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100th International Plowing Match
A huge town is created in a field for one week every year somewhere around Ontario showcasing local food, entertainment, education, industry, retailers and more.... camp on site or visit one of our local accommodations, campsites or B&B's. Explore Ontario's West Coast beaches, towns and villages. Animals, activities and rides for children. Meet politicians or just enjoy a local beer. There is nothing like the plowing match - fun for everyone.
Find out more »Different by Design: Exploring Innovation for Rural Prosperity
The Different by Design – Exploring Innovation for Rural Prosperityconference explores the unique potential and many possibilities that exist in rural places. The 2017 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation conference will be co-hosted with Applied Research and Innovation Centre, Selkirk College. The conference will take place in Nelson, British Columbia from September 20-24, 2017. For more information about the Different by Design conference check out www.kootenays2017.crrf.ca. The Different by Design conference has four themes: Workforces of tomorrow: The economies of tomorrow are unlikely to look…
Find out more »How Regional Food System Investment Creates More Equitable Communities
Wallace Center and the National Good Food Network (NGFN) will be hosting a webinar titled, “How Regional Food System Investment Creates More Equitable Communities.” Speakers will discuss the role that food business incubators, food hubs, and financial institutions can do to integrate social equity into food systems projects and programs. Presenters: · Jim Barham, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (Moderator) · John Flory and Jaime Villalaz – Latino Economic Development Center · Benjamin Bartley, La Montañita Food Co-op · Olivia Rebanal, Capital Impact Partners …
Find out more »CRRF Annual General Meeting/l’Assemblée générale annuelle de la FCRR
Please join us for the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) to be held on Thursday, September 21 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Prestige Lakeside Hotel in Nelson, British Columbia. Everyone is welcome. CRRF was founded in 1987 as a non-partisan voluntary network to foster the welfare of rural Canada through collaborative research on policy, development trends and patterns, and rural problems and opportunities. Further details on CRRF can be found at: www.crrf.ca. Vous…
Find out more »State of the North
State of the North is an annual conference that brings together decision makers, community leaders, experts and innovators to explore the state of Northern Ontario from an economic, social, and environmental perspective. Each year, Northern Policy Institute will provide an annual update on the State of the North by offering updates on a set of environmental, social and economic indicators that we will define and select in partnership with our communities. It’s time to take what we have learned and…
Find out more »RAIL Commons 2017
RAIL Commons is a a three-day learning commons focused on rural economic and community development. It is a great opportunity for councilors, mayors, CAOs, EDOs, community development professionals, and students from across the province to engage in various rurally focused topics such as: community and economic development, sustainability planning, social policy, water, continuing care, recruitment and retention, business succession, aboriginal relations and the changing agricultural landscape.
Find out more »Workshop on Economics of Migration by CReAM/RWI
Event date: Friday 29th September 2017 - Saturday 30th September 2017 CReAM and RWI are pleased to announce their first joint workshop on the 'Economics of Migration' to take place on September 29-30, 2017 in Essen, Germany. The keynote speech will be given by Jennifer Hunt (Rutgers University). The deadline for submission of full papers or extended abstracts to migrationworkshop@rwi-essen.de is July 1, 2017. For further information, please see the call for papers.
Find out more »Nordic Geographers Meeting – Geographies of Inequalities
Understanding spatial differences lies at the heart of geographical research. Inherit to this is the analytical focus of spatial and social injustices – and the ways in which inequality take place at global and local levels of analysis. These have been important research questions regardless of scientific traditions and paradigms since the birth of modern geography. The topic for the 7th Nordic Geographers Meeting is: Where are we now? What are the important challenges we have to deal with today? What kinds…
Find out more »LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN THE NEW URBAN AGENDA
Aim The 2017 Annual Conference of the IGU Commission on Geography of Governance, organized in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Heritage - University of Salento, will be held in Lecce, Italy, 19-21 October 2017. The Conference aims to explore and to discuss the changes, challenges and opportunities confronting local governance in the context of the new urban paradigm associated with the HABITAT III New Urban Agenda, a 20 year strategy for sustainable urbanization.
Find out more »24th Annual CANDO National Conference & Annual General Meeting
"A New Dawn in Indigenous Economies" Economic Development Officers (EDOs) need to be thoroughly trained, highly skilled and committed to building economic capacity in order to provide professional support and technical advice to their communities and organizations. In 1990, EDOs from across Canada founded and mandated the Cando to provide a national body to focus on the training, education and networking opportunities necessary to serve their communities and/or organizations as professionals. Cando (Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers)…
Find out more »Advancing Women in Agriculture
WC EAST 2017 Wine Tour – October 29, 2017 ( New Feature! ) AWC EAST 2017 Conference – October 30 & 31, 2017, Hilton/ Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Ontario Whether you are in a career path with an organization, are a producer, rancher, entrepreneur, greenhouse, nursery or vineyard owner or work in corporate agri-business, Advancing Women Conference is where women like you can join a community to listen, learn, network and grow. This is one of the first and largest one-of-a-kind…
Find out more »Charting a Career Path: Sharing the Learning and Lessons
The Regional Studies Association welcomes submissions of abstracts to our annual Student and Early Career conference to be held in Newcastle, UK, in November 2017. This conference aims to provide PhD students and early career researchers opportunities to present their work, receive feedback, network, collaborate and socialise with others working in regional studies and related fields. The conference will bring together a range of international participants from different disciplines to present and debate their work in a welcoming, supportive and…
Find out more »Gender Summit North America
From November 6 to 8, 2017, close to 600 advocates of gender equality policy from science, innovation and development fields will participate in the Gender Summit North America 2017, to be held in Montréal, Canada. It is a great honour for Canada to welcome the Summit and all of its participants for the first time. Those present will not only have the opportunity to engage in fruitful discussions under the overarching theme of "Pluralism, Ethnicity & Inclusion – Canadian Values…
Find out more »Canada’s Place in the World: Innovation in Immigration Research, Policy, and Practice
As you have likely heard, the Pathways to Prosperity 2017 National Conference will take place on November 16-17, 2017 at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Toronto, with a full-day Preconference Workshop for Local Immigration Partnerships and Réseaux en immigration francophone on November 15. The theme of this year’s conference is Canada’s Place in the World: Innovation in Immigration Research, Policy, and Practice. The conference will address both new and persistent issues, including building bridges between aboriginal and immigrant communities; understanding…
Find out more »AgEx – Farming for Our Future: Canada’s 150th
The Agricultural Excellence Conference is a one-of-a-kind event in Canada, focusing on bringing diverse industry experts and stakeholders together from across disciplines, regions and commodity sectors to share and explore beneficial farm management practices, advice, and insight with leading farm business thinkers. The Agricultural Excellence Conference is a one-of-a-kind event in Canada, focusing on bringing diverse industry experts and stakeholders together from across disciplines, regions and commodity sectors to share and explore beneficial farm management practices, advice, and insight with…
Find out more »The calendar of events is supported by the Rural Policy Learning Commons (RPLC). For more information on RPLC visit www.rplc-capr.ca.