Sustainable Communities Initiative Project

The Sustainable Communities Initiatives Program (SCI), is a combined initiative between Natural Resources Canada, and other federal, provincial and local governments whose mandate is to bring on-line decision making tools to Aboriginal, rural and northern communities in Canada. The program provides the opportunity for communities to become equipped with geospatial tools, useful for monitoring natural resources for better management practices.

The Coalition Sustainable Communities Initiative Project elaborated in partnership with NRCan as of January 2002 now includes six communities. The communities of Miramichi (MREAC), Bathurst (BSDP), Tracadie(CEPA), Badeque(BBEMA), Montague(SEA), and the Magdalene Islands (ZIP) all benefit from the help of the Coalition GIS Mentor, Inuk Simard, in their projects to become more sustainable. More communities might add themselves to this project in the following months depending on funding and further agreements with NRCan (SCI).

For more information on SCI visit www.pcd.gc.ca

For more information on the Coalition Sustainable Communities Initiatives Project click

• GIS Mentorship Project -pdf format
• Progress report on the Sustainable Communities Initiative program from Natural Resources Canada by the Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group (GDDPC)

Indicators Workshop

***Indicators Report -doc format***
***Indicators Report -pdf format***

Climate Change and Coastal Communities Workshop - November 2004

***Final Report -pdf format***