The R2R Market will be held on Thursday, October 20 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the Brussels Four Winds Barn and is open to delegates and the public!

Local produce, its bounty from the County, and the kind of swag that you can take home and eat. A big thanks to Homegrown Food Basket for organizing the local vendors for our first R2R Market!

And in the value add department the popup bookstore courtesy of the lovely folks at The Village Bookshop in Bayfield will be at the R2R Market with choice books from their fine collection.

1/2 day on Thursday, October 20, 1:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Full day on Friday, October 21, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Leading Practitioner Kit Miller of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence will lead delegates and others in a post-conference workshop on nonviolent communication (NVC). In partnership with Huron County Economic Development, this workshop will take participants through the impact that NVC can have on our own way of thinking and as importantly impact how a community can change its way of thinking and communicating.

Details:
Thursday, October 20, 1:15 PM – 4:00 PM at the Brussels Four Winds Barn, 60 Orchard Ln, Brussels, ON N0G 1H0

Session 1: ‘Increasing self-awareness and emotional resilience during difficult times.’
This is available to all R2R22 delegates who wish to attend.

Friday, October 21, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the Libro Community Hall, 239 Bill Flemming Dr, Clinton, N0M1L0
Session 2: ‘Applying nonviolent communication to interpersonal dynamics.’
Session 3: ‘Applying nonviolent communication to teams.’

There is an additional cost of $40 to attend the Friday sessions and lunch is included.

If you are an R2R22 delegate and wish to attend the Friday sessions, register here.

If you are not an R2R22 delegate and wish to attend the Thursday and Friday sessions, register here.

Something special is happening at R2R22

Wednesday, October 19 at 8:00 PM

Juno/Maple Blues Award winner Al Lerman along with Alan Black on drums and bassist JP Hovercraft will fill the Four Winds Barn in Brussels, ON with some great sounds. It is a part of the Rural Talks to Rural 2022 conference. If you are in the area it is open to the public. Time to shake a leg in this Rural Dance to Rural Dance event. Come on down!

Want to check out more – visit https://www.allermanmusic.com/home

Photo of Al Lerman and band

Photo credit: Rowen

The Libro Passport to Research is an opportunity for delegates to explore the research happening right in their own rural communities. A hit at the R2R18 conference, delegates will visit different research stations located throughout the Four Winds Barn conference location from 10 AM – 12 PM on Monday, October 17th.

We want to thank Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health for creating this incredible line-up of researchers and practitioners who will touch upon the following:

• Disruption and the Workforce: Experiences of Employees and Employers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• The case of the rural healthcare research portal: Tracking organizational development
• The Cost of Caring – The consequences of the pandemic for rural healthcare workers, a preliminary exploration
• Engaging Rural Voices in Rural Health
• 2SLGBTQIA+ perspectives on growing old in rural communities
• S.H.E.D Talks: Sustaining Healthy Farms Through Empowerment and Dedication
• Healthcare, Rural Seniors and Food: An Exploratory Study
• Summer camp for kids and their grandparents: a model for increasing physical activity, improving nutrition, and strengthening relationships
• How to Spot BS (Bad Science)
• Skilled Healthcare Attraction and Retention Pilot

Visit our Passport to Research page today to learn more about the research and the presenters. https://www.ruralcreativity.org/libro-passport-to-research/

NEWSFLASH: The CCRC has been selected to present the interactive game – HOME – at the Radically Rural™ conference in New Hampshire this week.

HOME is a collaborative storytelling/teaching tool designed by Game Designer Nolan (Polkinghorne) Wadsworth with the support of Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) to help communities have more productive conversations about affordable/attainable housing.

HOME asks us to inhabit the perspectives of people whose daily lives are impacted by the availability and quality of affordable housing. Players, who represent community members, participate in a housing design project and weigh in on the future of housing against the backdrop of very real struggles experienced every day.

At R2R22, delegates will have an opportunity to play HOME.

We are pleased to share the detailed agenda for the upcoming R2R22 conference from October 17 – 20, 2022 in Brussels, Ontario.

The print version of the conference can be downloaded here.

Registration Options
Full Conference
Day Tickets
Virtual options
Youth Scholarship

As we prepare for this year’s biennial R2R22 Rural Today, Rural Tomorrow on Oct 17-20 in Brussels, ON, we invite you to take a look back at past R2Rs. You’re in for a treat!

CCRC is pleased to announce up to 15 Youth Scholarships available for the upcoming R2R22 Rural Today, Rural Tomorrow conference on Oct 17-20th in Brussels, ON.

If you are between the ages of 15 – 25 years old, you are eligible to apply for the Youth Scholarship. The scholarship offers an all-inclusive pass to the conference in Brussels, ON (transportation and accommodation are not included).
> Click here to access the application form.

Scholarship recipients will be notified at the end of September 2022 so submit your application today!

Sponsored by the University of Guelph and the Municipality of Huron East, the scholarship opens the doors to the next generation to actively participate in dialogue as to where rural is at now, and where rural could be going.

If you have any questions about the youth scholarship or student registration, contact Peter at peter@ruralcreativity.org

Youth Scholarship Sponsors

R2R22 Conference – Rural Today, Rural Tomorrow
Early Bird Pricing for General Admission and Seniors!

The CCRC is able to offer a limited number of Early Bird tickets by Sept 8th for seniors and general admission.

Learn more about the conference here. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity (CCRC) is pleased to present this year’s R2R in-person conference (with virtual options) with the theme: Rural Today/Rural Tomorrow! We will be exploring where we are now and where we could be going in the areas of Wellbeing, Housing, Climate and Community. It all happens over three and half days in the Four Winds Barn in Brussels, Ontario, from October 17th – 20th.

JOIN US!

Click here for conference details.

R2R22 Conference Themes