Tag: Eastern ON
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Teeny Tiny Summit with a Great Big Reach
The 7th Teeny Tiny Summit attracted its largest audience ever when the Municipality of Tweed hosted the summit earlier this summer. The first Teeny Tiny Summit was held in 2015, as the OMAFRAs East Region Economic Development staff wanted to support their smallest communities. These communities had several features in common…they were typically small, rural,…
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Local Food Conference Ignite Session (2 of 2)
The second day of the Eastern Ontario Local Foods Conference on November 5th turned out to be just as exciting as the first. An “Ignite” session featured 10 local food presentations on a range of informative topics that included: Bruce Enloe, Two Rivers Food Hub spoke about community collaboration Kim Leadbeater, Northumberland Food Policy Committee described…
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A look back at the Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference Part 1 of 2
The Cities of Belleville and Quinte West hosted the 5th annual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference, November 4th and 5th in the City of Belleville. The theme for the conference set the tone for an exceptional offering of information, inspiration and local food experiences (Creativity + Collaboration = Action). More than 200 delegates, speakers and mentors…
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Local Food ‘Destination Quinte Region’ Tour a Hit
The recently held 5th annual Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference ‘Destination Quinte Region’ tour was hit with delegates. There were six delicious stops on the tour, highlighting some of the region’s local food diversity and success stories, and providing a closer view of their operations. The first stop included a tour and delicious sampling of…
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Staff Profile: Heather Candler
Get to know our staff. We’ll be profiling them here so you can get to know who can help you grow your ideas. What is your role in the Regional Economic Development Branch? I have the pleasure of working as an Agriculture and Rural Economic Development Advisor out of the Brighton office in Eastern Ontario. …
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Too Small for Economic Development? 5 Strategies for Teeny Tiny Places.
You’re a small community in rural Ontario. You have a stable or declining population, no downtown core, no economic development officer and no strong drivers of economic activity. Give up, right? Not so fast… Economic development is a means to an end goal, which is community well-being. And Teeny Tiny Places can improve community well-being…
