On January 14, 2019, the federal government announced a new Minister of Rural Economic Development. Dr. Ryan Gibson was recently interviewed by the Manitoba Co-operator newspaper for reaction to the new announcement and the implications for rural Canada. You can read the news article: “Rural Canada has a new voice, say rural advocates [1]”. Earlier this week, the Prime Minister released the mandate letter for the new Minister of Rural Economic Development, which outlines the key objectives for the new minister such as developing a Canadian rural economic development strategy, increase rural broadband connectivity, and rural infrastructure investments. Further details on the mandate of the new minister can be found on the Government of Canada - Office of the Prime Minister website [2].
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The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) brings together major academic fields concerned with creating strong communities, in Canada and around the world. The four highly respected programs in SEDRD share many common goals but approach them in different and complementary ways. This model reflects the imperatives in building authentic communities where planners, landscape architects, communicators, and citizens all play important interdependent roles in community strength.