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Place-Based Endowments in the Periphery: Changing the Dynamics of Rural Planning
No full textPeripheral communities are sites of wealth, fueling the Canadian economy through natural resource industries since confederation. Although the periphery is a source of wealth, over the past thirty years this wealth has largely been redirected out of rural regions to larger urban centres. These domestic issues are exacerbated by processes of globalization, which facilitate the hyper-mobility of finance. Finance is no longer tied to place. Finance has become ‘disembedded’ with increasing interconnections and advancements in Internet technologies, leading to emerging patterns of uneven development across the Canadian periphery. A counterbalance to these trends is the emergence of philanthropic organizations in Canada that have been exploring and implementing place-based collective endowments as a response to re-embedding finance in local areas. Under the federal Charities Act, philanthropic organizations (such as community foundations and trusts) can collect money to invest in place-based collective endowments. The funds collected are under the guidance of local actors, who also prioritize how to spend interest generated from the endowment. These philanthropic organizations organize around place and people’s connection to place. These organizations are starting to understand their potential impact on the local development. Yet little research has been conducted on philanthropy in rural Canada. This poster provides an overview to a new three year SSHRC funded research initiative examining the role of place-based endowments in rural Canada. The poster shares insights gleaned from the research to date, discusses future directions for the initiative, and identifies ways for people to become engaged with the research
The State of Rural Canada: Alberta
No full textBased on our chapter from the State of Rural Canada Report, this presentation considers rural peoples and places across Alberta. This poster will present an overview of the population shifts, economic realities, and electoral politics in rural Alberta. With a population over 4.3 million, and growing (mostly in urban centers), Alberta is the fourth largest province in Canada. While rural Albertans continue to overwhelmingly vote conservatively, support for the conservative party has diminished and population shifts mean that rural Alberta no longer has the population base to determine election outcomes. Many of the challenges faced by rural municipalities are long-standing, but increasingly compounded by economic decline, provincial fiscal policy, deteriorating infrastructure, increasing urbanization, and aging populations. Complimenting this broad overview are two case studies focused on the impacts of COVID-19 in Canmore and the lasting impacts of the Fort McMurray wildfires. These are included to provide specific evidence of rural resiliency in the face of adversity. In conclusion, we discuss the diversity and complexity of identity, place and people in rural Alberta, drawing attention to the work rural Albertans are doing to protect the land and water, public services, and communities in which they are invested and rely on
Community Integration of Non-Profit Organizations: A Study Of Nova Scotia’s Employment Services Ecosystem | Intégration Communautaire des Organismes Sans but Lucratif: Une Etude de L’écosystème des Services D’emploi en Nouvelle-Écosse
No full textCommunity Integration of Non-Profit Organizations: A Study Of Nova Scotia’s Employment Services Ecosystem
Intégration Communautaire des Organismes Sans but Lucratif: Une Etude de L’écosystème des Services D’emploi en Nouvelle-Écosse
Investigating the Impacts of Fence-building in Canadian Mining Communities: Perspectives from the Literature | Enquêter Sur les Répercussions de la Construction de Mur D’enceinte Dans les Communautés Minières Canadiennes: Perspectives de La Littérature
No full textInvestigating the Impacts of Fence-building in Canadian Mining Communities: Perspectives from the Literature
Enquêter Sur les Répercussions de la Construction de Mur D’enceinte Dans les Communautés Minières Canadiennes: Perspectives de La Littérature
The Territorial Bases of the Interregional Circular Economy | Les Bases Territoriales de L\u27économie Circulaire Interrégionale
No full textThe Territorial Bases of the Interregional Circular Economy
Les Bases Territoriales de L\u27économie Circulaire Interrégionale
Achieving Connectivity: Applying the Rural Connectivity Models to the Manitoban Broadband Ecosystem
No full textThe reason for the creation of models is to help categorize the possible methods for achieving community connectivity. Despite the wealth of knowledge that looks at rural broadband there is little research that investigates the options for communities when undertaking broadband projects. This poster will be summarizing application of the Rural Connectivity Models in Manitoba. In this application we hope to expand the knowledge of community broadband practices, while also learning about the how the models can be utilized as a tool for research
Arctic Muslims – Muslim Communities in the Canadian Arctic
No full textHow do Muslims make places in the Canadian Arctic? What helps them feel at home in surroundings where Islamic ritual practices are – besides many other challenges – complicated by extreme changes in daylight? In recent years, several purpose-built mosques have been built in the Canadian Territories. The construction of these mosques has been driven by wishes for rootedness, visibility, and – most importantly – the desire to feel home. The mosque hereby fulfills different functions: It provides a community home for gatherings, celebrations, and educational and leisure activities; a spiritual home and safe space for individuals; and a place of interaction with the local population.
The new mosque communities are highly heterogeneous, raising not only questions of religious authority and the interpretation of Islamic traditions, but also of community building and belonging. This qualitative study looks at how Muslim newcomers relate to the Arctic environment with its distinct historical, socio-economic and -political context, such as their reasons for migrating north and staying, how they navigate differences and diversity and what their perceptions of home and belonging look like. Furthermore, it looks specifically at Muslim-Indigenous relations and interactions. Theoretically, the study is informed by critical northern geographies, the anthropology and sociology of Islam, geography of religion as well as spatial concepts. Findings are based on fieldwork from Inuvik and Yellowknife drawing on archival materials, literature, media, and semi-structured interviews with local community members. By foregrounding the lived experience of Muslims in the Arctic, it tackles stereotypes and misconceptions and illuminates the expansive spectrum of Muslimness. The focus on the study of Islam in rural and northern settings in Canada has been a void in the study of Islam in the West so far
Provincial Sport Organizations’ Perspectives on Rural and Remote Communities in Ontario
No full textActors in Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) play an important role in the implementation of sport policy and the development of sport participation opportunities in diverse community contexts. In this study, we examine PSO actors’ understandings of rural and remote communities and how these understandings impact sport policy at the regional level. We employed an instrumental case study methodology. Data were collected through document analysis of organizational strategic plans and semi-structured interviews with 12 decision-makers from PSOs in Ontario. Data were then analyzed using thematic analysis.
Preliminary findings indicate that while the needs of rural and remote communities were not necessarily reflected in the formal policies of PSOs, many organizations provided additional resources and training opportunities to support these regions. Additionally, actors from PSOs acknowledged and considered biases held towards rural/remote communities and the role that these biases played in policymaking, for example, related to hosting championships/events. By investigating the viewpoints of PSO actors, we shed light on how institutional factors impact the development of sport participation opportunities in rural and remote areas. Our research highlights the theoretical and practical implications of regions for sport governance within the province of Ontario, and how rural and remote communities are positioned within this organizational field
Keynote Address by the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development
No full textKeynote Address by the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Developmen
Indigenous Perspectives of Building Community Resilience
No full textKeynote presentation by Daniel Pottle titled "Indigenous Perspectives of Building Community Resilience"