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Community Development
At the heart of all our work is community development. We endeavour to create social and economic benefits to community members while not harming the environment. Much of this depends on the creation of engaging educational programs for audiences at home and abroad.
Keep up to date with upcoming or past Falls Brook Centre events and happenings at the centre or in Carleton County through the events calendar.
Current Projects
Community Resources
Past Project Outcomes: What has been done
Current Projects
Sustainable Communities Workshops Series
Falls Brook Centre offers a series of workshops & resources for organizations, community groups and community leaders on Facilitation, Conflict Resolution & Leadership.
These workshops can be structured for one day to one hour and a half long
sessions according to group needs. That way it can be included within a
gathering, meeting or conference that is already taking place. They are interesting for staff, management and animators trainings, for parents or kids groups.
Download the free PDF booklets:
1. Conflict Resolution: English version (ou version française)
2. Facilitation: English version (ou version française)
3. Leadership: English version (ou version française)
Youth Engagement Project
The youth engagement project has been an intiative led by, and for youth looking to build vibrant rural communities in New Brunswick. The first ever Falls Brook Free School, and a compenidum of rural living skills were the main outputs of this project.
Sustainable Community Design & Community Land Trust
How can new neighbourhood developments preserve the natural assets of a site and integrate connectivity between homes, food production, employment and recreation without the reliance on fossil fueled transportation?
Through Community and through design we find interesting ways to facilitate all these ideas.
Community Resources
 Upper St. John River Valley Forest Goods and Services Directory
Find out how to have your business listed in the St. John River Valley
Forest Goods and Services Directory. Showcasing business from Nackawic toTobique First Nations that work directly within the woods, with value-added forest products, non-timber forest products, or indirectly with the forests providing tourism services, etc. Find out more...
Facilitator's Guide to Community Asset Mapping
Falls Brook Centre has been developping a manual as a facilitator's resource guide specifically for community champions to create community resiliency, emergency preparedness and future visioning.
If your community is interested in learning how to facilitate a sustainable community development process please do not hesitate to contact us.
Click the picture to the left for a pdf version of the guide.
Labor Force Statistics from PETL (Post Education Training and Labour)
Census(2001) | Total Population | Population Demographics
Useful links listing An organized internet links listing of potential resources for communities.
Additional links to asset mapping resources
Past Project Outcomes: What has been done?
Natural Building Workshops: Summer 2009
Interested in getting started on a strawbale home? Join us to learn some of the basics of strawbale design in a three-part series of summer workshops. The workshops will consist of a balance of theory, history and hands-on practice. Participants will have a chance to see two existing homes and will have a chance to practice new skills on a load-bearing home that is under construction.
June 6: Rubble Trench Foundations: Theory and design
July 25 & 26: The Framing Components of Strawbale is being rolled into the NB Dreamtank Free School. Also, it will continue the the day after 9-4 with a cost of only 10$ for the home made organic lunch.
August 29: Putting it All Together: Raising the walls and roof
For more information, please contact alison@fallsbrookcentre.ca or 375-4310.
Community Forestry
In March 2009, a Forum was held in Fredericton to discuss the prospects of Community Forestry in New Brunswick. Community Forestry can be a viable alternative to large scale business forestry. See our Forest Forum page to learn more.
Bridging the Gap in Rural Volunteerism:
A Case Study of the Parish of Aberdeen. The changing reality of community volunteer groups in the towns of Glassville, Knowlesville, Juniper and Argyle; causes of declining participation and recommendations for their revitalization
Community Asset Mapping
A presentation reviewing the community asset mapping project
Reports
Read a summary of what came out of the community asset mapping workshops with the following communities:
Nackawic Follow-up Report
Perth-Andover Workshop Report
Hartland Worksop Report
Centerville Workshop Report
Meductic Workshop Report
Grade 12 Community Asset Mapping survey 2007 - We surveyed Grade 12 students of the region to identify their values in regards to their communities and their future in them.
The student survey format
Full reports of complied data results from the surveys
Nackawic High School
Perth-Andover Southern Victoria High School
Hartland Community School
Bristol Carleton North Senior High School
Woodstock High School
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Our workshops and resources are presented with support from the Fundy Model Forest and the Rural Secretariat
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