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Partnership in Community Economic Development: The Example of Greater Moncton
March 1998
Greater Moncton’s recovery from devastating industrial closures and job losses in the 1970s and 1980s has drawn attention across Canada. This report documents how this recovery was achieved, and whether its experience can benefit other regions and municipalities of the Atlantic region.
The study concludes that the community itself has been the real resource, coming together to prepare and implement strategic plans. The community must drive development, drawing on the energies and potential of individuals, businesses and institutions. It must be led locally, and renew itself periodically.
However, the community cannot do everything itself, and must enlist the aid of other partners who bring resources (whether financial support or advice and information) to the partnership.
Partnerships involved in the process have been diverse involving community agencies, federal and provincial departments and the private sector. New partnerships are constantly being set up for new projects.
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