Interim Report on the Renewal Strategy for Jobs and Growth Interim Report on the Renewal Strategy for Jobs and Growth 3.5 Stronger Communities and Stronger Regions Stronger Communities - A Stronger Province Economic development happens within communities. This is where businesses operate and people are employed. The communities are not just the beneficiaries of this process - they are an integral part of it. Businesses start with a competitive advantage and an entrepreneur.
Businesses grow with a supportive community.
Efforts that are centrally-driven or fragmented and uncoordinated do not produced the desired results. Similarly, efforts at the community level that do not link to overall provincial policies and priorities do not work. The consultations made it clear that provincial priorities and community priorities must come together and that the most effective means to accomplish this is to focus on regional development strategies. Stronger communities and stronger regions will lead to a stronger province. This was the clear message delivered in the consultations.