A collaborative examination of the prospects and problems facing Saskatchewan’s smaller urban communities in the late twentieth century. Framed around the search for coherent public policy, the volume considers how such towns might secure economic stability while sustaining standards of housing, employment, recreation, and environmental amenity sufficient to retain population and attract investment.
Contributors from government, academia, and the private sector address a wide range of practical concerns. Chapters explore the long-term outlook for small towns in the province; the constraints and opportunities presented by geography and site; infrastructure issues including water supply; the persistent challenge of economic viability; recreation and community life; municipal finance; land use and housing; and projections for future development. The book concludes with discussion of proposals for a dedicated small town authority.
A period study of regional planning and rural policy in Western Canada, reflecting late-1980s thinking on decentralization, service provision, and community revitalization.
