The Community Development Institute at UNBC is pleased to extend its information sharing and knowledge mobilization tools. As you know, sharing information and supporting educational outreach are two of the cornerstones of our work. In this new section of educational videos and companion tools we bring these tasks together.
Listed below are topics of general relevance to communities across northern BC. The presentations on each of these topics are designed to give a quick introduction together with background information and relevant detail to assist viewers and readers in developing a working understanding of the topics.
Each topic listed below can be accessed in 4 ways.
The materials included in the UNBC CDI's Community Education Videos/Tools were developed by the CDI and are protected under publication copyright. Personal, educational, or academic use of these products is welcomed under the standard fair use and educational use clauses of Canadian copyright Law. Commercial use is forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder.
These Community Education Videos/Tools were produced from CDI work by Rosemary Raygada Watanabe and were narrated by Allan Cornes.
The Long Roads between Small Towns: Barriers to building community development partnerships in rural BC
By Laura Ryser and Greg Halseth
2009
Northern BC is a rural landscape whose small town communities are
working to cope with economic, social, and political change. One of the
ways to increase the capacity of small places to cope with these types
of change is through the development of partnerships. In response to
the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic, the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition
emerged in 2005 as one effort to get a region of small places working
together. This presentation explores barriers that might impede
community development partnerships across the OBAC example region.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: 16:26)
Economic Development Framework for Interpreting Local Housing Markets in Small Town Canada
By Laura Ryser, Greg Halseth, and David Bruce
2005
Despite the diversity of rural and small town places, decisions about
changes to housing policies and programs are often based upon broad
generalized assumptions about the future of such places. This
presentation discusses the linkages between economic restructuring
pressures and the rural housing market in different types of rural and
small town places. After developing a framework approach for
understanding the housing market and community change in rural and small
town Canada, we apply our framework to understanding the potential
implications for housing markets in Port Clements and Gold River, BC.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: 15:52)
Resource Frontier Aging: Trends and questions from a mature industrial town in northern BC
By Greg Halseth, Neil Hanlon, Rachael Clasby, and Virginia Pow
2005
This presentation examines the process of resource frontier aging in Mackenzie, BC by tracking population change and by posing policy questions about how to cope with these changes. Following a brief introduction to the context and nature of resource towns, the presentation then turns to the community of Mackenzie, BC to look at the way its local population age-structure has been changing.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: 14:36)
Developing a Communication Strategy for Seniors in a Resource Town in Transition
By Laura Ryser and Greg Halseth
2010
This presentation explores ways to improve communication strategies
connecting with, and providing information to, seniors in a resource
town in transition. We begin by exploring the unique context of aging in
resource communities, as well as how social, economic, and demographic
restructuring processes have impacted these places. After reviewing
demographic and service restructuring pressures in Terrace, BC, we
explore factors impacting the awareness amongst seniors of local
services and supports. The presentation ends with some recommendations
to enhance communication strategies that can link seniors with needed
supports.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: 15:56)
Including Youth in an Aging Society
By Laura Ryser, Don Manson, and Greg Halseth
2010
This presentation explores gaps impeding the development and capacity of
youth to respond to rural change. We begin by reviewing the impacts of
rural restructuring, as well as the important role of youth in
community renewal. We then draw our attention to key gaps impeding the
development of human and social capital assets amongst our next
generation of community builders.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: 16:42)
Exploring the Diverse Landscapes of Hidden Rural Poverty
By Laura Ryser and Greg Halseth
2009
Communities across northern BC have been exposed to mounting pressures
stemming from fluctuating commodity prices, the Mountain Pine Beetle
epidemic, social and economic restructuring, job losses, and poor
conditions on Indian Reserves. Despite these pressures, there is no
national or provincial poverty strategy for rural and small town places,
and little research has explored the complexity of rural poverty across
Canada. This presentation explores the spatial relations that drive
coping strategies around rural poverty. After reviewing the unique
characteristics of rural poverty, we assess who is at-risk for living in
poverty in resource towns that are typically known for having high
paying jobs. This is followed by a discussion of key issues that drive
rural poverty, including exclusion, power, and infrastructure. The
presentation ends with a look at the institutional barriers to
addressing rural poverty.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: TBA)
Burdening the Overburdened: Understanding the rural and small town voluntary sector in health care reform
By Greg Halseth, Laura Ryser, Neil Hanlon, and Lana Sullivan
2005
This presentation outlines the importance of the voluntary sector as a key form of capacity for rural and small town communities responding to health care reforms. After briefly reviewing the changing context of service delivery over time, we draw upon examples from across Canada to discuss some of the stresses being experienced by the rural and small town voluntary sector. If the voluntary sector is going to play additional roles in the delivery of various health, social, and care supports, then these stresses must be addressed.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: 15:57)
Teaching as Outreach: A case study of the Northern Medical Program
By Laura Ryser, Greg Halseth, Neil Hanlon, Dave Snadden, and Joanna Bates
2008
Society has become increasingly interested in how knowledge can be mobilized to produce meaningful change. Teaching provides one venue to create social learning environments that can transfer knowledge and change how we work. Using the Northern Medical Program in Prince George, BC as a case study, we will explore how teaching can be a vehicle for knowledge mobilization and organizational change. This presentation begins by exploring how rural health care restructuring pressures in northern BC lead to the emergence of the NMP. Then we will explore how teaching programs associated with the NMP at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) have impacted the way physicians work in Prince George through the enhancement of social cohesion, social capital, social learning mechanisms, human capital, and institutional capacity.
PowerPoint slide file
PDF file of slides and notes
PDF Word file with bullet points from slides and notes
Audio-visual presentation (running time: 12:00)
