The Rural Upper Fundy Partnership conducted six studies to inform its work.

  • Marcel Morin (Lost Art Cartography) created visualizations using satellite-generated imagery of the Rural Upper Bay of Fundy region and the population centres of Alma, Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, St. Martins and Sussex.

  • Conducted by independent digital marketing specialist and Phase 1 working group member Kevin Berry.

  • Conducted by Albert County Museum and working group member Janet Clouson.

  • Conducted by lead practitioner Lisa Hrabluk of Wicked Ideas.

  • Conducted by project evaluation practitioner Jamie Gamble of Imprint Consulting.

  • Conducted by UNESCO Fundy Biosphere team, led by executive director and working group member Dr. Jennifer Dingman.

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Community Building, Facilitation and Engagement

Primary Outcome

The Upper Fundy Development Project working group members and practitioners have presented to community groups, local governments, and hosted public engagement sessions to identify core challenges across the region, facilitate ideation sessions to workshop possible solutions and gather feedback on its work.

The Upper Fundy Development Project Phase 1 report’s primary recommendation was the creation of a new entity, the Upper Bay of Fundy Rural Region Network, to address the challenges the community identified as the greatest barriers to prosperity and change.