Building a sustainable rural Canada working with the people who live and work there
From Tamarack Community web site
Canada’s Rural Leaders Create Vision for Vibrant, Healthy Communities
By: Sylvia Cheuy
Healthy and vibrant rural communities are an essential part of Canada’s future. That is the consensus of 800 rural leaders from across Canada. Their report, One Vision, Many Voices: How to Build a Sustainable Rural Canada outlines a comprehensive set of priorities for action – spanning governance, infrastructure, economy and environment – that they say are needed to ensure the sustainability of our rural communities.
The report suggests that current thinking that fragments the realities of rural and urban Canada is counterproductive. Instead, our rural leaders have issued a call to all Canadians to work together to create a healthy and vibrant nation with a greater appreciation for our interdependency. “In order to be successful, rural communities and urban areas must work together and compromise in order to bridge the divide – this is only possible through cooperation and building of trust.”
Learn more about building sustainable rural communities:
Read One Vision, Many Voices: How to Build a Sustainable Rural Canada
Visit the Rural Matters! website
Read Bearing Fruit: Good Practice in Asset-Based Rural Community Development
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