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Working to ensure sustainable development and resiliency for the OBAC region
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Next Steps: >From Plans to Action
Up until now the Coalition has focused on its primary task – to complete a well researched and credible diversification plan and strategies for the region. While a number of small implementation projects have been undertaken in conjunction with the planning phase, only now are we positioned to move into full implementation mode. Armed with action plans which have been developed for each strategy, the Coalition will spend the next several months actively working with the other levels of government, regionally based groups and industries to see implementation of as many of the 42 recommendations and 246 actions as is feasible.
The Coalition has already started to meet with senior officials in the Provincial Ministries and with local organizations to identify partnership opportunities and common priorities.
Capstone Objectives Provide “Big Picture” Direction
During work on the regional strategies, a number of important themes emerged. These themes indicate that by having: 1) educated and skilled citizens; 2) connected communities; 3) accessible health and social services; and 4) efficient infrastructure, we can become one of the most desirable rural regions in the country in which to live, visit and invest. This led to the adoption of four overarching, or “capstone” objectives for the region’s diversification plan:
- By 2025, we will have the most highly educated and skilled citizenry of any rural region in Canada.
- By 2020, community members throughout the region will be connected to each other and to the global community in a manner that allows the exchange of information and ideas as effectively as anywhere in Canada.
- By 2025 we will be known as a model region for delivery of quality, equitable, coordinated, relevant and cost-effective services to small and rural communities.
- By 2020 the region will be served by an integrated infrastructure network that enables businesses and citizens to be competitive locally and in the broader marketplace.
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