Who are the partners in RDAs?
Funding partners include the Office of Economic Development, ACOA, municipalities and Community Services. Regional Development Authorities – Examples of Accomplishments Antigonish Regional Development Authority: • led the charge for energy usage by working to identify innovative ways to distribute gas and use wind power • provided support for Farmers Market and tourism initiatives • working on a skills inventory of the county Cape Breton County Economic Development Authority: • developed a retirement program to bring ex-patriots back to Cape Breton; 500 people have returned to their Island home • conducted a skills inventory of 7,000 unemployed people and 70,000 households in Cape Breton County. The inventory has been used by EDS and Stream, among others.