CDI at UNBC

The Community Development Institute at UNBC supports the research, information, and development needs of Northern BC's rural and small town communities.

[UNBC Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences @UNBC_GEES]

Greg Halseth spoke to @TheTyee about recent communications outage:
‘Halseth suggests infrastructure investments should be a priority for BC’s pandemic recovery efforts. ‘Not only does it stimulate the economy, but it will create the very backbone of the economy moving forward.’”

[UNBC Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences @UNBC_GEES]

Trend of metro migration to smaller #BC communities - @UNBCGeography adjunct professor & @CDIatUNBC co-director Marleen Morris speaks to new report which highlights the housing impacts of people migrating out of big cities to smaller towns.

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

A new report from the Community Development Institute (CD) at UNBC and the Housing Research Collaborative (HRC) at UBC highlights the impacts of people migrating out of big cities to smaller towns.
#housing #research #metromigration #communitydevelopment #economicdevelopment

[PrinceGeorgeCitizen @PGCitizen]

How Prince George housing is impacted by people moving from the Lower Mainland https://t.co/fz8PReqgH2 #cityofpg

[UNBC Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences @UNBC_GEES]

Congrats to our colleagues Dr. Greg Halseth, Laura Ryser & their co-authors on this new publication:
“Neither prepared nor transformed: Institutional responses to unconventional oil & gas development in Australian & Canadian communities”

[Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation @CRRF_FCRR]

Have you seen the new Housing Information Portal from
@CDIatUNBC? It contains data reports, webinar recordings, conference presentations, and publications for non-metropolitan communities

Check it out https://t.co/ZxvDIpsfMi

#RuarlCan

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

Greg Halseth, CDI Co-Director and @UNBCGeography Professor, shares insights into the most recent census data. Declining growth in the North wasn't always the story; but successful policy from the 1950s - 1980s hasn’t been renewed with an updated vision for the future.

[The Vancouver Sun @VancouverSun]

Census 2021: Population 'stagnant' in parts of northern B.C. https://t.co/Agd2O6plgd

[University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) @UNBC]

With great sadness, we share the news of the sudden passing of our friend and colleague Andrea Johnson.
Andrea worked as a Communications Officer at UNBC, sharing our story with the world through her words, photographs and social media posts.
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[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

On @daybreaknorth, the CDI shares that our #HousingInformationPortal will help #communities to identify #housingneeds in planning for the future.

https://t.co/NMeGdIQ3Hb.?fbclid=IwAR1XI2yxs4PiuYmS_Bnp9vRcY6i1czJakLWgKw3F6eQJ1x99GUhezGnbM8s

#housing #research #economicgrowth

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

MLA @shirleybond says the @CDIatUNBC Housing Information Portal confirms "that housing and affordability, and the options that are available are not a metropolitan issue."
#housinginformationportal #research #housing #communitydevelopment #economicdevelopment #thisisUNBC

[CKPG News @ckpgnews]

Strong links between housing and economic development shown in new online portal: CDI https://t.co/WCED6YFrCp

[energeticcity @EnergeticCity]

University of Northern British Columbia launched a new online housing information portal this week, providing population and housing data for 39 non-metropolitan communities in the province, including northeast municipalities. https://t.co/3fa5bFFIVE

[Vancouver Housing @vanhousingtalks]

UNBC launches new online housing information portal - Victoria Times Colonist - Times Colonist https://t.co/kKcH5V7M94 #housing #Vancouver #development #planning #letstalkhousing

[UNBC Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences @UNBC_GEES]

Congrats to @UNBCGeography's Dr. Greg Halseth & Marleen Morris (Co-Directors of @CDIatUNBC) on launch of their new CDI Online Housing Research Portal containing resources & data on #housing & population in 39 non-metro #BC communities #economicdevelopment #communitydevelopment

[University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) @UNBC]

The @CDIatUNBC has launched its new online housing information portal which contains population and housing data for 39 non-metropolitan communities in B.C. It also highlights links between housing and economic development potential. More:
https://t.co/PC4KqTiLE0 #ThisIsUNBC

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

A new online housing information portal was launched today by @CDIatUNBC at @UNBC that provides access to population and housing data for 39 non-metropolitan communities in BC.
#research #housing #communitydevelopment #economicdevelopment #thisisUNBC

https://t.co/Mg5grOsnzO

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

From our research, 40% of renters in Prince George spend 30% or more of their income on rent. Tenant vulnerability in non-metropolitan areas is a key housing issue in British Columbia.
#AffordableHousing #tenantvulnerability #housing #communitydevelopment #economicstability #unbc

[CKPG News @ckpgnews]

Evicted after 10 years; PG man is latest victim to unstable rental market https://t.co/RAfmh5XlPN

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

In https://t.co/1xJhUsuXld's article on urban out-migration and post-pandemic work in BC in Sept/Oct @BCBusiness, CDI Co-Director, Marleen Morris' shares that the non-metropolitan housing crisis creates a downward spiral and stifles possibilities for economic growth.

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

Honouring Canada‘s first national Truth and Reconciliation Day. We recognize the need to continue the work of reconciliation and we acknowledge, with sorrow, the lives lost and the communities broken. https://t.co/TLX3UhTA1G

[CDI at UNBC @CDIatUNBC]

Thanks for the reminder!

[BC Housing @BC_Housing]

Join us online Building Knowledge about increasing housing in non-metro areas with our partners: @_PIBC (#OkanaganChapter) @CDIatUNBC @VWPTvancouver