"This report details public feedback generated for the Building a Healthy Economy in the North Slocan Valley initiative. The goal of this project is to identify and take action on promising opportunities that help to build healthy, resilient communities in the North Slocan Valley."Read more
Planning the transition to a broadband economy - What does the research tell us?Read more
This provincial report is part of the "Immigration Settlement Services and Gaps in CIC's Western Region" study. 43 surveys conducted with service provider organizations: 17 participants validated the findings with providing feedback.Read more
"The Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute is supporting the implementation of Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) in our communities.
This free workshop hosted in partnership with the College of the Rockies is open to both researchers and coordinators of BRE projects, BRE Steering...Read more
Short version of BR+E Survey form used in the survey of 2013Read more
Power point presentation by Jonathan Butte highlighting 3 years of BR+E program.Read more
Long version of BR+E surveyRead more
The BRE Best Practices section delivers a suite of recommended practices and considerations relevant to planning and surveying, action and uptake, follow through, and economic development planning. The BRE Success Stories section provides readers with a suite of nine actions that have resulted...Read more
In the fall of 2014, the RDI undertook a survey of BRE Leads, BRE Business Participants, and Government Representatives in BRE communities. The survey asked respondents a series of questions designed to learn about practices that had been successful and the conditions that fostered that success...Read more
A total of 795 businesses were interviewed in the Basin-Boundary region between 2012 and 2015. Highlights from the data are presented here. A final report outlining methodology, key findings and recommendations will be released in the Fall of 2015.Read more
