On March 17th 2008, local Economic Development Officer, Dan Taylor and Authenticity Principle Greg Baeker, made a presentation, on Prince Edward County’s Creative Rural Economy (CRE). This case study was chosen by the Conference Board of Canada for their International Forum on the Creative Economy, held in Gatineau, Quebec. This presentation was an opportunity to share Prince Edward County’s experience in developing it’s Creative Economy, including the role that Municipal Culture Planning plays in developing a CRE and to illustrate that creative economies are not just urban phenomena’s but the practices and principles can also apply to rural areas.

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Contact Information:
The Conference Board of Canada, 255 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8M7 phone: 613-526-3280 toll free:1-866-711-2262

Case Study Produced by:
Dan Taylor, Prince Edward County, e:dtaylor(at)pecounty.on.ca, ph: 613.476.2148 extn:346
Dr. Greg Baeker, AuthentiCity, e:gbaeker(at)navltd.com, ph: 416.642.7428