New Glasgow is the third largest town in Nova Scotia with close to 9,100 residents. It’s known as the commercial-service centre of Northern Mainland Nova Scotia and is working to become known as the ‘Mobile Work Capital’ of Canada. The Town has several active business corridors and is located along the East River of Pictou County. Big and small businesses alike call it home. Art, culture, entrepreneurship, business and industry all coexist here with great lifestyle amenities and close proximity to fantastic beaches. Diversity is not only the cultural reality here; it’s the rule in commerce. The Town of New Glasgow, along with the Pictou County Chamber of Commerce, offer a focused support for business that has been a lifeline for local entrepreneurs, a guiding light for industries, and a thing to be admired by many other communities. The dynamic nature of its economy is the result of careful consideration. Director of Community Economic Development, Geralyn MacDonald and Business Development Officer, Frank MacFarlane are what you would call best practice experts and advocates. When they spoke with Spotlight on Business Magazine, along with Mayor Nancy Dicks,
in late April, one thing was clear: the vibrancy of New Glasgow’s economy is the result of an entrepreneurial spirit and lifestyle its residents have honed and its Council continues to support.
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JUNE 2017 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
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