The Schoolhouse Cafe, Sandy Cove on Digby Neck, will be hosting a screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect between 2:30 and 5:00 pm. The film documents the vision created at the Centre for Local Prosperity’s Climate Change & the Human Prospect: A Thinkers’ Retreat held at Thinkers Lodge […]

The Hall in Parrsboro, NS, will be hosting a screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect beginning at 6:30pm. The film documents the vision created at the Centre for Local Prosperity’s Climate Change & the Human Prospect: A Thinkers’ Retreat held at Thinkers Lodge in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in […]

Robert Cervelli, Executive Director, will be giving a keynote address "Growing from Within, Import Replacement Strategy" at the 2019 Intersections for Growth Conference, at the Ramada Hotel, Regina, Saskatchewan on Wednesday, May 1st, from approximately 10:30 to 11:30am.  The conference is hosted by the Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance.  

Most rural communities in Atlantic Canada are in decline, and programs to address these issues have been marginally effective. The Centre for Local Prosperity is working with a number of communities in Atlantic Canada to inspire community-led efforts towards ‘full spectrum sustainability’, which works across all aspects of a community’s social fabric and economy.  This […]

The Cape Breton Environmental Film Festival will be hosting a screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect beginning at 6:30pm at the Drs. Coady and Tompkins Memorial Library in Margaree Folks, NS. The film documents the vision created at the Centre for Local Prosperity’s Climate Change & […]

The Future Proofing Lockeport Community Group will be holding another planning session at the Lockeport Recreation Centre, 26 North Street, Lockeport from 6:30-9:00pm on Thursday, May 16th.  The meeting will be facilitated by Robert Cervelli, Executive Director, Centre for Local Prosperity.

Gregory Heming,Senior Advisor, will be a keynote speaker at the Strengthening Communities Conference Scotland, which brings together people who are at the heart of community-led development in the Islands and Highlands. They held the inaugural event in September 2017 and are pleased to be hosting a second conference on the 27th and 28th May 2019 […]

Robert Cervelli, Executive Director, will be presenting a 20 minute PechaKucha presentation entitled "Future Proofing Our Communities" at the opening evening of the How We Thrive Conference, June 2-5, Mount St Vincent University. Future proofing communities involves a 'full-spectrum sustainability' view of a community's economic diversity and stability, socio-cultural cohesion, food and energy resilience and […]

The Flourish Centre will be hosting a screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect beginning at 6:30pm at the HB Studios Sports Centre, 543 Glen Allan Dr., Bridgewater, NS. The film documents the vision created at the Centre for Local Prosperity’s Climate Change & the Human Prospect: […]

On Sunday, July 28th at 12:00 noon, youth from across Atlantic Canada will be planting a red oak tree at the Thinkers Lodge in Pugwash, Nova Scotia as a symbol of their commitment to fighting climate change and protecting the planet for the next seven generations. This public and media event culminates an intensive 3-day […]