Rural Broadband in Northern Ontario

Rural Broadband in Northern Ontario
Check out Kalind Patel's major research paper titled "Rural Broadband in Northern Ontario: Investigating the Status of Connectivity and the Role of Planners". A brief outline of Kalind's research can be found below: This research investigates the current state of broadband internet access in Northern Ontario and explores the role of planners in facilitating its development. The motivation behind this study stems from the critical need for reliable internet

Transferring Rural Research: From Letterfrack to Rural Ontario

Transferring Rural Research: From Letterfrack to Rural Ontario
Researchers, policymakers and practitioners recently gathered in Letterfrack, Ireland for the 2024 North Atlantic Forum. The Forum focused on sustainable livelihoods and sought to engage new ideas in rural development, policy practice, and the social economy. To facilitate knowledge mobilization a series of rural research summaries were created by graduate students on innovative approaches to sustainable livelihoods. The summaries provides a snapshot of r

Understanding Challenges in Finding Workers

Understanding Challenges in Finding Workers
On 18 September 2024, five graduate students set out to collect information from businesses owners in Seaforth, Ontario to better understand the realities of attracting and retaining employees. Paul Sitsofe (Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development student), Paul Anim (Master of Science in Capacity Development and Extension student), Lucas Berek (Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development student), Calum Jacques (Master of Science in Ru...

New Report on Rural and Northern Ontario Airports

New Report on Rural and Northern Ontario Airports
The COVID-19 pandemic created fluctuations in flight service, both nationally and internationally. Over the past months, researchers have investigated the changes in scheduled flight services in rural and northern Ontario. To gain a greater depth of understanding of these changes, an inventory was created based on information collected from 66 Northern Ontario Airports. The new report creates an inventory of Northern Ontario airports. The information colle...