Coastal Communities Face the Future

A Short Film Celebrating Canada’s Coastal Communities
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16 May Coastal Communities Face the Future

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Coastal Communities Face the Future is a new short film looking at how Canada’s coastal communities face the future, create solutions and take action, inspiring a way forward for all of us.

Coastal Communities Face the Future highlights the resiliency of coastal communities in tackling a range of challenges, notably climate change, as they prepare for the future. The film, drawing on inspiration from experiences of Canada’s coastal communities, highlights the need for governments, policymakers and others to recognize community values and support community initiatives.

Quote from film: Coastal communities, like all communities are a source of inspiration and solution. With the right support, ideas turn into conversations. Conservations, move on to community meetings. Meetings lead to the actions that will make a difference. The power of community facing the future.

This 11-minute film will be of interest to all those living on the coast, as well as all others who care about the coast, including communities and community associations, citizen organizations, governments and policymakers. The film, which is also suitable for school and university classrooms, provides an inspiring view of how people, in communities, come together to overcome challenges and prepare for the future.

Collage of coastal communities across Canada, including Nova Scotia, Labrador, PEI, British Columbia, and Nunavut.

Produced by Nexus Media. Executive Producer: Anthony Charles. Funded by the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), Saint Mary’s University and The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). For further information, please contact CCRN@SMU.CA.

Logos of funding agencies, including the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), Saint Mary’s University, the Community Conservation Research Network, and The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)