Community Resiliency and Health Status
Rural sustainability has been recognized as an ongoing issue for some time, particularly because the majority of rural communities depend on one or several resources that provide them with uncertain economic futures. This study was intended to ascertain the links between the experiences and perceptions of resiliency among community members in resource-reliant communities, and the impact of this resiliency on their health status. Inclusion of an urban neighbourhood allowed for further comparisons and understanding of community resiliency within an urban context.
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Lost Creek Fire The Crowsnest Pass is geographically located in the southwest corner of
Alberta situated within the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The Municipality
of the Crowsnest Pass was incorporated effective January 1, 1979 as a
single municipality with the consensual amalgamation of the towns of
Coleman and Blairmore, the villages of Bellvue and Frank, Improvement
District #5 with 13 hamlets (the largest being Hillcrest Mines), and a
portion of Improvement District #6.
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