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This report draws together information from all of the research projects conducted as part of the Manitoba Research Alliance on Community Economic Development in the New Economy. It includes sections…
This research examines how the citizens of Churchill Manitoba perceive climate change. Global warming is a threat not only to the local habitat and wildlife, but threatens the economy and…
In 1996, in accordance with the goal to create a national park in each of the 39 natural regions of Canada, Parks Canada established a national park southeast of Churchill…
This report addresses the lack of theory surrounding CED. One of the difficulties in theorizing about CED is the eclectic nature of its definition. To some, CED covers any economic…
The purpose of this paper is to examine the various forms CED takes and factors that may affect those, as well as different arguments and perspectives regarding CED practice. Throughout,…
This report looks at the ways in which Community Economic Development (CED) organizations in Manitoba have increased the level of communication and collaboration between organizations by forming networks. Typically CED…
This research report describes the impending shortage of labour, and especially skilled labour, that is beginning to appear and that is widely anticipated to worsen. It develops a model of…
Winnipeg is forced to address the problem of inner-city decline with fewer financial and program resources than are available in larger cities. This report examines the processes of housing production…
This report discusses employment opportunities in resource extraction projects in Northern communities. It examines current levels of employment and education in northern Manitoba, as well as case studies of mine…
The objective of this report is to identify programs that reconnect social assistance recipients with the workplace, and offer them a serious chance to escape dependence, improve their lives, and…
This study looks at the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) program as it operated in Winnipeg through the summer of 2003, and analyses how well it lived up to its…
This tool presents some ideas to assist health and social service agencies and organizations to meet their inclusion and equity goals with respect to Manitoba’s increasingly diverse ethno-cultural and ethno-racial…