2016-2017 Pilot Projects Selection Announcement

The Rural Development Institute is excited to announce the successful applicant communities selected as pilot projects for the 2016/2017 projects. Ten communities have been selected as phase 1 pilot project communities: Climate Change Adaptation – communities will be tracking progress using the State of Climate Adaptation and Resilience in the Basin indicator suite. … [More]

Creston & District BRE Completed June 2016

A Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) report is complete for Creston & District. During the Community Business Pulse initiative, a trained researcher collected thousands of responses from over 80 local businesses between Yahk and Riondel. Kootenay Employment Services coordinated the Creston & District Business Retention & Expansion Study with financial and … [More]

Results of 2015 Poll of Residents Released

The results of the RDI’s annual poll of residents are now available. Each year, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) conducts a telephone survey of residents of the Columbia Basin-Boundary region. Undertaken as part of the State of the Basin initiative, the poll forms a component of the RDI’s research into trends and conditions related to well-being in the … [More]

Regional Innovation Chair Presents at National College Conference

SORC

The theme Inspiration is the creative spark and breath that leads to great achievements. The 2016 Colleges and Institutes Canada (CiCan) Conference focused on this important theme, which drives innovation, development and discoveries. Presentations revealed how colleges and institutes promote change through innovative practices and approaches in teaching and learning, applied … [More]

RDI is Seeking Graduate Student Researchers

This summer the RDI is hiring graduate students to support a series of literature reviews. The purpose of the literature reviews is to provide brief, understandable summaries and tangible examples to our community partners and the general public as they relate to RDI’s research agenda. Job Postings Asset Based Rural Development Workforce Development Poverty … [More]