Donald W. Johnson, president of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, explains the importance of rail service to rural economies. In 2007, Transport Canada announced its intention to conduct a review of rail transport country-wide, the Rail Freight Service Review. For Canadian rural municipalities, this review raises issues about the impact of rail […] Read more
Stories by Donald W. Johnson
Changing face of rural Canada – Opinion
Johnson is the president of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties. The Canadian municipal landscape is changing. How municipalities adapt to change has a direct impact on rural Canada’s future success. Across the country, communities are aging and traditional rural populations are in decline. People are migrating from rural to urban centres and […] Read more
