Cape Breton Regional Municipality: John Whalley

New Thoughts Dept: Coun. Ray Paruch, chairman of the integrated sustainability committee, said new people with fresh ideas are needed as the area's population declines, according to CBC. John Whalley, CBRM's economic development officer, said there was a steady out migration of residents in 2008-2009, with few immigrants coming in and cape Breton Regional Municipality needs an infusion of new blood and is looking at ways to encourage immigrants to settle in the area. "Right now we've identified a need in the community, there's no question about it. And in order to move this community forward, we need some new thoughts, new opinions and new ideas and some new people with new skills," he said Monday. As reported in the news.
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