Voter turnout is an indicator of the health of a democracy – a measure of citizens’ civic mindedness. Our recent federal election is a piece of the larger puzzle of civic engagement. “73% of the eligible voters in Kootenay-Columbia voted in this election, including many young first-time voters. I am very proud of all of them”, said Wayne Stetski, newly elected MP … [More]
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries are witnessing a growing gap between the types of skills that are available in the workforce, and those that are required by employers. Researchers have acknowledged that this challenge primarily stems from the failure of workforce development services to keep pace with the increasingly complex … [More]
Join Dr. Scott Hutcheson, Senior Associate at the Purdue Center for Regional Development and Janyce Fadden, Executive in Residence at the University of North Alabama, for this hands-on and teamwork-based certification training in Strategic Doing. Strategic Doing is a new, network-based model for economic and workforce development emphasizing the strategic value of focused … [More]
The RDI is proud to announce the release of the Revelstoke Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) report. The RDI is continuing to provide training, research and reporting support to communities in the Basin-Boundary region who undertake BRE initiatives even though the 3-year pilot project has concluded. Community-led BRE projects focus on speaking with existing … [More]
Over 65 delegates came together to learn about impacts and opportunities associated with the Kootenay-Boundary’s aging population, including a panel that shared innovative solutions. This learning event was the result of a partnership between the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Selkirk College, and the … [More]
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Basin-Boundary Agricultural Planning: The Regional Perspective