The Rural Development Network (RDN), formerly the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN), is an

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-based organization purposed towards supporting

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in rural communities in

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. Established in 2009, RDN was created as a partnership of Alberta's 21 public post secondary institutions. ARDN publishes a newsletter, The ''RTAB'', at least once a month.

History

ARDN began operations in 2009 with a grant from the Rural Alberta Development Fund (RADF) and in-kind commitments from its post-secondary members. Since its inception, ARDN has worked with several of Alberta's colleges, universities and organizations on projects, including Lakeland College and

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on a Regional Innovation Network in East Central Alberta,

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on a Business Retention & Expansion Symposium, the Alberta Academy of Art and Design on the Company of Albertans, Pastor Tim Wray on the Young Adult Photovoice Project, and Lethbridge College on Social in the South. More recently, ARDN administered the Homelessness Partnering Strategy's Rural and Remote Homelessness funding stream for Alberta.Higgins, Michael
"Alberta's Rural Homeless"
Alberta Primetime. Retrieved 25 June 2013. So far, this has resulted in the funding of seven rural homelessness projects, including projects in Drayton Valley, Chestermere, Fort Macleod and Cochrane.Edey, Noel
"Support for homeless youth"
Cochrane Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013

Members

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* Grande Prairie Regional College * Keyano College * Lethbridge College * Medicine Hat College *

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References

{{reflist Homelessness in Canada Affordable housing in Canada Rural community development Non-profit organizations based in Alberta Rural development in Canada