According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, only 19% of us live in rural areas. By comparison, the rate was 55% less than a hundred years ago. Why the radical, if lengthy, demographic shift? One key reason was mechanization, which reduced the need for manual labour in farming, forestry, mining and similar industries. People moved to cities to find employment as well as to enjoy a greater range of cultural and educational opportunities.Today, a different demographic change is taking place: the exodus from r... read more