All Reports can be found in the online library (some of which are only available in hard copy).
RECENT REPORTS
Forests and Forestry in Prince Edward Island: Backgrounder to a Public Forum December 12, 2001. Wendy MacDonald 2002. 62 pp. coil bound
Icelandair 2001: International Air Services and Atlantic Canada. Sasha Mullally, Polyvalence.netWork 2001. 60 pp. coil bound
Some Island Entrepreneurs. David Cousins, November 2001. 40 pp. coil bound
From Grassroots to Grim Reapings: A History of The Prince Edward Island Rural Development Council. Michael O'Grady. ISBN 0-919013-29-5, 98 pp. coil bound.
Centre for the New Economy: Business Plan. October 2000. 30 pp. coil bound
Electoral Reform for Prince Edward Island: A Discussion Paper. J. Andrew Cousins, October 2000. 54 pp. coil bound.
Tasmania: The Strange and Verdant Politics of a Strange and Verdant Island. Peter Hay, a public lecture given July 2000.
Pondering Ponds: A Process for Assessing Community Attitudes Toward In-Stream Impoundments on Prince Edward Island. Shauna McCabe, March 2000. 68 pp.; coil bound.
A Place to Stay? The Report of the Prince Edward Island Population Strategy '99. Population Strategy Panel, March 2000. ISBN 0-919013-44-9; 240 pp.; no charge; coil bound.
Homemade Futures: Community Capacity Building Conference. November 4-5, 1999. Final report. 32 pp.; coil bound.
The Geography of Governance: An Overview of Boundaries, Powers and Responsibilities on Prince Edward Island. J. A. Cousins, March 1999. ISBN 0-919013-38-4; 66 pp.; no charge; coil bound.
Securing our Future: An Employment Strategy for Prince Edward Island. Employment Summit Panel, December 1998. ISBN 0-919013-36-8; 168 pp.; no charge; coil bound.
NORTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS REPORTS
Ten Lessons for Economic Development in Small Jurisdictions: The European Perspective. David Milne, February 2000. 32 pp. coil bound
Seasonality in Tourism in the Small Islands of the North Atlantic, Laura Hagen, March 1998
The Story in the Landscape: The Promise of Cultural Tourism. Report of the Cultural Tourism Conference Planning Committee by Jolliffe and Associates, September 1997
Obtaining Value from Waste: Primary Resource Industry Waste on Prince Edward Island, J. A. Cousins, September 1997
Lessons from the Edge: The North Atlantic Islands Programme Public Engagement Strategy, January 17, 1997
Salt Water Frontiers: Jurisdiction as a Resource for Small Islands, Barry Bartmann. Keynote Address to the Annual Conference of the Island Institute, Castille, Maine, October 1996.
Looking Beyond the Periphery, The 1996 SSHRC International Summer Institute Final Report
Aquaculture and the Export of Knowledge-based Services, Carolyn A. Gillis, M.Sc., May 1996
Public Engagement: The North Atlantic Islands Programme, David Curran Associates, July 1995
Lessons from the Edge: The North Atlantic Islands Programme Proposal
Local Knowledge/Global Challenge: Smart Community Development
(International Conference and Technology Applications Expo, October 13-16, 1999,
Summerside, Prince Edward Island) Final Report.
Aussi disponible en français
sous le titre Savoir local/Défi global: Développement des communautés
ingénieuses (Conférence internationale et exposition d'applications
technologiques, du 13 au 16 octobre 1999, Summerside, Île-du-Prince-Édouard)
Rapport Final. 106 pp; coil bound.
Finding Our Niche: The Knowledge Economy and Prince Edward Island. Papers from a public forum held Monday, February 23, 1998. 80 pp.; coil bound.
Agriculture on PEI: Sunset Industry or Economic Cornerstone? Papers from a symposium held November 25, 1996. ISBN 0-919013-32-5; 88 pp.;coil bound.
Maritime Union: Is it a Good Idea for PEI? Papers from a symposium, February 27, 1996. ISBN 0-919013-28-7; 74 pp.; coil bound.
Prince Edward Island and the Canadian Constitution: A Brief to the Standing Committee on the Constitution. Presented by Harry Baglole, Barry Bartmann, David Bulger, and Henry Srebrnik. December 1, 1997. 25 pp.; coil bound
West Prince: A Community Profile, prepared by Janice Ployer for the Conference "Toward a Working Rural Landscape: Revitalizing the Rural Economy" October 15-18, 1997 (co-hosted with the Canadian Rural Restructuring Foundation).
Overview Paper on the Knowledge Economy and Society by Wendy MacDonald. 40 pp.
International Small Islands Research: The Global Context and Is There a Role for the Institute of Island Studies? by James Ramsay, August 1990, 135 pp.
Hedgerows Can Help: Soil Conservation, Crop Protection, Wildlife Habitat, Landscape Beauty by Ian MacQuarrie. Four-page brochure co-published with the P.E.I. Department of Energy and Forestry.
Focus on the Land: Preparing for the Royal Commission . Report on public education project held in preparation for the hearings of the Royal Commission on the Land. Includes a five-page illustrated fact sheet designed to inform the public about Island Land Issues, 1989, 66 pp.
The Best of the Past: Traditional, Sustainable Agriculture in Prince Edward Island by Wayne MacKinnon and Elinor Vass. Prepared for the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture, 1989, 86 pp.
An Island Future: Towards Sustainability and Self Reliance by Dr. George McRobie. In English and French, 1988, 20 pp.
Report on a Sound and Film Archives for Prince Edward Island by Jim Hornby and John Shaw, 1988, 58 pp.
Public Meetings on the Fixed Crossing: Report to the Office of the Premier , December 1987-January 1988, 44 pp.
Inventory of Natural Science Specimens of Prince Edward Island by Kathy Martin. Produced in association with the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, December 1983, 26 pp. with 500 pp. appendices.
PUBLIC FORUMS AND SMALL CONFERENCES
Seeing the Forest, Island Forest Forum 2001: Proceedings from a Public Forum December 2001. Prepared by Wendy MacDonald. 40 pp. coil bound
3rd Annual Island Youth Forum: Youth and Work: Proceedings of the Forum, November 15, 2001. Prepared by Shannon Hartigan. 74 pp. coil bound
Learning from Each Other: First Annual Conference of Community Development Lead Organizations, December 2, 2000. Final report and proceedings. 40 pp. coil bound
Homemade Futures: Community Capacity Building Conference. November 4 and 5, 1999. Final report and proceedings. 30 pp. coil bound
Finding Our Niche: The Knowledge Economy and Prince Edward Island Papers from a public forum held Monday, February 23, 1998. Includes presentations by Wayne Hooper, Wendy MacDonald, Ed Lawlor, David Cook, Aubrey Cormier, Paul Patterson, Gary Stairs, Doug House, Verna Bruce, Michael Greene, David Bodde, and Michael Dow. 79 pp. coil bound.
The Premier's Forum on Youth, final report on a symposium held on May 21, 1998. 64 pp. coil bound
Agriculture on PEI: Sunset Industry or Economic Cornerstone? Papers from a symposium held November 25, 1996. ISBN 0-919013-32-5, 88 pp. coil bound.
Maritime Union: Is it a Good Idea for PEI? Papers from a symposium, February 27, 1996. ISBN 0-919013-28-7, 74 pp. coil bound.
The Island Media: How Well is the Public Served?, December 2, 1987, 32 pp. Contains three talks: "Island Journalism: An Overview," by Al Holman; "Island Media: A Bureaucrat's Perspective," by John Eldon Green; and "Island Media: A View From Inside," by Martin Dorrell.
Rules of the Game: Land Use and Land Ownership on P.E.I., November 10, 1988, 23 pp. Contains talk by John McClellan: "Land Use and Land Ownership: Planning for the Future." (Keynote address only published in proceedings.) Other speakers: Bob Wilson, President of the P.E.I. Real Estate Association; Daryl Guignon, Biologist.
Meech Lake and Confederation, April 11, 1988, 40 pp. Contains four talks: "Meech Lake and Confederation," by Premier J. Ghiz.; "Meech Lake and Island Francophones," by J.P. Arsenault; "Women and the Meech Lake Accord," by Daphne Dumont; and "Sizing up Meech Lake," by David Milne.
Free Trade and Prince Edward Island: What are the Consequences?, October 15, 1987, 40 pp. Contains three talks: "The Politics of Free Trade," by John Crossley; "The Benefits of a Free Trade Agreement," by Elizabeth Beale; and "Free Trade: The Consequences for P.E.I.," by Scott Sinclair.
Employment and Unemployment: Public Policy and Rural Communities, May 20, 1987, 38 pp. Contains three talks: "Appropriate Development and Employment in Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island," by Doug House; "The Human Face of Unemployment," by Tricia Cheverie; and "Island Blue Mussels: A Success Story in Local Economic Development," by John Sullivan.
The Fixed Crossing and the Island: Bonanza or Boondoggle?, October 8, 1986, 23 pp. Contains three talks: "A Socio-Economic Perspective," by Frank Schwartz; "An Argument in favour," by Graham Miner; and "An Argument Against," by Sharon Fraser.
Shopping Malls: Their Development & Impact in Atlantic Canada, September 24, 1986, 40 pp. Contains three talks: "Shopping Malls," by Michael Ircha; "Major Retail Development: A West Royalty Perspective," by Rory Beck; and "Major Retail Development: A Downtown Perspective," by Chris Cudmore.
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