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Is rural Canada dying? Is it dead already? Those are the questions posed by a recent Maclean's piece, which asserts that crime, opioids and fleeing populations are wreaking havoc on small towns. It's worth asking if a digital workforce will have any effect on places with fewer than 10,000 residents as people seek communities with lower...
Is rural Canada dying? Is it dead already?
Those are the questions posed by a recent Maclean‘s piece, which asserts that crime, opioids and fleeing populations are wreaking havoc on small towns.
It‘s worth asking if a digital workforce will have any effect on places with fewer than 10,000 residents as people seek communities with lower housing costs.
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