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1980-1994 (Creation)
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- Eastern Shore Development Commission
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2.4 m of textual records
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Incorporated in 1980, the Eastern Shore Development Commission was an independent agency whose primary objective was the promotion and encouragement of new business and industrial development in the Eastern Shore region of Nova Scotia. Funded by several levels of government (federal, provincial and municipal), it researched and studied possibilities for economic development, tourism and recreation, and natural resource development. It also prepared and disseminated statistical and other information for promotional purposes and made recommendations and proposals to various levels of government relating to the development of industry and business. During its first ten years the commission attempted to attract outside investment to the area; in the 1990s its focus shifted to fostering growth from within the region. In 1994, reduced funding led to the termination of its operations.
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Consists of material documenting the activities of the commission and accumulated by the executive director. Arranged into five series: minutes of the commission, 1980-1994; correspondence of the executive director, 1980-1994; proposals and submissions to government, 1982-1993; case files, 1980-1994; and newspaper clippings, 1984-1989. The clippings are a photocopied chronological compilation of news events concerning the Eastern Shore, particularly concerning political and economic developments. Most are taken from the Halifax dailies, and include the occasional Eastern Shore publication.
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Donated by Greg Brown, the former executive director of the commission, in 1996.
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Minutes, correspondence, proposals and submissions and newspaper clippings series arranged chronologically; case files series arranged alphabetically by file title.