Backgrounder -
Clarenville - Bonavista
Regional Profile1
Number of Communities: 89, including Lethbridge, Plate Cove West,
Bonavista, Port Rexton, Clarenville, Hickman's Harbour, Sunnyside,
Chapel Arm, Southern Harbour and Come By Chance
Population: 29,605 in 2001 (12,845 in the Smith Sound-Random Island
and Isthmus of Avalon areas combined)
Top Three Industries by Employment Level, 2000: Manufacturing,
Agriculture/Fishing/Forestry/ Hunting, and Retail Trade
Total Number of Businesses 2003: 1,023 businesses, with the top
three industries being Retail Trade, Health Care and Social
Assistance, and Construction
Strategic Sectors
Regional Priority Sectors: Agrifoods and Fisheries, Tourism, Energy,
and Manufacturing
Industrial Diversification Opportunities - Examples
Agrifoods and Fisheries:
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Marketing the
Lethbridge and Area Horticulture Co-operative Cold
Storage/Processing Facility (trends toward food safety and
traceability make such a facility strategic)
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Brand development
for locally grown vegetables throughout region
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Cooperative
marketing of locally produced dairy, fruit, and root crops
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Value-added
secondary processing and new product development of seal,
shellfish and underutilized species throughout the region
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Potential
aquaculture site development inventory
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Cod aquaculture
development including grow-out and R&D opportunities
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Fur breeding
Tourism:
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Cooperative
marketing for the Discovery Trail
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Tourism
infrastructure development and enhancement in key cluster areas
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Shoal Harbour
tourism enhancement initiative
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Continued site
development of the Coaker property in Port Union
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Investigate the
concept of a Centre of Excellence for Tourism Culture and
Heritage Training at the College of the North Atlantic in
Bonavista
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Development of
shoulder season and winter tourism packaging opportunities
anchored by White Hills Alpine and Nordic Ski facilities and the
groomed East Coast Snowmobile Trail
Energy:
Manufacturing:
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Establishment of a
business network for small-scale manufacturers in the region
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Utilization of
innovative approach to human resource development at the firm
level through application of Bridging the Gap concept
1 Source:
Community Accounts |