Congratulation to Lucas Berek for successfully defending his Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development thesis titled, "The Living Room of a Rural Community: Economic Development in New Tecumseth, Ontario".
Thank you to members of Lucas' examination committee: Prof. Sara Epp, Prof. Silvia Sarapura-Escobar, and Prof. Nadia Amoroso.
Stay tuned for access to Lucas' thesis.
On March 17, graduate students in the Economic Development class (RPD*6370) at the University of Guelph explored rural economic development in Centre Wellington. Students meet with staff at the Community Futures Wellington Waterloo to learn about their the regional economy, their programs, and their achievements. In the afternoon, students discussed the economic development opportunities and challenges with Centre Wellington Economic Development staff.
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On January 14th, members of the 'Building the Future' research team shared the first-stage of findings from the project with staff at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as well as others from across the Ontario Public Service.
Dr. Ryan Gibson (University of Guelph), Dr. Sean Markey (Simon Fraser University), Ashleigh Weeden (PhD Candidate, University of Guelph), Melissa Visser (MSc Student, University of Guelph), Jay Maloney (MS...
