Video Library
The BC Rural Centre Video Library contains timely, impactful, and community-minded videos on many rural, remote and First Nations topics.
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…
The Forest Sector & Rural Communities
BC Rural Centre Executive Director Gordon Borgstrom and BC Community Forest Association Executive Director Jennifer…
Common Interests, Common Purpose
Splatsin First Nation councillor George William and Lumby mayor Kevin Acton discuss how their respective…
Aboriginal Business Success Stories
From the desert vineyards of Southern British Columbia, to the frozen tundra high above the…
Telemedicine Connects Rural Patients Nearing the End of Life
Palliative care is one of many areas of pressing rural need. In this PBS video,…
Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-op and Pacheedaht First Nation
People in the Cowichan Lake communities and Pacheedaht First Nation will benefit from a unique…
The Power of Indigenous Tourism
Indigenous tourism can provide a culturally sensitive boost to First Nations’ economies.
Tech Jobs to Rural Places
Tech jobs — a path toward rural renewal? Nick Roseth explores this question in the…
Sustainable Forestry: the Swedish Model
Are there lessons to be learned from the Swedish approach to sustainable forestry?
Deep Roots 2 — the Harrop-Procter Community Forest Story
Of the over 50 community forests in British Columbia, only one — in tiny Harrop-Procter,…
Deep Roots 1 — the Harrop-Procter Community Forest story
Harrop-Procter Community Forest, located on the rugged eastern shore of Kootenay Lake’s West Arm, is…
Successful BC Farmers’ Market Farmers
In partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets…
Youth Exodus to Art Epicentre?
What kind of future should a struggling rural town choose? In the town of Green…
“Happy Valley”? Place-making in the Cowichan Valley
Charles Montgomery discusses”Happy Valley” — place-making focused on the future of Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley.…
Young City Couple “Escape the City”!
Rochelle and Jean-Michel Longval are typical young urbanites. Or are they? Both are professionals. They…
Highlands & Islands Enterprise — Prickly Thistle
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is an ambitious Scottish organization with a unique mandate, one…
By Their Own Hands — St. Andrews, Nova Scotia
Building on the legacy of pioneering Scottish and, later, Dutch immigrants, St. Andrews, Nova Scotia,…
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