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Community Star Gazing Evening by The Milky Way Society
Biosphere Member Profile: The Parry Sound Area Community Business & Development Centre
The Parry Sound Area Community Business & Development Centre (CB&DC) is proud to be a member and partner of the GBBR. The CB&DC focuses on job creation through community strategic planning, providing loans, and funding and advisory services. We envision a healthy life for everyone in our communities.The CB&DC is a federally supported not-for-profit Community Futures Development Corporation, governed by volunteers in partnership with FedNor. The services provided by the CB&DC exist to promote economic growth and community development of the Parry Sound and region.
In promoting businesses and tourism, we celebrate the unique landscape of the Georgian Bay region, embrace its diversity, and share this pride with all who visit, offering information about the region. CB&DC wants to make the Parry Sound region a thriving economic hub for those living and visiting. This is accomplished by providing loans to assist both start-up and existing businesses. Since opening its doors in 1987 the CB&DC has approved over 528 loans, valued at over 45 million dollars. The CB&DC has created and assisted in maintaining 2173 jobs in the local area. Contact us, we may be able to help!
Eat Around the Sound Workshop: Introduction to Greenhouse Management
We’re Hiring! Tourism Development Coordinator
Do you love being outdoors? Are you interested in helping grow sustainable tourism in a World Biosphere Reserve? Apply as our next Tourism Development Coordinator by April 10th. Biosphere Member Profile: Canadore College West Parry Sound Campus
A Biosphere Member since 2012, Canadore College’s West Parry Sound Campus has been proud to support the Biosphere’s mission for the past six years. Canadore College strives to be a true “Community College”, creating a space for important community initiatives that have a local impact.
In 2016 Canadore established the Parry Sound and Area Community Apiary as an educational resource for both locals and visitors. Since its creation, we estimate that we have welcomed close to 1,000 visitors, aged from two to 85 years old, who have learned about the importance of pollinators and honey bees.
Over the years, Canadore has partnered with the GBBR to provide many educational opportunities for individuals, organizations, and school groups. Together just last year we partnered on the Sweet Honey Festival, the Green Energy Forum, Monarch Butterflies & Mason Bees Workshop, and ‘Pollinator Power’ apiary school visits. We have been proud to partner for the past five years with the GBBR and Community Living Parry Sound on community gardens, providing space for one on site.
Canadore College’s West Parry Sound Campus is looking forward to building on the great work already completed with more events being planned in 2018. Canadore is dedicated to making sure that great things continue to happen here.
Turtle Trauma Workshop – Registration Open
We’re Hiring! Education Program Assistant
View the Education Program Assistant job description here. Deadline is March 23rd, 2018.
We’re Hiring! Indigenous Youth Coordinator
Please see here for details. Deadline for applications March 30, 2018. GBBR_Indigenous Youth Coordinator
Biosphere Member Profile: Coco Can – Property Management
Coco Can… was started in 2013 and has been a Biosphere Member since 2015. We are a small Sustainable Property Maintenance business located in and serving the Pointe au Baril area.
Coco Can… provides a variety of ‘helping hands’ services, including: opening and closing cottages, arrival and departure help, errands and shopping, organizing and cleaning, gardening and watering, painting and staining, residence watch, and general maintenance.
Living and working within the beauty of the GBBR helped initiate the idea of creating a property maintenance business based on environmental sustainability and encouraging sustainable living practices.