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Alberta Rural Development Network

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Rural Development Network
Founded2009
FocusRural communities
Location
Area served
Rural Canada
ServicesRural development, research, rural homelessness, affordable housing, immigration, agriculture, food security
Members
9
Key people
Dee Ann Benard, Executive Director
Employees
16
Websiteruraldevelopment.ca
Formerly called
Alberta Rural Development Network

The Rural Development Network (RDN), formerly the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN), is an Alberta-based organization purposed towards supporting development in rural communities in Canada.[1]

Established in 2009, RDN was created as a partnership of Alberta's 21 public post secondary institutions.[2]

ARDN publishes a newsletter, The RTAB, at least once a month.

History

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ARDN began operations in 2009 with a grant from the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF)[3] and in-kind commitments from its post-secondary members.

Since its inception, ARDN has worked with several of Alberta's colleges, universities and organizations on projects, including Lakeland College and Portage College on a Regional Innovation Network in East Central Alberta,[4] Mount Royal University on a Business Retention & Expansion Symposium,[5] the Alberta Academy of Art and Design on the Company of Albertans,[6] Pastor Tim Wray on the Young Adult Photovoice Project,[7] and Lethbridge College on Social in the South.[8]

More recently, ARDN administered the Homelessness Partnering Strategy's Rural and Remote Homelessness funding stream for Alberta.[9] So far, this has resulted in the funding of seven rural homelessness projects, including projects in Drayton Valley,[10] Chestermere,[11] Fort Macleod[12] and Cochrane.[13]

Members

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References

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  1. ^ "About | Rural Development Network". www.ruraldevelopment.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. ^ Staff. "Community Outreach" Archived 2013-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Alberta Rural Development Network". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  4. ^ Staff. "Lakeland and Portage partner to build East Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network". Lakeland College - Applied Research & Innovation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ^ Staff. "Keeping rural business strong". Mount Royal University. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ Staff. "The Company of Albertans" Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. ACAD. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ^ Wray, Tim. "What Matters in Small Towns?" Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Farm On. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. ^ Staff. "Social in the South 2012: Social Media Strategies for Business" Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine. Lethbridge College. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  9. ^ Higgins, Michael. "Alberta's Rural Homeless". Alberta Primetime. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  10. ^ Whalen, Courtney. "Drayton Valley receives homelessness partnership money" Drayton Valley Western Review. Retrieved 9 July 2013
  11. ^ Chorney, Allison. "Chestermere receives $57,000 to help prevent homelessness in community" Archived 2016-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Rocky View Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2013
  12. ^ Staff. "Fort Macleod get funding for housing support program" Macleod Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2013
  13. ^ Edey, Noel. "Support for homeless youth" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Cochrane Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013