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Category Archives: Research
New Regionalism book published
Our book on New Regionalism in Canada has been published: Vodden, K., Douglas, D. J. A., Markey, S., Minnes, S., & Reimer, B. (Eds.). (2019). The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development: The Case of Canada, 1st Edition (Hardback) … Continue reading
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Fifty years of sex work research in Canada
Link to document: Fifty Years of Sex Work Research in Canada This “scrapbook” was inspired by Fran Shaver’s retirement from Concordia University in September, 2017. Reflecting on her career, I was struck by the way in which her 50-year personal … Continue reading
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Fran’s retirement
Fran (my wife of 50 years) retired on September 1st. In recognition, I produced a booklet celebrating her career in sex work research and advocacy since 1967. It includes a brief summary of the many issues and events related to … Continue reading
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Digital Tools for Partnerships
On October 14th, I was on a panel entitled “Digital Communications for Organizational Development: The Case of Rural Networks” at the CRRF 28th annual Conference in Guelph, ON. You can see my speaking notes via this link. You can also … Continue reading
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Homa Hoodfar released
I am delighted to report that my colleague and friend, Dr. Homa Hoodfar, has finally been released from an Iranian prison after 112 days. You can read about her release via this link. She is recovering well and looking forward … Continue reading
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Presentations at IRSA2016
I was involved in two sessions at the International Rural Sociology Associations meetings in Toronto in August 10-13, 2016. You can take a look at my presentation notes by clicking on the links below. Reimer, Bill (2016) “Introduction to Panel … Continue reading
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Do rural communities matter? – Implications for agricultural policy
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture asked me to provide some reflections on Canadian agriculture from a community-based perspective. On July 18th I spoke to their Rural Policy Committee at their meeting in Calgary. You can see the slides and notes … Continue reading
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Understanding Social Capital for Community Development Policy
I prepared a 20-minute video presentation for the Human and Social Capital session at the ICRPS 2016 Summer School in Alaska. Henry Penn was my co-presenter for this session. You can view the video by clicking here. To see the … Continue reading
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Homa Hoodfar’s Incarceration
My colleague and friend, Dr. Homa Hoodfar has been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since June 6th on unclear charges. Amnesty International considers her to be a prisoner of conscience. I have known Homa since 1990, when she came to … Continue reading
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State of Rural Canada 2015 Presentation
On May 19th, Ryan Gibson, Sean Markey, and I presented a session at the ECONOUS2016 conference (CEDNet) on the State of Rural Canada Report that was prepared by CRRF in time for the last election. You can see the slides … Continue reading
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Comments on Fort McMurray Wildfire
As a result of my participation on Judith Kulig’s rural wildfire research team (http://www.ruralwildfire.ca/) I was interviewed for a dozen CBC programs. Most of them asked similar questions about the long term impacts on the mental health of community members. … Continue reading
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Presentations to the Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus Event – Memphis
The two presentations I made at the ICRPS/RPLC Preconference to the OECD Conference in Memphis (May 18, 2015) can be read below and on my Research page. Reimer, Bill, Joshua Barrett, and Kelly Vodden (2015) “The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus: An … Continue reading
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NRE/Festschrift papers published
Five of the papers presented at the New Rural Economy project and Festschrift have now been published in the Journal of Community and Rural Development. They can be accessed via the following links. Looker, E. Dianne “Supportive communities and a … Continue reading
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Webinar on Québec Rural Policy
Bruno Jean and Bill Reimer gave a Webinar on Québec’s rural policy under the auspices of the Governance Theme Team of the RPLC. You can get copies of the presentation slides and recording via the links below. Jean, Bruno and … Continue reading
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NRE/Reimer Festschrift
Speaking notes, a photo, and the Program Schedule from the NRE Celebration event at the CRRF National Conference can be found via the Research -> Presentations link: Reimer, Bill (2013) “NRE-Reimer Festschrift: Speaking Notes” Presentation to the NRE Symposium, Thunder … Continue reading
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