Regional Cooperation at its Best

It appears to be the norm that the day-to-day activities tend to bog down the best of people. Faced with the onslaught of paper to be filed, calls to be made, deadlines to be met and complaints to be dealt with there never seems to be enough time, effort or resources to get done what really needs to be done in terms of planning for the future.

This is, in short, is the main idea behind the ICSPs that municipalities are now required to complete. As has been discussed here before the ICSPs are an opportunity to look to the future and the Municipal Self-Assessment is the first step in that process.

One group that is looking o the future, and looking for more information on ICSPs, is the Great Humber Joint Council. The CCRC was invited by the GHJC Chair Tony Blanchard, Mayor of the Town of Irishtown - Summerside to speak on long term sustainable planning for municipalities. The presentation was very well received with great questions and interest. The session was also attended by a representative from the Western Star who reported on the event here.

It is truly great to see municipal leaders take a proactive step in understanding the need for long term planning. It is not surprising to see that the GHJC is one of the groups attempting to be proactive as they are a very well established and active joint council. Without a doubt regional cooperation at its best!