Alberta Rural Development Network

ARDN originated in Alberta, created as a partnership of Alberta’s 21 public post secondary institutions.[1]

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
Website
Formerly called
Alberta Rural Development Network

History

ARDN began operations in 2009 with a grant from the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF)[2] 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,[3] Mount Royal University on a Business Retention & Expansion Symposium,[4] the Alberta Academy of Art and Design on the Company of Albertans,[5] Pastor Tim Wray on the Young Adult Photovoice Project,[6] and Lethbridge College on Social in the South.[7]

More recently, ARDN administered the Homelessness Partnering Strategy's Rural and Remote Homelessness funding stream for Alberta.[8] So far, this has resulted in the funding of seven rural homelessness projects, including projects in Drayton Valley,[9] Chestermere,[10] Fort Macleod[11] and Cochrane.[12]

Members

Media

ARDN publishes a newsletter. The RTAB is published at least once a month.

References
  1. Staff. "Community Outreach" Archived 2013-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. http://www.radf.ca/projects/alberta_rural_development_network/
  3. Staff. "Lakeland and Portage partner to build East Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network". Lakeland College - Applied Research & Innovation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. Staff. "Keeping rural business strong". Mount Royal University. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. Staff. "The Company of Albertans" Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. ACAD. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. Wray, Tim. "What Matters in Small Towns?" Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Farm On. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. 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.
  8. Higgins, Michael. "Alberta's Rural Homeless". Alberta Primetime. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  9. Whalen, Courtney. "Drayton Valley receives homelessness partnership money" Drayton Valley Western Review. Retrieved 9 July 2013
  10. 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
  11. Staff. "Fort Macleod get funding for housing support program" Macleod Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2013
  12. Edey, Noel. "Support for homeless youth" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Cochrane Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013
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