Developing leaders and facilitating collaboration
on issues facing rural and northern Ontario.

Too much water in the system creates flooding which in turn creates many problems for elected officials.  The most effective approach that both local governments and residential homeowners and landlords can take is one of prevention first. It’s much easier and less expensive to deal with problems before they arise rather than after the fact. 

The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) recently released the Rural Ontario Foresight Papers 2019 at an event in Cobourg. Following the success of the 2017 edition, the 2019 Papers tackle a variety of rural development challenges and trends. As with the first set of Papers, ROI partnered with the Northern Policy Institute to provide Northern Commentary as well as French translation.