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Cycle of Giving

 

December 15th - 16th, 2012
Winnipeg, Manitoba 
Atomic Centre - 167 Logan Ave.

Hosted by The WRENCH
Back by popular demand! Cycle Of Giving is bringing volunteer mechanics together to build over 200 bicycles for Winnipeg children in need.  We aim to raise $15,000 to purchase lights and locks for kids and provide free bikes and bike programming across the city.
 
On December 15th – 16th the Atomic Centre @ 167 Logan will be transformed into a magic workshop where salvaged and donated used bicycles are turned into holiday dreams come true.
 
Last year, Cycle of Giving provided over 200 kids with their very own bicycles. With your help, this year will be even better.
You can be part of the Cycle of Giving!

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More information:
Please email cog@thewrench.ca or call 204-296-3389 with any questions.

Growing Local 2013

March 1-2, 2013
Marlborough Hotel
Winnipeg, MB

Celebrating 6 years as Manitoba's premiere food security event, the Growing Local conference will once again bring together consumers, farmers, traditional harvesters and everyone in between, for 2 inspired days of learning and sharing. This year's conference is again being held at the Marlborough Hotel in Winnipeg from March 1-2 and offers a great lineup of over 30 workshops, networking opportunities and displays. 

Conference themes include:
  • Health
  • Food Justice
  • DIY Food Skills
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Indigenous & Northern Issues. 

Friday, March 1
The Youth Gathering being held at the 2013 “Growing Local” conference is aimed at educating and engaging youth around issues of local food and food security. Youth will be involved in hands-on workshops and activities and will be learning about food related youth initiatives going on around the province. 

Register today!

Every year the conference sells out, so be sure to watch for updates so that you can attend this conference and be a part of growing a healthy, sustainable and fair food movement in Manitoba! 

[REGISTER HERE]

The Growing Local Conference is hosted by Food Matters Manitoba. The Canadian CED Network is a planning partner for the event.

North Atlantic Forum

From climate change to economic turmoil, our rural communities are facing unprecedented challenges. The 2013 North Atlantic Forum in Hólar, Iceland, will examine how those challenges impact the development of rural tourism. This international conference critically explores ideas, best practices and innovation from around the North Atlantic rim, with relevance to rural areas everywhere. 

The North Atlantic Forum (NAF) is a biennial conference for scholars, community leaders, local government officials, businesspersons, and other practitioners from the broad North Atlantic, seeking to facilitate information exchange, knowledge mobilization and research dissemination among its members.

NAF 2013 - Rural Tourism in Changing Times is a collaboration between:

  • North Atlantic Forum, a ‘collegial assembly’ built on the network set up by the North Atlantic Islands Program, based at the Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, in Charlottetown, Canada: www.upei.ca/iis/naf
  • Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation, whose mandate is to revitalize rural Canada through education and research for rural leaders in the community, the private sector and in government: https://crrf.ca/
  • Department of Rural Tourism, Hólar University College, North Iceland, set up in 1996, which collaborates closely with tourism practitioners and now offers four different programs of study in Rural Tourism and Event Management that embrace both theory and practice. www.holar.is


Call for Papers

In times of global economic turmoil and climate change, this conference will explore the challenges, practices of and the opportunities in smart and sustainable rural tourism. The programme will address the development challenges through four interrelated and strategic perspectives - Community, Experience, Economy and the Environment. Through these four interrelated themes and a highly participatory programme the conference will critically explore strategic opportunities for innovative, yet concrete and practical solutions for sustainable rural tourism.

Paper proposals (title and abstract of not more than 300 words) should be submitted through https://www.naf2013.holar.is/index.php/conference/accepted-abstracts by January 15, 2013.

All presenters must register for the conference.

 

Key dates

January 15, 2013 – deadline for submission of abstracts.

January 31, 2013 – notification of accepted abstracts.

Registration – Early Bird (25% discount) – March 29, 2013

April 26, 2013 – deadline for registration.

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