How do we repopulate rural areas?

[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?

[wd9]

Why would you want to live where there is nothing to do or to go to? Said 99.8% of the population.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Why would you want to live where there is nothing to do or to go to? Said 99.8% of the population.

Would you mind telling that to all of my new neighbors, who have been leaving the cities to come out and do nothing and go nowhere, they didn't get the memo, and it is getting crowded, and elevating the price of land. Granted, they still represent less than .2% of the population.

[tweety]

Would you mind telling that to all of my new neighbors, who have been leaving the cities to come out and do nothing and go nowhere, they didn't get the memo, and it is getting crowded, and elevating the price of land. Granted, they still represent less than .2% of the population.

Only close to major cities. And even then they get tired of the work and commute and move back.

[15444]

Would you mind telling that to all of my new neighbors, who have been leaving the cities to come out and do nothing and go nowhere, they didn't get the memo, and it is getting crowded, and elevating the price of land. Granted, they still represent less than .2% of the population.

Yeah, you are pretty close to civilization. People don't move out to nowhere land. Maternal grandparents lived 30 minutes from hole in ground town, 90 minutes from actual town and 4 hours from city. Has not seen any new blood move in to settle there in about 100 years. That is the definition of rural.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Only close to major cities. And even then they get tired of the work and commute and move back.

We are two hours from Edmonton or Calgary, and one hour from red deer.