 Mayor Rogers opens the meeting
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On Tuesday, October
24, citizens of Harbour Breton along with regional economic development staff came
together at the Lions Club in Harbour Breton to begin a planning process for the
town. This plan, once developed, will be the blueprint for development in the town
covering all sectors.
Mayor Rogers opened the meeting and pointed out the importance of having a
vision to guide the planning. He said that it was important for the citizens to have
a say in the planning process so that everyone can take ownership of it and work to see it
through.
Joe Whiffen, Dave Vardy and Gail Hoskins (Moore) of the Department of
Development and Rural Renewal provided facilitation for the process. After an
overview of what will be happening over the next year, the audience broke into small
groups to discuss various topics including municipal leadership, employment,
infrastructure, youth, seniors, education and numerous other subjects.
The groups then reported back to the meeting and key topics and words were
reviewed for inclusion into the vision statement. The Economic Development Committee
of the town will now work to fine tune the vision statement as a focus for development.
This process will involve other public meetings and the citizens are encouraged to
come out and be heard.
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