Future Proofing our Community by Growing from Within

Most small and rural communities in Atlantic Canada are in decline, and programs to address these issues have been marginally effective. Due to the forces of globalization, our local economies today can be described as leaky buckets.  Nova Scotia overall has a 35% ‘leakage rate’ of dollars flowing out of the economy, resulting in a dramatic negative trade deficit.

The Centre for Local Prosperity is working with a number of communities in Atlantic Canada to inspire community-led efforts towards ‘future proofing’, which builds local agency for their economic and societal future.  Future proofing is especially important in preparing for global economic fragility and the climate crisis.

Robert Cervelli, Executive Director, Centre for Local Prosperity, will facilitate a workshop “Future Proofing our Community by Growing from Within.”  His presentation will address the need to ‘re-localize’ rural economies, reduce ‘economic leakage,’ and explore initiatives for greater local procurement by businesses and major public-sector institutions such as schools and hospitals.