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This photo was taken on a beautiful frosty morning near Willow Creek in southern Alberta. This was Xplornet Field Technician Adam’s view from the house of a photographer who runs their business from their scenic remote Canadian home.

Discussing how a rural movement in Scotland might be a collective platform and meeting place for all rural interest and actions. Thank you Mark Shucksmith @petri_rinne Phil Raines & Vanessa Halhead for your presentations Scottish Rural Action #vsrp21

Oh my heart! This touched me to the core. Someone from Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador made this amazing rug-hooking art and mailed it to me. I am moved by their craft, time, dedication and love to my dancing. Thank you, Canada, for so much love 🙏🏽❤️🤗

A rural youth hackathon saw teams from North Atlantic countries spend 48 hours hammering out potential solutions to pressing rural problems. We wanted to know what new ideas rose to the top. @coopontario HIE The Nordics Nordic Co-operation podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rur…

Are you Rural On Purpose? That's the name and focus of an enterprise that test drives new, innovative ideas for rural communities. It's about supporting entrepreneurship & community development. Founder Mary Doyle shares the story with us. #Rural podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pil…

National economic policy can't be rural proofed. We teamed up with #VSRP21 curators @InspirAlba & @GrowBizScotland + the Rural Economy Stakeholder Group to call for Scottish Government to develop a specific Rural & Island Vision & Economic Strategy. Great to see David Hume Institute call for same

Applications are now open for the Rural Communities Testing Change Fund. Local Action Groups in rural and island Scotland can bid for grants of up to 75k to test new approaches to Community Led Local Development. Find out more: ow.ly/mKgT50FnsJ5 #RCTCFund Scot Gov Rural

We love rural post offices. Today we dropped off some mail and were asked if we wanted to take home a cucumber on the way out. #Harvest

Think you know seaweed? Scotland's first-ever seaweed festival shines a light on the artistic, culinary, scientific and economic aspects of these slippery beach-dwellers. Have a listen! Isle Martin Trust @Littoralart VisitScotland podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

New Episode: The potential of seaweed - culinary, artistic, environmental and economic. All celebrated and shared at Scotland's first-ever Seaweed Festival. Here's a preview. Full episode: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

Rural medical students are promoting small town practice with their urban counterparts. We talk with resident Kathleen Walsh Northern Ontario & Rural Medicine Committee (NORM) about the effort NOSM University | Université EMNO @SRPCanada SRPC Residents #RuralMedicine podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rur…

Today marks the International Day of Rural Women. This year's theme, 'Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All' highlights the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems of the world. 💪 🍎 un.org/en/observances…

Should we be concerned about the growing rural-urban divide in Canadian elections? We talk with political scientists Zach Taylor @bigcitypolitics & @lucasjacklucas about the trend & implications. #cdnpoli #rural podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…

Pandemic-driven migration from cities to rural Canada is a boon to many struggling communities. But will our newcomers stay long-term? Can communities do more to boost retention? We explore the challenge on the pod this week University of Guelph Wayne Caldwell podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/peo…

No surprise! Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon on joy-making during COVID-19, from Jan 1 2021, was the most popular episode of Rural Spark in 2021. buzzsprout.com/246454/7091962…

More on urban to rural migration cbc.ca/news/canada/ur…

During a portion of the pandemic, the populations of both Toronto and Montreal have declined. And for the first time on record, the rural population in Canada grew at faster rate than metro areas. tgam.ca/33u3KUW

Interesting illustration of the urban exodus to rural Canada.