Leading by example
City of North Bay
We helped the City of North Bay develop a strategic and proactive approach to leveraging the community’s cultural resources.
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Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
We helped the RMWB better understand the challenges and opportunities for local businesses through a business visitation pilot project.
Bermuda
The Bermuda Cultural Map is the first national cultural mapping project and signals growing international recognition of cultural mapping.
Town of Minto, Ontario
We developed a Cultural Plan for Minto, putting culture at the centre of building Minto’s creative rural economy.
Town of Richmond Hill, Ontario
We prepared a cultural plan that fully integrated with the Town’s new Strategic Plan, Economic Development Strategy and Official Plans.
City of Vaughan
We developed a cultural plan for Vaughan that was effectively integrated with its new Official Plan and Economic Development Strategy.
County of Elgin
We worked collaboratively with the County of Elgin, to create a 5-year economic development plan and tourism strategy which is now being implemented.
Tiffany & Company
We worked with Tiffany and the provincial government to locate a facility in Ontario near a diamond mine at Attawapiskat.
Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford Counties Local Training Board
We developed a workforce development strategy for Elgin-St. Thomas that provides policy framework and community infrastructure to support its economic development goals.
City of Calgary, Alberta
For Calgary, we created a 10-year economic development strategy. We gathered input from more than 400 business and community leaders.
EOCFD Network Inc.
We were retained by the EOCFD Network Inc to develop a strategy to capitalize on the regional creative economy.
District of Bulkley-Nechako, B.C.
We developed seven separate industrial land inventories and strategies for each of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako’s rural regions.
Oulu Development Agency, Finland
We facilitated a trade mission from the Oulu Region in Finland to Ontario to build new municipal partnerships with Canadian communities.
City of Mississauga
With the City of Mississauga, we built an economic development strategy to assist the City’s efforts to drive new investment in the community.
Town of Markham
We developed a transformative strategy designed to position the Town of Markham at the leading edge of the GTA’s economic development activity.
Nipigon and Red Rock Indian Band
We helped lay the groundwork for the Township of Nipigon and Red Rock Indian Band to attract new businesses and expand existing businesses.
Temagami First Nation
We worked with Temagami First Nation to create a Community Economic Development Strategy reflective of and developed by the community.
Quinte Ec. Dev. Commission
We helped the Quinte Economic Development Commission to support manufacturing workforce development and create jobs.
Brock University, Niagara
We coordinated a feasibility study and cluster development plan for an interactive media facility in the Niagara area.
City of Burlington
We worked with the Burlington Economic Development Corporation to complete an investment attraction strategy for the city.
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs
To build organizational capacity and understanding of economic development, we provided training for the Ministry’s field staff across the province.
Manitoba Ministry of Agriculture
The Manitoba Ministry of Agriculture invited Brock Dickinson to give the keynote address at their annual conference on rural development issues.
