Alberta Rural Development Network

Founded	2009
Focus	Rural communities
Location	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
Area served	Rural Canada
Services	Rural development, research, rural homelessness, affordable housing, immigration, agriculture, food security
Members	9
Key people	Dee Ann Benard, Executive Director
Employees	16
Website	ruraldevelopment.ca
Formerly called	Alberta Rural Development Network
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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

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

References

^ "About | Rural Development Network". www.ruraldevelopment.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
^ Staff. "Community Outreach" Archived 2013-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ "Alberta Rural Development Network". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ Staff. "Lakeland and Portage partner to build East Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network". Lakeland College - Applied Research & Innovation. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ Staff. "Keeping rural business strong". Mount Royal University. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ Staff. "The Company of Albertans" Archived 2013-08-09 at the Wayback Machine. ACAD. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ Wray, Tim. "What Matters in Small Towns?" Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine. Farm On. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ 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.
^ Higgins, Michael. "Alberta's Rural Homeless". Alberta Primetime. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
^ Whalen, Courtney. "Drayton Valley receives homelessness partnership money" Drayton Valley Western Review. Retrieved 9 July 2013
^ 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
^ Staff. "Fort Macleod get funding for housing support program" Macleod Gazette. Retrieved 9 July 2013
^ Edey, Noel. "Support for homeless youth" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Cochrane Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013

[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.

[albertaprimetime-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

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