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Each month we will be sharing thoughts and ideas that we believe will assist communities. These are conversations we hear every day in every community and are calling them the “13 Pathways to Success”. We will also be highlighting stories of successful community strategies which we like to call "Success In Progress". If you have an area where you feel stuck, reach out and let us know - We would love to help and write about it. Read BlogRead Success StoriesRead & Watch
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A New Homestead Act
The New Homestead Act To help rural communities prosper in the 21st Century, we can perhaps find inspiration from the 19th Century. More than 150 years ago, both the United States and Canada introduced legislation to open up their western territories by giving away...
The Value of Video Games
I have teenage boys who love playing video games on their PlayStation. To be honest, I like playing on occasion, too. It’s an outlet for stress, frustration, and creativity when I can’t walk, or travel, or have a glass of wine. Like parents the world over, I have...
Looking To The Stars For Better Rural Internet
13 Ways has recently discovered that we have something in common with - none other than - Elon Musk. No, we didn’t send a Tesla roadster into space blaring David Bowies “Space Oddity”, and we certainly do not have a billion dollars. We do, however, share the mutual...
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Beaumont Rides Autonomous Vehicle Into Limelight
Years from now, Mayor John Stewart says confidently, this time will be seen as a turning point in Beaumont’s history. Not only did the Alberta community officially achieve city status in 2019, Beaumont recently hosted the first self-driving vehicle on public streets...
No Community is an Island
We are often our own worst enemy. When our community runs into trouble our instinctive reaction is to look for solutions in isolation rather than in collaboration. Recently, a group of communities including the Town of Hanna, the Village of Youngstown and a region...
Marianna Borough
Blight a major issue facing rural communities Originally Published by The Observer-Reporter A home along Seventh Street in Marianna that will be one of several demolished. Photo by Holly Tonini/Observer-Reporter Marianna Borough sits quietly, unobtrusively in...