Import Replacement Study – Release
Shelburne Fire Hall 63 King Street, Shelburne, Nova ScotiaImport 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 […]
Climate Change and the Human Prospect – film screening
Pugwash Peace Hall Victoria Street, Pugwash, Nova Scotia, CanadaThe Centre for Local Prosperity will be doing a public screening of a documentary film - Climate Change and the Human Prospect - with discussion to follow. The film comes out of the Fall 2017 60th Anniversary Thinkers Lodge Retreat on Climate Change, in which 22 Thinkers gathered for a 2 1/2 day retreat on […]