- Antigonish Career Resource Centre
- InRich Career Resource Centre (Inverness & Port Hawkesbury)
- Guysborough Career Resource Centre
- Canso and Area Career and Job Counselling Centre
5.11 Regional Development Authorities/Agencies
Regional Development Authorities (RDAs) were established in 1994 as
the coordinating bodies charged with leading economic development at
the local level. To solidify this new policy of government, the House
of Assembly passed the Regional Community Development Act. This policy
approach was funded under the Community Economic Development Program
of the Canada/Nova Scotia COOPERATION Agreement on Economic Diversification.
The RDA approach is based on regional leadership in the core areas
of: community economic development, community enterprise development,
business development, human resources development and communications
development. RDAs provide leadership and coordinating role in the activities
of local development groups, and in some cases undertake initiatives
to accomplish regional goals.
Regional Development Authorities based in the Strait Region include:
- Strait-Highlands Regional Development Agency
- Antigonish Regional Development Authority
- Guysborough County Development Authority
5.12 Literacy Nova Scotia
Literacy Nova Scotia (LNS) evolved from a province-wide coalition established
in the early 1990s. LNS provides a forum for provincial and regional
organizations and individual members to work together to ensure every
Nova Scotian has equal access to quality literacy education. LNS supports
a movement of people and organizations involved in adult literacy, works
to make governments and the public more aware of adult literacy issues
and supports the adult/student learner voice in Nova Scotia. |