Rural Development: Newfoundland Economic Recovery Commission

Newfoundland Economic Recovery Commission: In fact, if Nova Scotia is to emerge from its current economic doldrums, there is a need to see vigorous growth throughout the rural and small communities that are such a part of the Nova Scotia fabric, according to The Chronicle Herald. My experience as a commissioner with the Newfoundland Economic Recovery Commission in the 1990s, and later as a consultant to it, leaves me with a strong appreciation of the need for rural development to come from the bottom up and not from the top down. Government has a role to play in all economic development, but many times that role should be to stay on the sidelines and not do things that inhibit growth and The Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy has generated a lot of media coverage in recent weeks. As the title implies, the emphasis is on new, and while that is understandable, we should not forget the need to strengthen the traditional economy of this province much of it rural. To do that, we need to understand that it is not always necessary to be on the leading edge of technology. Sometimes it is far better to be on the trailing edge of technology as long as we are successful. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.