An import replacement strategy seeks to replace imported goods and services through local production.  Import replacement keeps money in the community. A key starting point is utilizing the procurement power of local public-sector anchor institutions for greater local procurement – spending a greater portion of their budgets back into the local economy. The Centre for […]

Robert Cervelli will present “Re-Localizing Prosperity in Rural Atlantic Canada”. Import replacement is a leading edge local economic development strategy that seeks to produce locally those goods and services that are currently imported into a community or region, as a way to keep money and wealth circulating in the region - 'producing within the community for the […]

The Municipality of the County of Kings will be hosting a screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect at 6:30 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 in Pugwash, Nova […]

A screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect will screen at 7:30 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 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in the fall of 2017. On the 60th Anniversary of […]

As part of the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities Fall Conference, a screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect will screen at 5:30 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 in […]

A screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect will screen at 6:30 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 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in the fall of 2017. On the 60th Anniversary […]

The Centre for Local Prosperity will be participating in a breakout session at the NSFM Fall Conference entitled: "Import Replacement as a Community Development Strategy."  The session runs from 10:10 to 11:15am.  Robert Cervelli will be presenting on behalf of CLP, with 3 other speakers representing communities active in import replacement.

Public Talk: Localizing procurement power from institutions: proven to plug leaks in the economy A study released by the Centre for Local Prosperity in January 2018 showed that 44% of the dollars generated in the Island economy leak away to somewhere else. Join us for this public talk on re-localizing community wealth through 'Import Replacement', […]

A Working Session on local institutional procurement. A study released by the Centre for Local Prosperity in January 2018 showed that 44% of the dollars generated in the Island economy leak away to somewhere else. Join us for this working session on re-localizing community wealth through ‘Import Replacement’, which is the process of plugging economic […]

The Town of Lockeport will be hosting a screening of the 40-minute documentary film by Centre for Local Prosperity Climate Change and the Human Prospect at 7:00 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 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in the […]