Andy Horsnell, Centre for Local Prosperity, will be a keynote speaker at the Pictou Chamber of Commerce AGM.  He will be speaking about the recent release of the study Import Replacement: Local Prosperity for Rural Atlantic Canada, and the potential economic development potential for the Pictou area. Article in the Pictou News re: Mr. Horsnell's […]

This event will feature the public launch of the SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Report, Finding a Place in the World: Understanding Youth Outmigration from Shrinking Rural Communities, by Dr. Karen Foster and Hannah Main, and a keynote address from Dr. Ray Bollman (Statistics Canada, retired) entitled Rural Outmigration: A Look at Some Numbers.  In addition to […]