the Municipality of Pictou County. I can say that any time we reach out to the public through written pieces or speakers or whatever the method, the Town of New Glasgow rec- ognizes the importance of a regional perspective. It’s what we do because the whole region is our home. The pillars of business retention are human assets and it’s stories like Nancy’s and Geralyn’s that we want to encourage. If anywhere in Pictou County was once your home or you’re looking for a place to call your own, we want you back, we want to welcome you here! Business and infrastructure plays a big role in attracting people to stay and live here, whether they’re former residents or not.
“We support local and small businesses every step of the way.”
One of the newest attractions is the Pictou County Wellness Centre. This is a wonderful regional asset that everyone I know takes advantage of in some way. We moved back here after being away for many years. My wife and I have three young boys and we use the Wellness Centre many times a week – through the winter we’re there most days for hockey. Our family takes advantage of the gym and the pool, too. These are the kinds of things that make this region such an attractive place to do business and raise a family. ND: The Wellness Centre has been a tremendous asset in attracting major events of both a regional and provin- cial scope to our county. The centre has hosted the 2016 Nova Scotia 55+ Games, the UNSM Spring Conference, the provincial Silver Economy Summit, Hockey Nova Scotia Day of Champions, plus major concerts and many, many skating and hockey provincial championships. The corpo- rate sector and community organizations are also hosting major events for their businesses and organizations in this amazing facility. The Maritime Junior A Hockey league and it member teams have also named the Wellness Centre as one of the top facilities in their league. All of these activities help to put the town and the region on the map for future events. “The way small businesses have taken over downtown where some of the bigger, old anchor businesses have left off is incredible. It’s going and it’s growing!” GM: Because of the diversity of the people of the region, the people of Pictou County really work hard to promote and support cultural events and festivals that are for everyone. We’re a very inclusive community. We have a very active Race Relations and Anti-Discrimination Committee in New Glasgow and places like Glasgow Square Theatre and the Wellness Centre are invaluable public forums to
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