Research Area: Community Development

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Dr. John Colton and student researcher Dotun Olutoke, from Acadia University, will work with the community of Hall's Harbour to help them plan for a more resilient future. Pictured here is the project team, from left to right Bernard Miles, Madonna Spinazola, Dave Davies and Ann-Marie Meister all from Halls Harbour Community Development Association. On the right is Dotun Olutoke and John Colton.

Dr. Marcia Ostashewski, (Centre for Sound Communities, CBU) and Graham Marshall (Council Member, Membertou First Nation) will lead a project to explore the potential to bring digital film and music production to Membertou to support community economic and cultural development, including Mi’kmaq language revitalization. In the background is Clifford Paul, one of the co-authors of this team's award winning paper.

Dr. Gabrielle Donnelly, Acadia University and Justin Cantafio, Executive Director of Farmers' Markets Nova Scotia are working together to explore the impact of the Farmers' Markets "Nourishing Communities Food Coupon Program".

Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid and her team at Cape Breton University are working with the Guysborough County Housing Network to better understand the dynamics of affordable housing in that county.

Latispanica Cultural Association members will get to explore their experiences with the recent pandemic through the lens of creative writing with Dr. Andres Arteaga, Saint Mary's University.