Learn More About Our Keynote's From the Conference
Chief Clarence Louie - Osoyoos Indian Band
Roly Russell - PS for Rural Development
Doug Griffiths - President & CEO 13 Ways Inc
Thank you to Roly, Clarence, and Doug for bringing your voice to our conference and for your dedication to rural development.
A multi-day conference
The 2024 Keeping it Rural Conference was held from May 21st to 23rd, in at The Four Points by Sheraton at YLW.
View the presentation decks from these innovation panelists!
Louise Pederson - Outdoor Recreation Council of BC
Kevin Pennock - Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise (KORE)
Robyn Peel - Community Futures East Kootenay (Social Enterprise)
Rebecca Richards - Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation (Supply Chain App - Local Food)
View the presentations from the rural agriculture panelists.
Pascale Schittecatte - Young Agrarians
Vicki Gee - Boundary Food Hub
Eva-Lena Lang - Organic BC
Kevin Boon - BC Cattlemen's Association
View the presentation decks from the workforce and housing panel
Kyle White - Co-Operatives First
Luke Panek - Yolo Nomads
Dr Farhad Moghimehfar - BC Regional Innovation Chair for Tourism & Sustainable Rural Development
Salik Khan - Rohe Homes
View the presentations from the three economic trusts
View the presentation decks from the water stewardship panelists
View the presentations from Community Futures BC
View the presentations from the energy, forest enhancement, & recovery session
Steve Kozuki - Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Trudy Peterson - First Nation Emergency Services Society
Katheleen Dixon & Carol Suhan - Fortis BC Community Programs
David Rice - Wildfire Community Recovery Disaster Recovery Division
View the presentations from the rural health panelists
Paul Adams & Phoebe Lazier - Rural Health Network
Raelene Hodgson & Julia Hayos - Foundry BC
Cuauhtemoc - Umbrella Multi-Cultural Co-Op
THAT'S A WRAP! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US...
We have reserved June 10 -12, 2025 for next year's conference.
If you have rural topic ideas, would like to be a sponsor, or would like to present, please contact Sarah at sarah@bcruralcentre.org.
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors & Supporters!
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