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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BDC786.16B44560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [Annapolis and Digby Counties, Nova Scotia] - The United Nations has = named the Western Valley Development Authority (WVDA) to the Global Best = Practices 100 List. The List was created by the United Nations Centre = for Human Settlement to recognize the 100 most effective initiatives in = the world for improving living conditions.=20 Earlier this year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and = Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized part of the Western Valley as = an international model of economic development for communities impacted = by the collapse of the fisheries. In March, development agencies in = British Columbia recommended that the WVDA be used as a model for = economic development initiatives in that province. "Our economy has traditionally been based on natural resources - = fishing, forestry, agriculture. Those industries are still the backbone = of our region, but more and more we need to look in new directions," = said Brock Dickinson, Executive Director of the WVDA. These new = directions include a strong commitment to community-based management, = environmental protection, the development of environmental technologies = and industries, and the innovative use of information technologies. The United Nations Centre for Human Settlement (UNCHS) will be promoting = the WVDA=92s approach worldwide, through a media relations campaign, a = series of publications and the creation of a Best Practices Database. = "The valuable knowledge and experience WVDA have gained, therefore, will = be shared with people from around the world," said Nicholas You, = Coordinator of the UNCHS Best Practices and Leadership Programme. For more information, contact Brock Dickinson at (902) 245-2412. wvda@fox.nstn.ca http://www.wvda.com ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BDC786.16B44560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#fff8f0> <DIV> <P align=3Djustify>[Annapolis and Digby Counties, Nova Scotia] - The = United=20 Nations has named the Western Valley Development Authority (WVDA) to the = Global=20 Best Practices 100 List. The List was created by the United Nations = Centre for=20 Human Settlement to recognize the 100 most effective initiatives in the = world=20 for improving living conditions. </P> <P align=3Djustify>Earlier this year, the United Nations Educational, = Scientific=20 and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized part of the Western Valley = as an=20 international model of economic development for communities impacted by = the=20 collapse of the fisheries. In March, development agencies in British = Columbia=20 recommended that the WVDA be used as a model for economic development=20 initiatives in that province.</P> <P align=3Djustify></P> <P align=3Djustify>"Our economy has traditionally been based on = natural=20 resources - fishing, forestry, agriculture. Those industries are still = the=20 backbone of our region, but more and more we need to look in new=20 directions," said Brock Dickinson, Executive Director of the = WVDA. =20 These new directions include a strong commitment to community-based = management,=20 environmental protection, the development of environmental technologies = and=20 industries, and the innovative use of information technologies.</P> <P align=3Djustify></P> <P align=3Djustify>The United Nations Centre for Human Settlement = (UNCHS) will be=20 promoting the WVDA’s approach worldwide, through a media relations = campaign, a series of publications and the creation of a Best Practices=20 Database. "The valuable knowledge and experience WVDA have gained,=20 therefore, will be shared with people from around the world," said = Nicholas=20 You, Coordinator of the UNCHS Best Practices and Leadership = Programme.</P> <P align=3Djustify></P> <P>For more information, contact Brock Dickinson at (902) = 245-2412.</P></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:wvda@fox.nstn.ca">wvda@fox.nstn.ca</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.wvda">http://www.wvda</A>.com</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTM= L> ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BDC786.16B44560--
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