Rural Spark

Rural Spark

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Rural Spark episodes

  • Immigration for Growth: The Winkler Example

    Welcome back to Rural Spark – the podcast that explores and celebrates rural innovation! Join Helen Murphy, rural newspaper editor and entrepreneur, as she invites guests to share fresh thinking, success stories and lessons learned. In this episode, Rural Spark speaks with Martin Harder, Mayor of Winkler, Manitoba. Mayor Harder and Helen discuss immigration as a means of driving the rural economy and addressing labour market needs. Be sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date on all things rural innovation! Thanks for listening!

    24 min
  • Recruiting & Retaining Rural Doctors

    Welcome back to Rural Spark – the podcast that explores and celebrates rural innovation! Join Helen Murphy, rural newspaper editor and entrepreneur, as she invites guests to share fresh thinking, success stories and lessons learned. In this episode, Rural Spark speaks with Dr. Roger Strasser, the Founding Dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Dr. Strasser and Helen discuss the obstacles and solutions to recruiting and retaining doctors in rural Canada.  Make sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date on rural innovation in Canada. Thanks for listening!

    37 min
  • Building Rural Innovation Hubs
    Welcome back to Rural Spark – the podcast that explores and celebrates rural innovation! Join Helen Murphy, rural newspaper editor and entrepreneur, as she invites guests to share fresh thinking, success stories and lessons learned. This week, Rural Spark sits down with a conversation with former Google executive, Matt Dunne. Matt and Helen discuss Matt's Vermont organization's work to establish rural innovation hubs across the U.S., and his thoughts on Canada's capacity for rural innovation. Subscribe to make sure you stay up-to-date on rural innovation in Canada. Thanks for listening!
    28 min
  • Mobilizing Rural Canada
    Welcome to Rural Spark – the podcast that explores and celebrates rural innovation! Join Helen Murphy, rural newspaper editor and entrepreneur, as she invites guests to share fresh thinking, success stories and lessons learned. This week, Rural Spark sits down with Ken Coates to discuss mobilizing rural Canada & retaining young talent. Ken is the Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the University of Saskatchewan. Subscribe to make sure you stay up-to-date on rural innovation in Canada. Thanks for listening!


    40 min

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Welcome to Rural Spark – the podcast that explores and celebrates rural innovation! Join Helen Murphy, rural newspaper editor and entrepreneur, as she invites guests to share fresh thinking, success…