Community-led Economic Development
Community-led development engages stakeholders and citizens to co-create plans for the future that reflect the aspirations and values of residents
Community Economic Action Plan
Asset Mapping
Community Conversations
Capacity Building
Planning for Renewal
There are many proven benefits to this approach
Citizen engagement is a new way of thinking about how government works with stakeholders and citizens to achieve a wide range of goals that it cannot achieve alone.
The “bottoms-up” approach has proven to be more successful and sustainable than “top-down” approaches.
The process provides an opportunity and space for diverse stakeholders to safely share their perspectives and to better understand each other in relation to mutual issues and objectives.
The outcomes of community engagement enable decision-makers to be better informed to understand and address the interests of the communities they serve, across services, infrastructure and public spending.
Community Collaborative Structure
Representing cross-sectors of community, business & municipal government
Working together to protect shared interests
Developing strategic alignment and actionaround common goals
An opportunity to bring different stakeholders together to better understand each other inrelation to mutual issues and objectives
Supported by a structure to help plan and advance the ongoing work
Next, we’re working on co-creating a Community Economic Action Plan
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Co-creating a renewed collective vision for community and economic development in Prince Edward County
Photography: OneLook Productions, Daniel Vaughan, Trevor Crowe, George Fischer, Robbie Garden, Karen Palmer & members of the community
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