The Nova Scotia Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI)

Alexander L¹*

1. NS Sustainable Communities Initiative, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

A working partnership of more than 40 federal, provincial municipal and First Nations organizations, the Nova Scotia Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) is an innovative and award-winning organization working towards improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Nova Scotia’s communities.

Since its inception in 1999, SCI has taken an incremental approach to this partnership, establishing and testing a new process for governments and communities to work collaboratively.

The intent of the initiative is to facilitate and support partnerships among federal and provincial governments, local municipalities, First Nations, and other local organizations in coordinated efforts to address community issues from a comprehensive and collaborative approach.

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