Rural Planning and Development students, alumni, and faculty shared findings from a number of research projects at the 2025 Confluence Conference.

  • Ferdous Huq – Community Gardens and Food Justice: Exploring Access, Equity, and Effectiveness
  • Ben Tobias-Murray – Examining Local Food Procurement Practices: Costs, Strategies and Benefits of Purchasing Local Food in Long-term Care Homes
  • Lucas Berek – Growth on the Edge: Economic Development Challenges and Opportunities in New Tecumseth
  • Sara Epp – The Urban Exodus: Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 Migration in Rural Ontario
  • Damilola Oyewal and Ryan Gibson – Navigating the Policy Quagmire: Housing Challenges for International Agricultural Workers in Rural Ontario

The Confluence Conference was hosted by the Canadian Association of Geographers Conference took place in Ottawa, Ontario from May 20-23, 2025. Learn more about the Canadian Association of Geographers Conference at https://www.cag-acg.ca/cag-2025-home.