Community‐University Research for Recovery Alliance (CURRA), Memorial University
Abstract
Under the Federal Gas Tax Agreement, Canadian municipalities are required to
complete an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) by March, 2010.
Integration and sustainability are two key concepts that have become the
foundation of recent models for community planning. The purpose of such planning
is to provide a broad, long‐term plan for a community that will help it maximize
economic and social benefits, without depleting the environmental resources upon
which community members depend.
Like many coastal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, St. Paul’s is
currently facing many challenges to future sustainability. The town also has
opportunities to develop linkages between its many assets in order to build a
stronger community. This document discusses some of these challenges and
opportunities in the context of integrated community sustainability planning. The
document also includes strategies and resources that St. Paul’s, and other, similar
coastal communities can use to develop linkages between community assets