International Comparative Rural Policy Studies
by Shelby Clark 01/07/2012 Lots of food for thought today. Pierre Roberge from Developement Economique Canada filled us in on the responsibilities of Federal policy relative to Quebec policy. Slowly, a picture is emerging of community and economic development in Quebec and Canada. Rurality—and the maintenance of Quebecois culture–seems central to the policy decision making Read More …
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 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 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 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 …
by Bill Reimer 21/06/2012 33 degrees and 54% humidity were the talk of the day as our guests arrived – hot, sweaty, and in some cases, luggage-less. One by one they were set up with kit bags, keys, and directions to the nearest (air conditioned) pubs. By 9:00 PM we welcomed the last of today’s Read More …