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		<itunes:subtitle>Helping Rural Communities Succeed</itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Rural Innovation &#038; Youth Attraction</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[If rural communities are to survive — let alone prosper — in the 21st century, they need to innovate. And through that innovation, attract a new wave of creative, entrepreneurial Millennials to our small towns and rural regions. This audio version of a BC Rural Centre webinar features two inspiring advocates of rural innovation —&#8230;]]></description>
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	<title>Here to Stay</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/here-to-stay/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this CBC podcast, host Manusha Janakiram looks at how Canada&#8217;s smallest, often remote communities are not just striving to survive — but to thrive! &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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	<title>Tale of Three Cities — Rural BC Tech-Based Innovation</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/podcast/rural-innovation-podcast/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Innovation is about staying relevant. We are in a time of unprecedented change. As a result, what may have helped a community or organization be successful in the past could potentially be the cause of their failure in the future. Communities and companies need to adapt and evolve to meet the ever changing needs of&#8230;]]></description>
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	<title>Tale of Three Cities — Rural BC Tech-Based Innovation</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/tale-of-three/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 14:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Christina Lake — there&#8217;s a lot happening in this picturesque community!</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/podcast/christina-lake-rocks/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 18:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[BC Rural Centre]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Christina Lake is a beautiful community in southern British Columbia. Locals Grace McGregor & Donna Wilchynski fill listeners in on the local scene in this lively, informative podcast!]]></description>
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	<title>Rural schools are vital, says Kaslo principal Dan Rude</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/rural-schools-vital-says-kaslo-principal-dan-rude/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[BC Rural Centre]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Rural schools are vital — it&#8217;s difficult to imagine a rural community prospering without offering its children access to an adequate school. This fact was hammered home at a open house on February 24th in Trail hosted by Linda Larson, Secretary of State responsible for rural education in BC and several Ministry of Education staff.&#8230;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rural schools are vital — it&#8217;s difficult to imagine a rural community prospering without offering its children access to an adequate school. This fact was hammered home at a open house on February 24th in Trail hosted by Linda Larson, Secretary of ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Fields Forward is putting a cherry on top!</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/fields-forward-community-agriculture/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 01:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[&#160; Rural revitalization. Rural renewal. Leveraging local strengths. These are all easier said than done for many rural communities struggling to reinvent themselves in the context of a rapidly urbanizing 21st century. An innovative agriculture-based initiative in BC&#8217;s Creston Valley has taken on the challenge — in fact it could be said that Fields Forward&#8230;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[&#160; Rural revitalization. Rural renewal. Leveraging local strengths. These are all easier said than done for many rural communities struggling to reinvent themselves in the context of a rapidly urbanizing 21st century. An innovative agriculture-based ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#160; Rural revitalization. Rural renewal. Leveraging local strengths. These are all easier said than done for many rural communities struggling to reinvent themselves in the context of a rapidly urbanizing 21st century. An innovative agriculture-based initiative in BC&#8217;s Creston Valley has taken on the challenge — in fact it could be said that Fields Forward&#8230;]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Community Forestry in Canada — Professor Sara Teitelbaum</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/community-forestry-canada/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 21:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[BC Rural Centre]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Community forestry in Canada has taken root over the past three decades. Locally run forestry initiatives have been hailed as welcome alternatives to large corporate and industrial logging practices, yet little research has been done to document their tangible outcomes or draw connections between their ideals of local control, community benefit, ecological stewardship, and economic&#8230;]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Community forestry in Canada has taken root over the past three decades. Locally run forestry initiatives have been hailed as welcome alternatives to large corporate and industrial logging practices, yet little research has been done to document their ta]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Dennis Walker on Rural Internet Radio</title>
	<link>https://bcruralcentre.org/dennis-walker-rural-internet-radio/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[BC Rural Centre]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Canadian media is becoming increasingly concentrated. A relatively small number of companies control most of Canada&#8217;s airwaves. This means most small rural communities lack the meaningful local news and information small-town newspapers and radio stations used to provide. The advent of new &#38; emerging technologies now makes it possible for that to change. It&#8217;s possible&#8230;]]></description>
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	<description><![CDATA[Rob Gay is both the Area C Director and chair of the Regional District East Kootenay. Rob sits on the board of SIBAC, and through the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments helped organize a recent workshop in Creston on agriculture, titled Healthier &#38; Wealthier Through Food. It was a useful and sometimes thought-provoking day-long&#8230;]]></description>
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