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Community Transformation – preparing the foundations

May 4, 2007

Introduction Community transformation has been an ongoing process since humans began forming into groupings for support, security and comfort.  Throughout history these community transformations, resulting from dramatic changes brought on …

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The Complexity of Engaging Communities

December 3, 2005

Introduction: For over 20 years I have pursued community, economic and sustainable development in peripheral regional communities in Atlantic Canada, North Eastern Scotland and most recently in Quebec, a province …

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Building Community – revisiting values

April 28, 1997

Building Community – revisiting values is a compilation of my articles published by Sir Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1997 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT A conundrum Current government retrenchment …

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Community Wealth – Community Power

January 25, 1996

With conventional jobs rapidly disappearing new mechanisms are needed to distribute wealth and provide for the needs of people.  The future will require local people have access to investment earnings …

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Community Development – out from the margins

January 13, 1996

The nineties brings us to another similar but, profound juncture, as in the thirties and sixties, once again, the impacts of technological advancement begins to impact those further up the …

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Welcome to my website!

It is intended to be a forum to communicate, share and engage with others the lessons learned from people in many countries of the world. It is my way of paying tribute to the teachers and mentors from all walks of life who shared so openly their ideas, knowledge and beliefs. Hopefully we can generate a dialogue on the importance of community in our lives; no matter where or how we live.

William Pardy

MBAA Kano Foundation

We hope to create an example that will inspire a network of small-scale foundations across Canada

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