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Rural and Small Town Programme

Organization Type:

Academic

Founding institution/faculty/department:

Department of Geography and Environment, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mount Allison University

Year initiated:

1985

Objectives/focus/mandate/mission:

The Programme prepares people and organizations to adapt to change and to act on opportunities for developing sustainable rural communities and small towns.

Funding agencies/organizations:

From 1985 to 1995 it was funded by the Government of Canada, through CMHC. Since 1995, it has been funded through a variety of project-based funding sources outside the University operating budget, for all operating costs. Funding sources include contracts from all levels of government (through competitive bid RFPs), granting councils, and project-based funding from community organizations.

Language:

English

Areas of specialization:

Community housing needs; sustainable and community development; capacity building; rural housing issues; housing and aging, community planning

Other activities:

Host conferences and workshops; speak at conferences and workshops; provide professional development and training as a certified trainer for Canadian Housing and Renewal Association and the NB Non-Profit Housing Association

Researchers and their fields of research:

Director: David Bruce

Research Associates: Amanda Marlin, Gwen Zwicker, Stephanie Merrill

Students: Mount Allison University undergraduate students in relevant disciplines are provided with employment opportunities as Research Assistants on some projects, if and when appropriate and possible

External researchers: Ray Tomalty, CORPS, Montreal;
Tom Carter, IUS and CRC in Urban Change, Winnipeg;
Jino Distasio, IUS, Winnipeg (and some of his staff);
Ed Starr, SHS Inc (formerly The Starr Group) (and some of his staff); Greg Halseth, Geography, UNBC, Prince George (and some of his staff); Richard Rounds, Brandon University (now retired); Diana Butler, Victoria; Paddy Fuller, Fuller Information, Ottawa

Fields of research: rural homelessness, assessment of potential future housing market, profile of the working poor, sustainable communities, land development strategies, affordable housing strategies, pre-fabricated housing, Aboriginal housing, low-income housing, housing needs assessment, housing needs

Programs offered:

No academic programs are offered