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A village is a type of incorporated municipality within the majority of the provinces and territories of Canada. As of January 1, 2012, there were 550 villages among the provinces of Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , the Northwest Territories , Ontario , Quebec , Saskatchewan and Yukon .
Rural areas struggle with being able to provide resources to people within their community to help reduce the challenges of social poverty. Many living within poverty need assistance from food shelters, homeless shelters, drug and alcohol abuse programs, counseling programs, and women’s shelters. [11]
Rural poverty refers to situations where people living in non-urban regions are in a state or condition of lacking the financial resources and essentials for living. It takes account of factors of rural society, rural economy, and political systems that give rise to the marginalization and economic disadvantage found there. [1]
Dandelion was a rural intentional community near Enterprise, Ontario, active in the 1970s, and disbanded around 1990. It was a member of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities, meeting all requirements for full membership. [1] [2] Dandelion was the birthplace of singer/songwriter Devon Sproule. [3]
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Wikimedia Commons has media related to List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador . Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador .
Rural areas cover approximately 9,197,138 km 2 (3,551,035 sq mi) of Canada's land area as of 2015. [2] Rural Canada is usually defined by low population density, small population size, and distance from major agglomerations. As of the 2021 census, nearly 6 million people (16% of the total Canadian population) lived in rural areas of Canada. [3 ...
Saskatchewan's largest and smallest rural municipalities are the RM of Corman Park No. 344 and the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 with populations of 8,568 and 72 respectively. [ 4 ] The northern half of the province does not lie within any rural municipality, but is rather administered by the provincial government through the Northern ...
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