Sprawl Guide is designed to familiarize you with key issues associated with urban sprawl, and direct you to some of the wealth of information available online.

Peace Roots Alliance - Tennessee's Farm Community, started as a community of peace some thirty years ago, has created a new Peace Roots Alliance Web site. While the site is still under construction and doesn't have a lot on it yet, it would be a good place to bookmark for future visits. In a world marked by wars, it's nice to hear a voice for peace. You should also visit the Farm Community's Peace page for a great collection of quotes about peace, as well as lists of organizations and information on peace throughout history. Like the man said, "Give peace a chance."

• Action For Agriculture - an organization of individuals who are concerned with maintaining a public awareness of agriculture in Alberta's municipalities.
• Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program
• AgSafe - a nonprofit coalition of individuals, groups and organizations with the shared mission of the prevention of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among those working in agriculture.
• Alberta Farm Animal Care Association - promotes responsible, humane animal care within the livestock industry; Engages in discussion with the public about today's animal agriculture; Monitors and participates in issues and legislation that affect animal care; Encourages research relevant to animal care.
• Association of Canadian Clubs - A network of clubs whose common objective is to strengthen Canada by providing forums that promote understanding and pride in being Canadian.
• Associations Canada - Searchable database and interactive home to thousands of associations and their members. Include professional groups, industries of all kinds, governments and not for profit organizations.
• Block Parent Program Of Canada - A registered charity and Canada's largest volunteer-run child safety organization. Over 500,000 volunteers from coast to coast help to make communities safer for everyone.
• Canadian Agricultural Skills Services The program is designed to help farm families increase their income through skills development and training.
• Canadian Council on Social Development - National, non-profit organization which focuses on issues of social and economic security.
• Canadian Taxpayers Federation
• Canadian Urban Transit Association - Association of organizations and inviduals with an interest in transit.
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Business association specializing in public policy advocacy on business issues. Describes the organization and its aims with information about policies, memberships and current issues.
• Canadian Circumpolar Institute The primary function of the institute is to promote and support research on northern Canada and other circumpolar nations. Community-based programs, cooperative efforts, adaptive management, and sustainable development are central themes for research.
• Canadian Civil Liberties Association
• Canadian Nuclear Association - Founded in 1960, to "promote the orderly and sound development of nuclear energy in Canada and abroad for the purposes other than those related to armament". Site contains information about nuclear power and climate change, as well as links to members and publications.
• Canadian Rural Partnership is the key policy framework supporting federal rural policy efforts to date. It is funded by $20 million over four years (1998 - 2002), and built around the Federal Framework for Action priorities. The Partnership is about operating within the federal government to ensure that federal programs, policies and activities provide support to rural communities.
• C.D. Howe Institute
• Centre for Rural Studies and Enrichment The Centre is a research and development office at St. Peter’s College in Muenster, Saskatchewan.They study the issues, accomplishments and potential of rural society. They also explore the inter-relationship among education, economic development, health, quality of life, culture, spirituality and the natural environment.
• Coastal Communities Network - a volunteer association of organizations that endeavours to provide a forum to encourage dialogue, share information, and create strategies and actions that promote the survival and development of Nova Scotia's coastal and rural communities.
• Communication Highway of Regional Shareholders CHORUS provides technical support and expertise to the Regional Economic Development Boards ( REDBs ) of Newfoundland and Labrador in their use and development of Internet-based services.
• Conference Board of Canada
• Cool to be Canadian Corp. - Private, federally chartered non-profit organization devoted to encouraging Canadians - particularly young ones - to volunteer, participate, invent, create and generally have fun celebrating diversity as Canadians.
• Council of Canadians
• CSA International Services - Canadian Standards Association deals with standards development and their application through product certification, management systems registration, and information products.
• Community Literacy of Ontario - Volunteer Management Resource Centre - For those involved in the Ontario literacy community to learn more about volunteer management issues.
• David Suzuki Foundation - an organization devoted to finding solutions to local and global ecological problems, with information on the issues they are concerned with and actions one can take.
• Dialogue Canada - Provides Canadians of all regions, cultural and linguistic backgrounds with opportunities to know each other better and acknowledge their differences.
• Down to Earth Choices for Sustainable Living This site brings together resources from all across Environment Canada, and across the country in order to encourage and support local environmental action.
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Awarded by Prince Philip to outstanding young Canadians.
• Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) - An independent, non-profit, association engaged in economic development, assisting and fostering economic prosperity within Ontario municipalities.
• Electronic Frontier Canada
• Electrical Safety Authority - Offers general electrical safety support including wiring inspections, general inspections, product approvals, and code training.
• Entrepreneurship Institute of Canada - Distributes material of interest to entrepreneurs across Canada and to other countries.
• Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario - An organization of over 14,000 members throughout the province, it provides rural women the opportunity to work together to improve living conditions for their families, their communities and the world.

  

• Guelph Farming Systems Research Team The goal of the farming systems research team is to develop and test an approach for assessing the health and sustainability of Ontario's farming systems.
• International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives Local Governments for Sustainability ICLEI is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development
• International Institute for Sustainable Development - advances policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable.
• Land Stewardship Resource Centre The centre is an electronic clearinghouse and free educational referral service. It provides resources, including information on programs and agencies, related to conservation practices, waste and water management, and sustainability.
• MADD Canada - Mothers Against Drunk Driving - Mission is to stop impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime
• National Quality Institute - A not-for-profit organization that provides strategic focus and direction for Canadian organizations to achieve excellence. Provides online information on applying and qualifying for the "Canada Award for Excellence".
• Natural Step Canada - an international non-profit organization in twelve different countries that uses a science-based, systems framework to help organizations, individuals and communities take steps towards sustainability.
• New Rural Economy Project With the help of funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, 15 university researchers are joining with rural people and policy makers to help build capacity in rural Canada.
• Northern Information Network - encourages information sharing about the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut for more effective decision making in the areas such as resource management and economic development. NIN supports a variety of research initiatives in and about the North, including project impact assessments, sustainable development strategies, wildlife management planning, land-use planning, and emergency preparedness.
• Northwest Corridor Development Corporation - Information, resources and facilities listings of a leading Canadian economic region spanning five western provinces and territories. Includes maps and describes activities in the regions.
• Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rural Research Centre was founded to serve as a locus for research dealing with rural matters from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities.
• Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition The Coalition, a registered charity, represents provincial associations, local and regional healthy community coalitions, and others who support the principles of healthy communities.
• Ontario Library Association - Provides an opportunity for the people in the field to associate, meet, share experience and expertise, and create innovative solutions in a constantly changing environment.
• Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association (ORMTA) - is a not-for-profit provincial organization comprised of more than 1,300 Registered Music Teachers, affiliated with national association, the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Associations (CFMTA).
• Ontario Rural Routes
• Ontario Farmers' Markets - this site is your source for information on more than 100 farmers' markets in Ontario
• Partnership for Public Lands - dedicated to protecting wilderness in Ontario
• People & Planet Friendly - bringing people together over ideas that matter! Peace, environment, sustainable living, food, community, communication, democracy, human rights, events, resources, and jobs
• Pitch-In Canada - Non-profit organization dedicated to cleaning up the world.
• Promotional Assistance for Manitoba Food and Agricultural Products - Programs & Services
• Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development Promotes economic self-sufficiency and growth through the sustainable development of natural resources and the creation of new, sustainable opportunities in the traditional and wage economies.
• Right to Quiet - Vancouver-based nonprofit society working to advocate the value, benefits, and difficulties in obtaining quiet.
• Rural Communities Impacting Policy Funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council the purpose of this project is to increase the ability of rural communities and organizations in Nova Scotia to access and use social science research in order to influence and develop policy that contributes to the health and sustainability of communities.
• Rural Communities Research & Development Centre The Centre initiates, supports, and pursues research into rural communities. They conduct and facilitate conferences, seminars, and workshops with a view to disseminate and discuss research findings.
• Rural Online Communications
• Rural & Small Town Program
• Rural/Urban Expansion Patterns (StatsCan)
• Rural Tackle Box The tackle box provides links to practical tools, and information to help rural Nova Scotians in influencing and developing policy that contributes to the health and sustainability of their communities. Provided by Rural Communities Impacting Policy.
• Stevens Associates - Coaching agri-food business executives to manage progress in corporate and government actions.
• Sustainable Community Indicators Program - an all-in-one starting-point for creating, selecting, analysing and reporting indicators. Comprehensive help and guidance on indicator development. A means to consistently document your indicators and data. A set of "core" indicators that are periodically updated. A place to exchange indicators and collaborate with others.
• Sustainable Development Industry Canada is committed to promoting sustainable development as part of our mandate to create a more productive, competitive, knowledge-based economy, as a means to reflect Canadians' priorities of strong economic growth and enhanced quality of life.
• Sustainable Farming Connection - an interactive website started by two former editors of The New Farm magazine "where farmers and others forging more sustainable food systems can find and share valuable information", including reports on production and marketing innovations, commentary by rural writers, action alerts, and a forum.
• The Farm Line - toll free farm crisis line delivers confidential counseling and referal service for farmers and farm families in Ontario. Critical Incident Response Teams dispatched to site of farm accident to provide debriefing, counseling and support services.
• The Fraser Institute
• The New Farm - farmer-to-farmer know-how from the Rodale Institute This web-site reaches a global community of food producers to exchange valuable “farmer-to-farmer know-how” and presents compelling success stories with expert resources for crop and livestock production, direct marketing, local food systems, policy campaigns and community-building collaborations.
• The Ontario Rural Council
• The Women and Rural Economic Development
• Telecommunities Canada - Represents and promotes Canadian community networking movement at the national and international level.
• World Wildlife Fund - see this organization's website for their extensive list of links and, in particular, their new "Pesticide Reducion is Possible!" feature: just click on the ladybug near the top of the page.