International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by John Bryden and Karen Refsgaard, 30/06/2012 We have much enjoyed our 8 days with Faculty and Students at the 2012 Summer Institute organised by our colleagues at Concordia University and UQAR (University of Quebec at Rimousky). We have some reflections on Quebec Rural Policy to offer as a result of the discussions and inputs Read More …
by Fobete Ngoh 29/06/2012 Today marked the 7th day of the 15th day ICRPS missions’ trip to Quebec. The activities unfolded with the departure of the crew from College de Merici to La Pocatière some 250 km from Quebec City. In La-Pocatière, Francois Gendron of Bombardier gave a detailed presentation on how La-Pocatière, a small town in Read More …
by Ryan Deska 28/06/2012 Today we began the sessions with a discussion regarding the protection of Quebec’s agricultural land with Isabelle Ouellet, from the Commission de la protection du territore et de l’activie agricole du Quebec. This was a very interesting discussion where we learned about Quebec’s land protection policies and how the commission deals Read More …
by Lauren Edens 26/06/2012 Our entrance to Quebec City was met with cooler temperatures and marked by an arrival into a completely francophone region. These indicators of a unique provincial culture, marked by ethnic traditions, were felt more acutely today. We had formal discussions and lectures delivered by both faculty and provincial government levels. Take Read More …
by Pam Kelrick 25/06/2012 Up early…everyone made it for breakfast by 7:45 after a rather late night of playing pirate gambling games. This is going to be a long day. First, we arrived at Victoriaville to learn about two subjects. Martin Lessard presented the sustainable activities happening in Victoriaville. These programs have changed the community Read More …
by the editors, 26/06/2012 Recently read is a weekly column where we share some of the links we have come across during the week that we think might interest you. At The University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland, a member university of the ICRPS consortium, you can take online courses in sustainable rural development. Read More …
by Jonathan Pinkerton 24/06/2012 Day 3 of ICRPS 2012 coincided with Quebec National Day (St. Jean Baptiste Day). The activities started off with very engaging presentations by Year 2 ICRPS Students Eric Marr, Eduardo Gomez, Ellen Henrikke Aalerud and Pam Kelrick. The presentations inspired a lively exchange of questions and answers. Next, Ghalia Chahine with Read More …
by BIll Reimer 24/06/2012 Against all odds, Immaculate and Krishna joined forces to clean out the bank at the pirates’ casino – forcing the owners to bring out the big prize: shots all around! Is this a rural development project? Photos by Bill Reimer
by Lindsay Wiginton 23/06/2012 As the second day of ICRPS closes, it feels as if we’ve been here for ages already, given all of the learning, bonding, and engaging we’ve already done. Yesterday, we packed in a lot of sessions, as we had to hear from our Montreal guest speakers before the holiday weekend began. Read More …
by Sam Christensen, 22/06/2012 Gooooood eveeening ICRPS crowd. For all you that use Fahrenheit, Bill was referring to it being 33 degrees Celsius, which means we got up to 91 Fahrenheit. I would like to thank our amazing hosts’ from Concordia and Ramouski. Today was a bit cooler, but still on the warm side. Everyone Read More …