Agenda

CURRENT AGENDA
(watch this space as the agenda can change) 

Saturday 4th May 2013
COGS, Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
Email:     road2georgetown@gmail.com
Website: bit.ly/road2georgetown
Twitter:   @r2g2013    #r2gCOGS

9:00 Registration:   David MacLean
9:30 Welcome to COGS:   Dennis Kingston
9:35 Welcome to Georgetown Newspapers Atlantic
9:40 Overview of the day:  Bob Maher
9:45 Creative Rural Economy: Greg Baeker (Skype)

Greg Baeker

Ontario's Prince Edward County is a classic example of how a successful Creative Rural Economy evolves through a mix of music, food, and knowledge-based businesses. There are lessons to be learned for rural Nova Scotia. Greg Baeker is a cultural planner and consultant who is familiar with the stories from Ontario on the Creative Rural Economy.
Link to: EconomicDevelopment.org
Link to: Stephen Thorne Pace-Based Cultural Tourism Blog
Link to: Greg Baeker Cultural Development Blog


10:10  Report from the Commission on The New Economy: OneNS:  MarkAustin
Mark Austin lives at Irwin Lake (population 15) near Old Barns, Nova Scotia. He is research director with OneNS and knows rural and small town planning. In 2011 he received an National award of excellence in this field.

10:45  COFFEE BREAK

11:15 Annapolis Futures:   Anne Crossman

Anne Crossman       

Anne Crossman moved to Centrelea in 1998 and lives with her husband, Bill, in the 1866 Messinger house. Anne has spent most of her career in journalism all across Canada. She and Heather LeBlanc have organised two Future Forums in Annapolis looking at municipal governance.

11:30 Story Telling:   Laurent D’Entremont

Laurent D'Entremont  

I date back to August of 1941, which accounts for my corny-type humor...it works for me. I started freelance writings which I do to this very day. I guess I do anything to keep from working...but standup comedy/storytelling is what I love.






12:00 LUNCH BREAK (cafeteria opens during the 50-minute lunch break)

12:50 Phil Milo "On Major Church"

Phil Milo   

Phil has worked, lived and played in Lawrencetown for 31 years. Much of his time has been spent as a land surveyor. If anyone knows the town and the school's history it is him. He enjoys performing on stage, having appeared at King's theatre in Annapolis Royal or as Main Ring announcer for the Annapolis Valley Exhibition. Today he talks about Major Church, early-resident and founder of what is now COGS.

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1:10 Community Mapping:  Heather LeBlanc


1:40 Storytelling Circle:  Host, Edward Wedler (speakers list posted on the website Storytellers Page)

3:15 TEA BREAK (15 minutes)

3:15 Open Forum:   Edward Wedler
HARPIST TIMOTHY HABINSKI & OPEN FORUM DISCUSSIONS


4:00 Wrap-Up: Bob Maher