This blog, led by Dr. Betsy Donald of Queen's University's Department of Geography, focuses on issues related to Eastern Ontario's rural economic development. We invite you to join the conversation by leaving a comment. Also, be sure to sign up for our RSS feed as new articles are posted on a regular basis.
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 The Creative Communities Blog is pleased to present a guest blog by Dan Taylor, Economic Development Officer, Prince Edward County.
Betsy Donald, an Associate Professor of Geography at Queen’s University, is well known for her work on the Creative/Food Economy. One of the challenges or problems with the Creative Economy label is it is often misunderstood or worse seen as either controversial or negative. |
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The Creative Economy: Fact and Fiction |
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Written by Clare Wasteneys
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Friday, 29 January 2010 16:25 |
 It was standing room only on January 25th at a Monieson Centre seminar on The Creative Economy given by Dr. Betsy Donald, Queen’s Geography. With about 60 attendees, plus two remote sites linked in by videoconference, it was abundantly clear this is an enduringly hot topic. In fact, the subject proved attractive not only to professors and grad students from planning, business and geography, but also to municipal economic developers, consultants, provincial and federal government officials, CFDCs and sustainability activists. |
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Reversing the Brain Drain? |
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Written by Nathaniel Lewis
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 16:41 |
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A Toronto Star article ("U.S. intolerance gives Ontario an edge"; Nov. 23, 2009), recently reported that the newest asset to Ontario's growing creative economy might be the tumultuous or, at worst, intolerant, socioeconomic climate south of the border. Although the article focuses on a piece of legislation restricting spending on foreigners using work visas in the U.S., this is one of many ways in which Eastern Ontario could capitalize on cross-border advantages vis-a-vis the United States. |
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Exiting the Crisis in Eastern Ontario? |
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Written by Heather Hall
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 13:36 |
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I apologize for my absence from the blog over the last few months – I have been travelling in the United Kingdom as a visiting student at Cardiff University in Wales. In a couple of weeks, I will be attending a one-day conference on Exiting the Crises: Regional Development Priorities for the Post Recession Economy. |
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