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Track Record
CRRF and its pre-incorporation group have established a fourteen-year track record of commitment to long range solutions to the urgent rural economic and social needs for rural Canadians.
CRRF is results oriented. Researchers have practical and academic backgrounds in industry, resource management and rural development. CRRF has delivered consistently annual innovative workshops and conferences in rural venues in every province but one in Canada for 14 years. Over 150 papers have been published from CRRF activities, including three books, a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, and a Working Papers Series.
A national rural sampling frame has been created to improve the comparative quality of policy studies. A 32-site rural observatory has been put in place. Research topics have included:
- revitalization of rural communities
- rural services
- globalization and trade liberalization
- location, commuting and multiple livelihood strategies
- resource dependent rural places
- manufacturing and rural diversification
- tradables in rural economic development
- rural social capital
- social cohesion and economic development
- capacity-building
- governance
- communications and the knowledge economy
- low level economic trapping
- informal economy
CRRF and ARRG
Workshops and Conferences 1989-20051
| 2005 | Oct 13-15: Governance in Small Places, Lessons from North America and the North Atlantic Rim | Twillingate, NL |
| 2004 | Oct 14-16: CRRF - NRE2 Convention (Includes Powerpoint Presentations given at the Workshop.) | Tweed, Ontario |
| 2004 | Apr. 28: Local Governance of Rural-Urban Interaction: New Directions Think Tank 2004 | Prince George, BC |
| 2003 | Nov. 3: Building Rural Capacity in the New Economy Oct. 30-Nov. 2: CRRF/NRE2 Fall Workshop | Gatineau, Quebec St. Damase, Quebec |
| 2003 | May 1-3: New Economy Brainstorm | Ferintosh, Alberta |
| 2002 | Oct. 27 - 29: CRRF Rural University David Bruce dwbruce@mta.ca | Miramichi City, New Brunswick |
| 2002 | May 8 - 12: Spring Workshop | Altona, Manitoba |
| 2001 | October -CRRF Rural University: The NRE; From Challenge to Action | Muenster, Saskatchewan |
| 2001 | Spring - Workshop: The NRE; From Challenge to Action | Sackville, New Brunswick |
| 2000 | October - National Conference: The New Rural Economy | Alfred, Ontario |
| 2000 | Spring - Workshop: The New Rural Economy | Nanaimo, BC |
| 1999 | October - FCRR Universite Rurale Quebecoise, Entreprendre Chez-nous | Trois Pistoles, Quebec |
| 1999 | Spring - Workshop - NRE research vision | Newtown, Newfoundland |
| 1998 | October - National Conference - Rural Marginalization | Nelson, BC |
| 1998 | Spring - Workshop - Rural Marginalization | St Donat, Quebec |
| 1997 | October - National Conference - The New rural Economy: Rural Revitalization | West Prince County, Prince Edward Island |
| 1997 | May - Workshop - The New rural Economy: Rural Revitalization | North Bay |
| 1996 | October - National Conference - NAFTA and the New Rural Economy | Gimli |
| 1996 | May - Workshop - NAFTA and the New Rural Economy | Quesnel |
| 1995 | October - National Conference - International Perspectives on Rural Employment | Coaticook |
| 1995 | May - Workshop - International Perspectives on Rural Employment | Corner Brook |
| 1994 | October - National Conference - Rural Institutional Restructuring | Grande Prairie |
| 1994 | March - Workshop - Social Networks and Institutional Restructuring | St. Clement |
| 1993 | October - National Conference - Development Strategies for Rural Canada: Evaluating Partnerships, Jobs, and Communities | Wolfville |
| 1993 | April - Workshop - Progress and Partnerships for Local Initiative Programs for Rural Development | Merrickville |
| 1992 | October - National Conference - Manufacturing and the Service Sector in Rural Development Strategy | Goderich |
| 1992 | July - Workshop - The Potential for Manufacturing in Rural Economic Diversification | Brandon |
| 1991 | October - National Conference - Stimulating Rural Economies for the 2000s | Camrose |
| 1991 | April - Workshop - Development in Resource-Dependent and Single Industry Rural Places | Coaticook |
| 1990 | October - National Conference - The Databases for Monitoring and Researching Rural Restructuring | Ottawa in partnership with Statistics Canada |
| 1990 | March - Workshop - Globalization and Agricultural Restructuring | Ottawa |
| 1989 | October - National Conference - Sustainable Rural Communities in Canada | Saskatoon |
| 1989 | Workshop - Sustaining Rural Development | Ottawa |
| 1 | CRRF was formally established in 1991 following four years as an informal organization called ARRG (Agricultural and Rural Restructuring Group) |
