Rural-Urban Interaction and what it might mean for NL

This weekend representatives from the Regional Economic Development Boards from around the province are meeting in Labrador West to discuss current topics and trends within economic development. MNL Small Town Director and Mayor of Bishops Falls is attending to discuss the MNL initiative titled Local Actions for Developing Regions(LADR) which is the MNL economic development venue.

To help set the stage for the weekend there will be a short session on the Rural - Urban Interaction project. This project involves research on regional governance organization and labour market flows around the province. There are 3 pilot regions where more detailed work will be happening and those areas are the Irish Loop, the Twillingate - New World Island area, and the Labrador Straits. The project is ongoing and will include regular feedback sessions in each of the pilot areas. This blurb is taken from an earlier press release on the project:

Rural-Urban Interaction in Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding and Managing Functional Regions.

The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) in association with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL), the Department of Geography and Harris Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland and the Department of Rural Studies, University of Kentucky, with funding support from the Canada/Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Development Agreement, have launched a 30-month project titled Rural-Urban Interaction in Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding and Managing Functional Regions.

The website for the project is contained within the CCRC webpage and under the link Rural - Urban Research. The presentation provided by the CCRC and the Project Coordinator Pat Curran this weekend will be uploaded to the presentations page of the site early next week.