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February 3, 2012
The Lesson of the Pig

Just Ask! By Melissa St. Dennis A year ago at my first conference during the first two months of my first real job, I learned an important life lesson. The Lesson of the...

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January 9, 2012
Creating Rural Connections through…. Research?

By Paul Watson It’s June 2001 and I’m driving a tractor for the first time in my life.  It’s early in the morning; the sun is shining and the...

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December 2, 2011
A Change in Perspective

By Melissa St. Dennis At the end of October, I attended the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association (ARPA) Conference and Energize Workshop. Though I have no background or experience working in the sector,...

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November 7, 2011
Keeping an Open Mind

By Paul Watson I’m a scientist at heart and pride myself on being open to evidence.  But at ARDN’s Power of Knowledge event on September 29, 2011, I realized that I had actually been doing the...

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