Alberta Rural Development Network
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Focus | Rural communities |
| Location | |
Area served | Rural Canada |
| Services | Rural development, research, rural homelessness, affordable housing, immigration, agriculture, food security |
Members | 9 |
Key people | Dee Ann Benard, Executive Director |
Employees | 16 |
| Website | ruraldevelopment |
Formerly called | Alberta Rural Development Network |
The Rural Development Network (RDN), formerly the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN), is an Alberta-based organization purposed towards supporting development in rural communities in Canada.[1]
Established in 2009, RDN was created as a partnership of Alberta's 21 public post secondary institutions.[2]
ARDN publishes a newsletter, The RTAB, at least once a month.
History[edit]
ARDN began operations in 2009 with a grant from the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF)[3] and in-kind commitments from its post-secondary members.
Since its inception, ARDN has worked with several of Alberta's colleges, universities and organizations on projects, including Lakeland College and Portage College on a Regional Innovation Network in East Central Alberta,[4] Mount Royal University on a Business Retention & Expansion Symposium,[5] the Alberta Academy of Art and Design on the Company of Albertans,[6] Pastor Tim Wray on the Young Adult Photovoice Project,[7] and Lethbridge College on Social in the South.[8]
More recently, ARDN administered the Homelessness Partnering Strategy's Rural and Remote Homelessness funding stream for Alberta.[9] So far, this has resulted in the funding of seven rural homelessness projects, including projects in Drayton Valley,[10] Chestermere,[11] Fort Macleod[12] and Cochrane.[13]
Members[edit]
- Athabasca University
- Grande Prairie Regional College
- Keyano College
- Lethbridge College
- Medicine Hat College
- Northern Lakes College
- Portage College
- University of Calgary
- University of Lethbridge
References[edit]
- ^ "About | Rural Development Network". www.ruraldevelopment.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Staff. "Community Outreach" Archived 2013-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Alberta Rural Development Network". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ Staff. "Lakeland and Portage partner to build East Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network". Lakeland College - Applied Research & Innovation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Staff. "Keeping rural business strong". Mount Royal University. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Staff. "The Company of Albertans" Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. ACAD. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Wray, Tim. "What Matters in Small Towns?" Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Farm On. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Staff. "Social in the South 2012: Social Media Strategies for Business" Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. Lethbridge College. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Higgins, Michael. "Alberta's Rural Homeless". Alberta Primetime. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ Whalen, Courtney. "Drayton Valley receives homelessness partnership money" Drayton Valley Western Review. Retrieved 9 July 2013
- ^ Chorney, Allison. "Chestermere receives $57,000 to help prevent homelessness in community" Archived 2016-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Rocky View Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2013
- ^ Staff. "Fort Macleod get funding for housing support program" Macleod Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2013
- ^ Edey, Noel. "Support for homeless youth" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Cochrane Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013