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Service Provision in Rural and Small Town Canada: Challenges & Opportunities for Twillingate

This report examines the challenges and opportunities of service provision in Twillingate, a rural community in Canada. It analyzes the availability of education, health, business, and recreation services, and highlights the importance of sustaining these services for economic adjustment, quality of life, and community retention.

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Service Provision in Rural and Small Town Canada: Challenges & Opportunities for Twillingate

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  1. Service Provision in Rural and Small Town Canada: Challenges & Opportunities for Twillingate Laura Ryser and Greg Halseth University of Northern British Columbia CRRF 2005

  2. About the Service Inventory • Services tracked in 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 • 24 sites examined in 2005 • 6 sites examined in Atlantic Canada

  3. About the Service Inventory • Services tracked in 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 • 24 sites examined in 2005 • 6 sites examined in Atlantic Canada • Data collected for: • Education Government • Health Community • Protection Transportation • Legal Recreational • Business Shopping • Communication Housing • Econ. Dev. orgs Elderly and childcare

  4. Availability of Education Services Canada Twillingate % yesWithin Within 2005 Site 30 Min. Pre-school/kindergarten 62.5 √ Elementary school 66.7 √ High school 37.5 √ CEGEP / College 16.7 X X Continuing Education 29.2 √ Source: CRRF NRE 2003, 2005 Site Profiles.

  5. Availability of Health Infrastructure Canada Twillingate % yes Within Within 2005 Site 30 Min. Hospital 12.5 X X Health centre / CLSC 37.5 √ Blood / urine testing facility 41.7 √ X-ray facility 20.8 √ Baby delivery facility 4.2 X X Pharmacy 37.5 √ Ambulance 41.7 √ Emergency services 16.7 √ Source: CRRF NRE 2003, 2005 Site Profiles.

  6. Availability of Health Services Canada Twillingate % yes Within Within 2005 Site 30 Min. Doctors 41.7 √ Nurses 41.7 √ Dentists 25.0 √ Optometrists 16.7 √ Home Care Visits 70.8 √ Social Workers 29.2 √ Public Health Nurse 37.5 √ Physiotherapy 25.0 √ Speech Therapy 25.0 √ Source: CRRF NRE 2003, 2005 Site Profiles.

  7. Availability of Business Services Canada Twillingate % yesWithin Within 2005 Site 30 Min. Banks 33.3 √ Credit Union / Caisse populaire 50.0 √ Insurance office 50.0 √ Accounting 50.0 √ Chamber of Commerce 20.8 X X Local Bus. Dev. Corp. 8.3 X X Tourism Associations 12.5 √ Source: CRRF NRE 2003, 2005 Site Profiles.

  8. Availability of Recreation Services Canada Twillingate % yes Within Within 2005 Site 30 Min. Community centre 75.0 X X Theatre (live performance) 33.3 √ Museum 41.7 √ Library 79.2 √ Source: CRRF NRE 2003, 2005 Site Profiles.

  9. Challenges & Opportunities: Twillingate • Restructuring of cod industry • Pursuing tourism opportunities • Sustaining services important • Economic adjustment • Quality of life • Retention of residents and businesses

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