We are less than two months away from hosting Rural Matters! Forging Healthy Canadian Communities, a national symposium to be held in the Summer of 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Rural communities are at a critical juncture where they need to communicate their key issues and concerns with a united voice.

Rural Matters! will be a unique opportunity to:

* Network with rural peers from coast to coast to coast
* Share knowledge, learn and gain understanding of critical rural issues
* Develop key messages and set priorities for strengthening the economic, governance, infrastructure and environmental foundations of rural communities

We are proud and excited to be able to offer this opportunity to all citizens who are passionate about forging and sustaining a healthy rural Canada. This promises to be a celebration of rural Canada's diversity, vitality, and importance to all Canadians. Please join us in Edmonton in July 2008.

Donald W. Johnson
President, AAMDC
Chair, Rural Forum, FCM

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