Community: Porter's Lake

project
- Food Security, Immigration
NS Agri-food Immigration Integration Project
- Funded
  
  Dec. 2022
- Status
  
  Complete
- Institution
  
  SMU
- Community
  
  Porter's Lake
In 2023, Dr. Claudia DeFuentes (SMU) and Chris Atwood (Blue Water CBDC) worked together to identify barriers to entry into the Nova Scotia agri-food industry for immigrants.
project
- Community Development, Immigration
Rural Agri-Business and Immigrant Engagement
- Funded
  
  Jul. 2019
- Status
  
  Complete
- Institution
  
  SMU
- Community
  
  Porter's Lake
Dr. Claudia DuFeuentes from Saint Mary's University is working with Chris Atwood, Executive Director of CBDC Bluewater to explore the potential to attract immigrants with agri-business skills and expertise to the Eastern Shore region of Nova Scotia.