News & Updates

For Immediate Release- Feb 11,2025 ALBERTA — On behalf of the Rural Development Network (RDN), the Sustainable Housing Initiative (SHI) has partnered with Lac Cardinal Country to collaboratively explore locally-informed solutions that will enable diverse housing development in their community.  SHI is working to support diverse, sustainable, and equitable housing development in northern Alberta communities […]

For Immediate Release- January 24, 2025 ALBERTA — On behalf of the Rural Development Network (RDN), the Sustainable Housing Initiative (SHI) has partnered with the Town of Peace River to collaboratively explore locally-informed solutions that will enable diverse housing development in their community.  SHI is working to support diverse, sustainable, and equitable housing development in […]

For Immediate Release- January 20, 2025 ENABLING HOUSING CHOICE NORTH PROJECT IN FAIRVIEW ALBERTA — On behalf of the Rural Development Network (RDN), the Sustainable Housing Initiative (SHI) has partnered with the Town of Fairview to collaboratively explore locally-informed solutions that will enable diverse housing development in their community. SHI is working to support diverse, […]

Rayann Campmans, a Grade 12 student from Picture Butte High School, was inspired to create an agricultural program for her school. The program, which aimed to expose students to farm-based learning, gained popularity and drew 56 students this year. The school applied to the creation of the FarmEd Toolkit, Developed by the Rural Development Network, […]

Shelter Pulse Database – Supporting the Capacity of Violence Against Women Shelters Nationwide with Trauma-Informed Policies Canada – March 26, 2024  The Rural Development Network and Mountain Rose Women’s Shelter Association are thrilled to announce the launch of the Shelter Pulse Database – an online database of research-based, trauma-informed policies and procedures for violence against […]

Following a city council meeting presentation by the Rural Development Network (RDN) about the first-ever homelessness study in the city, more details have been released. According to a release from city officials, the Homelessness Estimation Survey will be launched next week on Monday, March 11. “Continuing to foster and build a caring community is one of our […]