Envisioning a Sustainable Future; the example of Craik, Sask.
July 5, 2007 on 1:44 pm | In Presentations | No CommentsOver the last five years the town has managed to turn themselves around in very significant ways. They have welcomed 47 new families over the last year and a half! They have hosted fairs and trade shows and brought hundreds of people to their community to learn from their example. They have attracted a large-scale business that will build a factory for processing hemp and natural fibres using green technologies and thereby create dozens of new jobs. They have a chemical-free nine-hole golf course that attracts many players. They have received national and international coverage as a leading example of how a small community can thrive and benefit from the choices they have made together in envisioning their future.
Read More..>>Establishing a Mahone Bay Housing Development Corporation
July 5, 2007 on 1:16 pm | In Presentations | No CommentsOne approach to address housing needs and maximize revenues to the Town of Mahone Bay: Incorporate a for-profit Mahone Bay Housing Development Corporation. If it gets at least 90% of its income from operations in the town, the Corporation’s income would not be taxable …
- by Veryan Haysom
How development should be adding to our resources, not trading off one for another
July 5, 2007 on 12:37 pm | In Presentations | No CommentsSuccessful community development builds on our existing resources, including recreation resources, natural environments, the town’s character and ambience, and the participation of residents. Trading one resource for another does not lead to success.
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- —370 Petition signatures collected as of March 11th, 2008.
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LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN
Please write letters outlining your concerns for the environmental, recreational and heritage issues to:
His Worship Mayor C. Joe Feeney
Town of Mahone Bay
P.O. Box 530, 493 Main Street
Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0
FAX Mahone Bay Town Council at: (902) 624-8069.
It is really helpful to send copies of your letters to the following:
The Hon. Michael Baker (our MLA)
Minister of Finance
PO Box 187, Halifax, NS B3J 2N3
1723 Hollis St., Halifax NS B3J 1V9
Executive Secretary’s e-mail: coughlat@gov.ns.ca
The Honourable Barry Barnett
Minister of Health Promotion and Protection
Nova Scotia Health Promotion and Protection
World Trade and Convention Centre
5th Floor, Suite 520
1800 Argyle Street, PO Box 487
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2R7
healthpromotion@gov.ns.ca
The Hon. Mark Parent
Nova Scotia Environment and Labour
PO Box 697
5151 Terminal Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8
e-mail Exec Sec: messerv@gov.ns.ca
Jim Wentzell, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Mahone Bay
E-mail CAO: clerk@townofmahonebay.ca
And don't forget to write letters to the Editor of
the Chester Clipper and
the Progress Enterprise