Video Library

The BC Rural Centre Video Library contains timely, impactful, and community-minded videos on many rural, remote and First Nations topics.

HA NII TOKXW: OUR FOOD TABLE

The story of the indigenous Gitanyow people and their struggle to protect their traditional lands and “food table” in the face of climate change, industrialization and colonization in Northern British Columbia. SIGN THE PETITION TO PROTECT THIS SACRED PLACE: https://chng.it/h5rzcPgkXZ Featuring: Dr. David Suzuki Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs www.gitanyowchiefs.com A film by Farhan Umedaly VoVo Productions 2021 @vovoproductions Director’s Statement: Beyond its…

Housing Development in Rural Communities

There are numerous complex and urgent problems facing rural Canada that require interdisciplinary, intersectoral and…

Rural BC Project – Video

The purpose of the Rural BC Project was to develop recommendations to the provincial government…

EVENT: Power to the People – Bankstown, NSW 

In 2022, The Bank of I.D.E.A.S. will partner with Community Minds to bring it to Bankstown! to deliver our annual National Community Development…

Local Immigration: Assessing the Policy Capacity of Smaller Communities

Who should decide whether a smaller community is ready to welcome foreign-born residents? Who should…

John Pawlovich

Virtual care innovations in rural BC

Dr. John Pawlovich, UBC Rural Health Chair and a leading advocate of creating innovative, tech-driven…

Nuxalk housing solutions

Nuxalk Housing Solutions — Utilizing Community Assets

The Nuxalk Nation in Bella Coola has done some amazing work in their housing and…

Kaslo

Kaslo InfoNet’s Tim Ryan

Kaslo, BC, a small, isolated West Kootenay village surrounded by rugged mountains and a 120…

Mt. Waddington Health Network

Healthy People, Healthy Communities — Mount Waddington Health Network

More than ever, rural/remote communities and First Nations across BC are grappling with serious health & wellness…

Tomorrow's Harvest

Tomorrow’s Harvest

Tomorrow’s Harvest is the inspiring story of six BC farmers and their mission to nurture…

Connecting Kaslo

High-speed internet is a luxury — or non-existent — in many rural, remote, and First…

bc covid-19 update

BC COVID-19 Update, September 3, 2020

Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, and Health Minister Adrian Dix provide an…

COVID-19 risks divide rural and urban areas in the U.S.

There is a division between how rural and urban areas are handling the coronavirus outbreak…

Aborginal Success Story: Indigena Solutions

     

Building Capital & Capacity In Our Communities

For over a decade, the BC Rural Centre has researched and advocated for the establishment…

Preserving Critical Rural Business Sevices

Many rural communities are experiencing the closure of retail businesses like grocery stores, hardware stores,…

Rankin MacSween of Cape Breton’s New Dawn Enterprises, on Community Development

Rankin MacSween, who gave an amazingly inspirational keynote speech at our 2015 conference, one that…

Akbal Mund & Sheldon Louis: First Nation-Rural Community Partnerships

Akbal Mund of the City of Vernon, and Sheldon Louis of the Okanagan Indian Band…

Blanca Surgeon — Small Places, Big Successes

Blanca Surgeon, based in New Mexico, is the Building Rural Communities Training Coordinator with the…

Attracting Young People to Rural Communities

Many rural BC communities find themselves growing every greyer. The need to attract young, urban,…

Rural Health Care — Issues and Prospects

Dr. David Snadden, UBC Chair in Rural Health, leads a session on the current state…

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