The Role of Co-operatives in Community Economic Development THE ROLE OF CO-OPERATIVES IN COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOMENT

Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs mission is the removal of barriers and the development of better relations between the government and Aboriginal community, lending to successful outcomes for northern and aboriginal peoples, based on a common understanding and goals and issues. For more information, please visit www.gov.mb.ca/ana. Brandon University established the Rural Development Institute in 1989 as an academic research center and a leading source of information on issues affecting rural communities in Western Canada and elsewhere. RDI functions as a not-for-profit research and development organization designed to promote, facilitate, coordinate, initiate and conduct multi-disciplinary academic and applied research on rural issues. The Institute provides an interface between academic research efforts and the community by acting as a conduit of rural research information and by facilitating community involvement in rural development. RDI projects are characterized by cooperative and collaborative efforts of multi-stakeholders. The Institute has diverse research affiliations, and multiple community and government linkages related to its rural development mandate. RDI disseminates information to a variety of constituents and stakeholders and makes research information and results widely available to the public either in printed form or by means of public lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences. For more information, please visit www.brandonu.ca/rdi