years since the 1980s. It rotatesbetween the three regions. The last event was in Wales. The 2020 willbe hosted by the Canadian contingent. If you are interested, please goto the conference web site: https://blog.uvm.edu/cemorse-ruralquadrennial2019/how-to-apply/

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New Rural Routes Podcasts

What does it mean to live rurally in the 21st century? The third season ofRural Routes Podcasts is well underway. Details of the new episodesare listed below.

Episode 3: The Country Mouse and the City MouseEpisode 4: Islands and their Universities

Rural Routes is a Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy andDevelopment and Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation initiative.This show was supported through a Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada Connection grant.

Check out the Rural Calendar of EventsKeeping your finger on all the ruralevents taking place can be timeconsuming. The Canadian RuralRevitalization Foundation'swebsite is simplifying the process! The CRRF website contains aninventory of upcoming ruralevents, conferences, workshops,and webinars. The inventory contains rural events from all corners ofCanada and internationally. The events cover a diversity of issuesrelevant to rural communities, such as entrepreneurship, sustainability,economic development, and public policy. The calendar of eventswelcomes additional submissions. There is no charge to post yourupcoming rural event to the online calendar of events. Simply submit thedetails of your rural event here. Check out the rural calendar of events at www.crrf.ca/events. Thecalendar of events is supported by the Policy Fora Team of the RuralPolicy Learning Commons.

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Can't find the answer toa rural specific question?Perhaps it is a questionrelated to best practicesor about fundingprograms? Maybe yourquestion is about findinga connection to anotherorganization that hasstarted a similar initiative to yours. Regardless of the topic, send yourquestions to the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation! We canpose your question to over 2,000 members and supporters from acrossCanada. Our stakeholders represent local development practitioners,government policy and program officials, researchers, and privatebusinesses. We are sure someone in our network will have an answeror be able to point you in the direction where you can find moreinformation. To submit a question click here: www.crrf.ca/ask-an-expert/.

Rural Reports and News from Around the Country Parliament passes proposal calling for development projects inleast developed rural areas (Eleven) Eligibility criteria changed for Canada Summer Jobs program (The PeterboroughExaminer)

Marystown ‘aggressively’ pursuing economic development, saysmayor (The Western Star)

Building community networks for rural First Nations communities inCanada (Rising Voices) Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MP welcomes CanadaSummer Jobs program (Inside Ottawa Valley)

The small towns that refuse to die: Schemes to woo new bloodabout more than just staying alive (Financial Post)

Oil, dairy supply management paradox (Yorkton this Week)

Fast-expanding seafood giant joins Irvings, McCains as N.B. businessroyalty (National Post) Bernadette Jordan takes on new cabinet role overseeing ruraldevelopment (CBC) Farmers' mental health on the radar for provincial government, saysOntario Minister of Agriculture (Guelph Today)  Regional bus service �nally set to roll (Innisfail Province)

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Qui paiera le prix du compromis? (Courrier du Sud) Building wind turbines where they're not wanted brings downproperty values (National Post) Rural mayors frustrated by gas tax allocation (London Free Press) Groups call on townships to oppose province’s Bill 66 (Observer) Indigenous people contributed $9.3 billion to Manitoba's economy in2016: report (CTV) Funding in hand, Perth East council gives go-ahead for creation ofYouth Action Council (Stratford Beacon Herald)

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