Our Mission

Community Economic Development is a process by which communities can initiate and generate their own solutions to their common economic problems and thereby build long-term community capacity and foster the integration of economic, social and environmental objectives.

CED is an APPROACH to community development taking into account the various pillars of a healthy community. These include social, cultural, environmental and economic pillars. It involves consensus building, increased access to information and a willingness to create changes.

Leading, facilitating, and supporting community economic development within Kicking Horse Country is the role of the Golden Area Initiatives office.

In this role, the office strives to be proactive and strategic by nature, promote change and long-term sustainability; increase community involvement, capacity and empowerment, and achieve economic, environmental, and social balance in all local initiatives.

GAI Strategic Plan 2008-2010 (PDF, 88 kb)

Strategic Plan 2010