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The author sets out to bring to light the lives of such women in Haliburton County beginning with a theoretical overview of how women might have participated in the settlement of the area. The lives of several prominent women in Haliburton County including Edna Garnett Quinn Parrish and Dr. Agnes Jamieson are highlighted.
The second section describes the context for the formation of women's groups in Canadian history and features four groups: the Minden Women's Institute, the Haliburton Women's Institute, the West Guilford Ladies, and Eagle Lake Women. Using minute books, newspaper articles, and personal communication, the author examines the multitude of functions and purposes behind the organizations of rural women. The activities of two women's groups functioning in Haliburton County in 1993 are examined and the paper concludes with suggestions for future research possibilities in this area.
The paper explores the notion of community, specifically Haliburton, from the perspective of land, individual identity and collective identity.
It touches upon the pronounced urban-rural polarities that run deep into the Canadian psychological constitution and finally, looks at the idea of belonging to place and the need and desire to locate ourselves on the geographical map of the human experience.
The purpose of the group project was to develop and demonstrate skills in writing and presenting community-based research that would address particular rural health questions. The final reports feature three-parts: (1) A comprehensive review of academic literature relating to the social determinants of health, and how these issues relate to health in rural/remote areas. (2) The Haliburton context: A community profile for Haliburton County based on available secondary data relating to the questions. (3) Future Research Opportunities: A research proposal to fill gaps in exiting knowledge about the theme in Haliburton County.
Report addresses the issue of access to and coordination of public transportation in a rural environment such as Haliburton County.
Report #1 examines municpal road issues in rural Ontario and the impacts on rural muncipalities and the rural economy. Report #2 examines the new alignment of provincial and municipal responsibilities and the consequent changes in funding services.
Commissioned by the Critical change in rural Ontario Research Committee, the Rural Ontario Municipal Association.