How do we repopulate rural areas?

[Sheepwheat]

FWIW, I personally have ideas on repopulating, but I don’t have answers, which is why I put the question out there. Interesting thoughts so far. Thanks.

[fjlip]

Where population is low and other business /employment are few, it is tough. A restaurant in Archerwill has been closed and for sale for two years. It is less than 10 years old and near hunting fishing lake area. You are in an ideal area AB5.

[malleefarmer]

You sort of highlighted one problem there zephyr, these guys had to use private funding. The banks are very leery about unestablished businesses.

we looked once at buying a gas station with carwash and hoops we had to jump through were unbelievable. The bank manager just said wouldn't you rather buy some more land?

I don't think the business climate is as good as you think it is.

Hindsight betcha the gas station would have been a great investment sadly fo you didn’t happen

[furrowtickler]

The other thread is an extension of the way I think.

So ppl, how do we revitalize rural western Canada if we keep this goofy commodity agriculture mindset?

Should have focused on families and encouraged more child tax credits to promote larger families a long time ago .

[grassfarmer]

We need to be breeding! Splitting up our farms with multiple kids! Oh wait, our farms aren’t big enough to be feasible hardly for one kid. Lol

It works for the Hutterites.

[WiltonRanch]

Should have focused on families and encouraged more child tax credits to promote larger families a long time ago .

Zeitgeist my friend. More to it than money.

[grefer]

Has anyone else noticed that there are certain areas/centers that seem to breed more entrepreneurial types than others. Outside of the normal ag businesses I mean. My area seems very poor in that. I have admired other areas that have an entrepreneurial mindset. At least from the outside looking in.

[Guest]

Has anyone else noticed that there are certain areas/centers that seem to breed more entrepreneurial types than others. Outside of the normal ag businesses I mean. My area seems very poor in that. I have admired other areas that have an entrepreneurial mindset. At least from the outside looking in.

annehiem, humboldt, st brieux, etc.

[burnt]

Is this one way to accomplish repopulation?

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[15444]

Maybe government could buy portions of land with your tax dollars and give it to the Natives. I am sure they will make some great neighbors for you guys. They could build a bingo hall in your town and sell fentanyl-tainted oxy like they do here. Real entrepreneurs. They also provide stimulus to the local economy through the consistent 5-finger discount method which keeps you tight-ass farmers spending your mouldy money.

Pretty sure I solved your problem. You can thank me later.

[VK58]

Has anyone else noticed that there are certain areas/centers that seem to breed more entrepreneurial types than others. Outside of the normal ag businesses I mean. My area seems very poor in that. I have admired other areas that have an entrepreneurial mindset. At least from the outside looking in.

It always amazed me the difference between towns, one would be thriving and growing next one 15 min away slowly fading away. No appreciable difference in natural advantages, workforce or govt regulation. My opinion always came down to attitude differences/leadership.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Reffering back to a good post by Helmsdale in the Canada's Population thread, where he suggests that bringing more people from warm low energy consuming countries, into Canada, a high energy consuming country in inconsistent with the concept of a climate crisis.

Taking that a step further, rural people are almost certain to have a higher energy and ecological footprint than urban dwellers. Do we really want to repopulate rural areas, in the midst of a crisis?