Economic Growth
The Municipality of the District of Guysborough is open for business! In recent citizen surveys, residents expressed their support for continued and increased economic development initiatives in the Municipality.
We have established the necessary conditions for success - a competitive commercial tax rate and exceptional natural resources, a sustainable fishery, aquaculture, aggregate, minerals, forestry, oil and gas, wind, run-of-the-river hydroelectric opportunities. The Municipality has access to export pipeline, highway and railway infrastructure, the benefits of a deep water seacoast that has been the key to global trading for centuries, and a willing and able workforce.
While parts of the Municipality, including the Shiretown of Guysborough, currently enjoy the benefit of high-speed internet access, this service will be available across the Municipality by the end of 2009.