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Import Replacement Study – Release

Shelburne Fire Hall 63 King Street, Shelburne

Import Replacement: Local Prosperity for Rural Atlantic Canada The Centre for Local Prosperity will be releasing a report from its regional study on the economic value of Import Replacement as a development strategy for local communities in Atlantic Canada. The report will be launched at a town hall meeting in Shelburne, Nova Scotia at the […]

The Economic Potential of an Import Replacement Strategy

Andy Horsnell, Centre for Local Prosperity, will be a keynote speaker at the Pictou Chamber of Commerce AGM.  He will be speaking about the recent release of the study Import Replacement: Local Prosperity for Rural Atlantic Canada, and the potential economic development potential for the Pictou area. Article in the Pictou News re: Mr. Horsnell's […]

Finding a Place in the World: Understanding Youth Outmigration from Shrinking Rural Communities

This event will feature the public launch of the SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Report, Finding a Place in the World: Understanding Youth Outmigration from Shrinking Rural Communities, by Dr. Karen Foster and Hannah Main, and a keynote address from Dr. Ray Bollman (Statistics Canada, retired) entitled Rural Outmigration: A Look at Some Numbers.  In addition to […]

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