Conference Presentations

Erlend Moster Knudsen (presentation slides | video)
Andrée Cazabon and Angelica Mackay
Keith Roulston

Unconventional Shale Gas Development: Challenges for Policy and EA Practice (Nonita T. Yap, University of Guelph)

Bioregional Design for Multiple Aggregate Extraction Site Rehabilitation in the Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario (Karen Landman, University of Guelph; Heather Schibli, University of Guelph)

Discursive Framing & Community Mobilization: The Melancthon Mega Quarry (Rebecca McEvoy, University of Guelph; John Devlin, University of Guelph)Spoiler content

A Decade of Direct-Farm Marketing Data (Suzanne Ainley, The Ainley Group)

Increasing Agricultural Capacity and Food Production in Labrador: Conversations with Farmers (Ewa Dabrowska, Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Measuring Rural Sustainability to Mobilize Regional Partners (Brennan Lowery, Memorial University of Newfoundland)Spoiler content

Panelists: Helen Hambly, University of Guelph; Wayne Kelly, Brandon University; Ivan Emke, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus; Campbell Patterson, CPC Associates

Organizers: Michele Murray, Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre; and Julie McKercher, Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre  

Organizers: Michael Florio, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; and Darren Shock, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs  

Moderator: Kelly Vodden, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus

Panelists: Heather Hall, University of Waterloo; and Kim Postma, Huron Small Business Enterprise Centre 

Innovative Approaches to Upper and Lower Tier CIPs (Nancy Reid, Stantec Consulting)

Quantifying the Return on Investment of Ontario’s Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) and their Stakeholders (Kay Matthews, Ontario Business Improvement Area Association; John Kiru, TABIA; Craig Stevens, City of Barrie BIA) 

Community-University Partnerships to Enhance Research Impact: Mechanisms for Engagement (Caroline Duvieusart-Déry, University of Guelph; Karen Nelson, University of Guelph)

(re)Visiting Your Future (Heather Mair, University of Waterloo)

The Case of Inverness County: Initial data from the Capacity and Resilience project ( Marguerite Cassin, Dalhousie University; Markus Sharaput, Dalhousie University)

Pathways for Engagement Resource

 Digital Technology Adoption in Remote and Northern Indigenous Communities (Brian Beaton, University of New Brunswick)

Telecommunications Policy to Support Remote Indigenous Communities (Susan O’Donnell, University of New Brunswick)

Rural Communities and ICT: Comparisons from the Community Informatics Experience (Eduardo Villanueva-Mansilla, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)

Organizer: Terri MacDonald, Selkirk College

Panelists: Terri MacDonald, Selkirk College;
Sarah Breen, Selkirk College;
John Devlin, University of Guelph;
Philip Loring, University of Saskatchewan;
Matteo Vittuari, Università di Bologna

Organizer: Ray Bollman, Brandon University

Operationalizing ‘Self-contained Labour Areas’ as a standard geography for disseminating Statistics Canada data (Alessandro Alasia, Statistics Canada)

The methodology for preparing annual population estimates for each community (census sub-division) in Canada (Patrick Charbonneau, Statistics Canada)

Annual administrative socio-demographic and income data for individuals and families for sub-provincial areas in Canada: Issues of quality and data access (Brian Murphy, Statistics Canada)

Organizer: Georgia Simms, University of Guelph

Pathways to Success for Rural Youth Employment: A Provider’s Perspective (Carly Heck, University of Alberta; Lars K. Hallstrom, University of Alberta; Rebecca Purc-Stephenson, University of Alberta)

Sustaining A Rural Youth Centre through Social Innovation and Institutional Entrepreneurship (Al Lauzon, University of Guelph)

Locating Sport and Recreation in Rural Community Development (Kyle Rich, Western University; Laura Misener, Western University; Municipality of Powassan Recreation Committee)

Precarious Employment in Rural Ontario (Valencia Gaspard, University of Guelph)

A Community-Based Approach to Rural Workforce Development: Insights from the US Great Plains (Carolyn J. Hatch, Purdue University)

Rural Community Green Career Profiles (Suzanne Ainley, Nottawasaga Futures) 

Food (Waste) and Energy Nexus: Resilience, Challenges and Opportunities (Marco Pagani, Università di Bologna)

Rooted Well-Being: Reducing Climate Change through Emphasizing Plant Proteins (Kathleen Kevany, Dalhousie University)

From Government Regulation to the Open Market: A Study on the Effects of Regulation Change in the Dairy Industry in Australia, Ireland, and Canada: A Case Study Analysis (Christine Zwart, University of Guelph; Presented by John Devlin, University of Guelph)

Organizer: Sean Markey, Simon Fraser University

Panelists: Sean Markey, Simon Fraser University; Lars Hallstrom, University of Alberta; Kelly Vodden, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Laura Ryser, University of Northern British Columbia; Wayne Kelly, Brandon University 

Labour Mobility: Income Trajectories of Individuals Who Move (Paul Knafelc, Community Benchmarks)

Helping communities help themselves with community data (Nelson Rogers, Community Ingenuity; Bob Leitch, Sonoptic)

Where to find community-level data available from Statistics Canada and other federal departments (Ray Bollman, Brandon University) 

Organizer: Ivan Emke, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus

Panelists: Mark K. Watson, Concordia University; Stephen Agluvak Puskas, Inuit Visual Artist & Community Member; Sara Breitkreutz, Concordia University; Bojan Fürst, Harris Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland 

The Saskatchewan First Nations Technical Services Co-operative: Unique Challenges, Unique Solutions (Darcy Overland, University of Saskatchewan; Kevin McLeod, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) & Saskatchewan First Nations Technical Services Co-Operative; Murray Fulton, University of Saskatchewan)

Aboriginal Transformations and Issues: Whose Transformation? Whose Issues? Cultural and ecological survival in a world of Western hegemony (Stephen Paul Booth, University of Guelph)

Rural and Indigenous Economic Development: Adding the Fourth Business Model (Merle Massie, Co-operatives First/Centre for the Study of Co-operatives; Darcy Overland, University of Saskatchewan; Kyle White, Co-operatives First)

Toward a More Holistic Understanding of an Arctic Climate System in Rapid Transition (Erlend Moster Knudsen, University of Cologne)

Community Self-organization and Social Resilience to Natural Hazards in Rural Indonesia (Arini W. Utami, Oregon State University)

Using ‘Living’ Green Infrastructure (GI) to Combat Climate Change and Build Resilient Rural Communities (Paul Kraehling, University of Guelph)

Celebrating Rural Information Seeking and Use (Angela Pollak, University of Western Ontario)

The Digital Basin: Open Data for Open Government in Rural BC (Terri MacDonald, Selkirk College)

Big Data for Small Places – Assessing the Outputs and Impacts of Ireland’s National Spatial Strategy on Rural Sub-Regions (Brendan O’Keeffe, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick

Including Regional in Local Economic Development: A Next Step in Manitoba (Bill Ashton, Brandon University)

Evolution of the Headwaters Region (Caledon/Dufferin/Erin & King) as a Centre of Equine Excellence: From Strategy to REAL Regional Economic Development & Creative Community Engagement (Michele Harris, Headwaters Tourism Association; Susan Powell, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Vicki Sword, Headwaters Equine Leadership Group)

Organizer: Jamie Reaume, Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance

Panelists: Bill Hodgson, Regional Councillor Niagara Region; Janet Horner, Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance; Mark Head, Manager, Integrated Planning Division Region of Peel 

Organizers: Belinda Leach, University of Guelph; Philomena de Lima, University of the Highlands and Islands-Inverness College & Rural Policy Learning Commons Migration Theme Team

Home is “Here”; The Impact of (Im)migration, and Rural versus Urban Locale on One’s Sense of Community Belonging in Canada (E. Dianne Looker, Mount Saint Vincent and Acadia Universities)

Money Matters: Mobile Workforces and Local Economic Development in Source Communities (Joshua Barrett, Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Motivations of Mexican Workers to Participate in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, and the Impact of Remittances on Mexican Farms: An Empirical Analysis (Lidia Carvajal Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México; Thomas Johnson, University of Missouri; Judith Stalmann, University of Missouri)

First Nations Water Security and Pathways for Collaboration (Sheri Longboat, University of Guelph)

Enhancing Source Water Protection in Rural Regions: Exploring the Role of Governance and Capacity Building (Sarah Minnes, Memorial University of Newfoundland)

The Need for Aboriginal Forest Tenure in Northern Manitoba (Ryan Bullock, University of Winnipeg and Julia Lawler, University of Winnipeg)

Measuring Farmland Conversion in Ontario (Sara Epp, University of Guelph; James Newlands, University of Guelph; Wayne Caldwell, University of Guelph)

Mapping Community Assets and Capitals (Valencia Gaspard, University of Guelph; Scott Brown, University of Guelph; Renee Leroux, University of Guelph; Lissel Hernandez Gongora, University of Guelph)

“REAP”ing Data in Manitoba (Ruth Mealy, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade) 

Organizers: Sean Manners, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus and Nick Mercer, PhD student, University of Waterloo

Panelists: Sean Manners, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus; Nick Mercer, PhD student, University of Waterloo; Conor Curtis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus; Hope Olusanya, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus

Organizers: Janet Horner, Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance; Janice Janiec, Asset Mapping, Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance; Marilyn Bidgood, Ontario East Asset Mapping, Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance 

Organizers: Joelena Leader, University of Saskatchewan; Dazawray Landrie-Parker, University of Saskatchewan 

Organizers: Belinda Leach, University of Guelph and Philomena de Lima, University of the Highlands and Islands-Inverness College & Rural Policy Learning Commons Migration Theme Team

Panelists

New Mobile Realities in Mature Staples-Dependent Resource Regions: Local Governments and Work Camps (Laura Ryser, University of Northern British Columbia; Greg Halseth, University of Northern British Columbia; Sean Markey, Simon Fraser University; Marleen Morris, University of Northern British Columbia)

Intergenerational Family Stories of Mobile Labor: Initial Findings From Families of Mobile Oil Workers in PEI and Cape Breton (Doug Lionais, Cape Breton University; Christina Murray, University of Prince Edward Island; Ashlee Cunsolo Wilox, Cape Breton University)

Fly-in/Fly-out Mobility in Source Hub Communities: Potential Implications for Community Sustainability in the Canadian Context (Leanna Butters, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus)

Organizer: Wayne Kelly, Rural Policy Learning Commons

Panelists: Sarah Cook, Rural Policy Learning Commons; Wayne Kelly, Rural Policy Learning Commons; Michael Blatherwick, Rural Policy Learning Commons; Bojan Füst, Memorial University of Newfoundland; and Bill Reimer, Concordia University

Adapting to Climate Change: The Case of Municipal Climate Change Action Planning in Nova Scotia, Canada (Brennan Vogel, University of Western Ontario)

Digging Fireline to Digging for Oil and Gold, Rural Emergency Planning in Canada’s Rural Industrial Sectors (Greg Bartlett, RPLC, RDI and WASP Manufacturing)

Building Small Island Resilience to Global Climate Change: Outcomes from an International Symposium (Laurie Brinklow, University of Prince Edward Island; James Randal, University of Prince Edward Island)

Revitalization – A Community Economic Development Initiative (David Felker, Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation)

Building Resilient Rural Communities: how the 4-H community learning approach contributes to human capital for rural contexts (Heather Sansom, University of Guelph)

Community Resilience through Innovation Networks: An Agent Based Approach (Kristen Wright, University of Waterloo; Presented by David Robinson, Laurentian University)

• Background paper
• Simulation program is available by email David Robinson (drobinson@laurentian.ca)

Organizer: Mary Ferguson, University of Guelph

Organizers: Sarah Minnes, Memorial University of Newfoundland of Newfoundland and Sarah Breen, Simon Fraser University

Panelists: Sarah Breen, Simon Fraser University; Don Sturge, Indian Bay Ecosystem Corporation; John FitzGibbon, University of Guelph; Sheri Longboat, University of Guelph

Organizers: Belinda Leach, University of Guelph and Philomena de Lima, University of the Highlands and Islands-Inverness College & Rural Policy Learning Commons Migration Theme Team

Agricultural Temporary Foreign Workers in Rural Areas or Small Cities: The Invisible and Ignored Regional Actors (Linamar Campos, Université de Montréal)

Rural Youth Migration in the Context of Rural Labour Shortages (Ray Bollman, Brandon University)

Internal and International Employment-Related Geographical Mobility in Rural Canada: Insights from the On the Move Partnership (Barbara Neis, Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Kelly Vodden, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus
Ryan Gibson, University of Guelph
Scott Duff, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Bruno Jean, Université du Québec à Rimouski
Craig Pollett, Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador

Panelists:
Terri Macdonald, Selkirk College;
Peter Emon, Eastern Ontario Warden’s Caucus; and
Donald Sturge, Indian Bay Ecosystem Corporation/Central Health Newfoundland

Rural Policy Learning Commons Presentation

Huron County Healthy Rural Policy Lens (HCHRPL) – Encouraging Implementation (Sheila Schuehlein, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health and Huron Business Development Corporation)

Huron County Healthy Rural Policy Lens Fact Sheet

“Parade of Horses”: Artists, Industry & Community Engagement Project (Susan Powell, Artist; Vicki Sword, Headwaters Equine Leadership Group)

Emergency Medicine (EM) Training for Rural Family Physicians (FPs) (Michelle Hunter, ROMP; Peter Wells, ROMP; Carly Visentin, ROMP)

Rural recreation infrastructure sustainability and effects on population retention and in-migration in South West Manitoba (Michael Blatherwick, Rural Policy Learning Commons)

Creating the BC Rural Dividend Program: Big Opportunities for Small Communities (Kathleen Van Ekris, Province of British Columbia, University of Victoria)

Assessing the Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Beneficiaries (Michael Adiyia, Brandon University)

Entrepreneurship: A Financial Support Approach (Orthist Adu Gyamfi, Brandon University)

Facilitating Rural Policy Connections (Ryan Gibson, University of Guelph; Logan Horrocks, Saint Mary’s University)

Planning for Agricultural Systems in Ontario (Laura Schreiner, University of Guelph)