@wkruraldev

Community developer, researcher and small-town prairie boy, settler on Treaty 2 territory

 Brandon, Manitoba
ruraldevelopmentresearch.blogspot.com/
Joined December 2008
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Join us at Homecoming — earlier this year, with lots of new events for everyone! news.brandonu.ca/2023/09/01/…

Brandon University Homecoming ready to welcome you earlier this year

Brandon University’s much-anticipated annual Homecoming celebrations are earlier this year, taking advantage of better weather for more outdoor activities and the amazing back-to-school energy....

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Brandon University statement on call to remove books with gender, sexuality, and queer content from local schools: Don’t.

ALT Brandon University statement on call to remove books with gender, sexuality, and queer content from local schools: Don’t.

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Why rural Canadians need public transit just as urgently as suburbanites theconversation.com/why-rura… via @ConversationCA

Why rural Canadians need public transit just as urgently as suburbanites

There is a continuing misunderstanding of rural realities by policymakers. Ultimately this puts transit out of reach for many rural areas.

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Great talk from one of my favorite humans in #DigitalEquity Chris Mitchell @communitynets ! You are the first person I have heard repeat what I’ve been saying for years. Let’s not focus on telco business models to connect the other 1/2-we need community solutions! @netinclusion
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The call for presentations for the 2023 Canadian Rural Revitalization Conference with @PrenticInst has now been extended until March 31st! We welcome research topics about population health and quality of life, retention of youth, labour markets and more. ulethbridge.ca/prentice-inst…
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Are you currently working on a research project that discusses rural homelessness prevention and intervention in rural, remote and Indigenous communities in Canada? @ROInstitute @ARDNetwork are seeking presentations for this conference. crrhh.ca/
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Hot off the press! The Journal of Rural and Community Development has released the fourth issue of Volume 17. Articles featured in this issue include homelessness in rural-urban fringes of Canada, rural livelihood and empowerment in Tanzania and more. journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd
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If you are an emerging researcher and your research is about rural issues in the Canadian and International contexts, submit your abstract to become featured on our pages! You research will be shared amongst our networks from academia to professionals. ow.ly/4k1e50LWgLK
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Do more, with less: The realities of local government in rural Ontario - goo.gl/scholar/re45Z5 #ScholarAlerts
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Check out this recent #ruralcan publication on exploring human mobility (international, inter-regional) during the pandemic in urban and rural Canada written by Newbold, Towle and Vrabic. link.springer.com/chapter/10…
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Avis Favaro@Avis_Favaro9 Nov 2022
Majority of Canadians support return of face masks in indoor public spaces if deemed necessary: Nanos ctvnews.ca/health/coronaviru… @CTVNews
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hoody hoo@_hudahassan9 Nov 2022
hodan hashi, a 23 year-old black muslim woman, was killed after a vicious attack this weekend in saskatoon. the framing and reduction of her murder to a bar fight absolves the racism and sexism involved in her death. cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon… #justiceforhodan

Multiple videos of fatal fight in Saskatoon bar circulated widely on social media | CBC News

A 22-year-old woman is charged with manslaughter after multiple videos of a fatal fight in Saskatoon bar circulated widely on social media.

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Police are currently investigating an incident in the area of 1st street and Maryland Ave. Please avoid travelling to the area as several streets have been blocked off. We will have more updates as they become available. #bdnmb
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ADHD Jesse
@adhdjesse28 Oct 2022
My vibe is feeling overwhelmed but also like I’m not doing enough.
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Canada is 'weaving' Indigenous science into environmental policy-making (CBC) #ruralcan cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-…
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CRRF is offering an internship opportunity to examine how non-profit organizations in rural communities share knowledge in order to build vibrant communities. Applications are due by October 31 at 4 pm EDT. Apply here: crrf.ca/knowledge-mobilizati…
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ADHD Jesse
@adhdjesse19 Oct 2022
Lazy = I don’t want to do the thing. ADHD = I desperately WANT to do the thing, but I just can’t seem to START doing the thing.
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"We haven't actually created communication platforms. We haven't created engagement platforms. We've created lots of shouting platforms...We've ended up in a world of soundbites, not a conversation, not a dialog." @WHO's @DrMikeRyan shares why social media feels unsafe. #WHS2022
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Our Vice Chair, Wayne Kelly, Susan McPherson Derendy and Derrick Turner from @accmb are happy to welcome Minister Dan Vandal on the opening of the Westman @PrairiesCanEN office! Learn more:canada.ca/en/prairies-econom… @wkruraldev @DTurner67393538 @stbstvdan
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New book on Assessment for Experiential Learning. Struggling with the assessment design and evidence of #experiential learning and #competency? Plenty of examples and practical tips and is open access routledge.com/Assessment-for… – at Hong Kong
https://www.routledge.com/Assessment-for-Experiential-Learning/Chan/p/book/9780367863234#sup

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