Liverpool Waterfront Development Program

Liverpool is revitalizing its waterfront with help from the federal/provincial Waterfront Development Program. The improvements are designed to attract more tourists, encourage new business and continue economic development in the community.

Liverpool Waterfront Development will receive $77,140 for the Privateer Park project, which will include a marina, boat launch ramp site, outdoor interpretive program, harbour walk, and bridge look-offs.

"We've tried to include as much community input as we could, right down to the landscaping," Al Doucet, chair of the Liverpool waterfront development committee. "This rejuvenation of our downtown core and waterfront is not just for visitors, it's for those of us living here as well."

Funded by the Canada/Nova Scotia COOPERATION Agreement on Economic Diversification, the Waterfront Development Program helps towns and villages turn their natural strengths into local economic growth mechanisms.

"This innovative program is an excellent example of the federal government's commitment to working with Nova Scotia communities to promote solid economic growth in rural areas of our province," said Senator Al Graham on behalf of Fred Mifflin, Secretary of State, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. "The waterfront program will help communities make the most of their natural advantages and develop valuable resources in the process."

"Revitalized waterfronts in communities like Liverpool attract new business and tourist traffic which generate economic spinoffs. Waterfronts also provide a forum for building community pride and spirit," said Manning MacDonald, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. "We've been supporting waterfront development initiatives for ten years and we're proud of the profound effect it's having on Nova Scotia's communities."

Clark's Harbour, Digby, Belliveau Cove, Hubbards Cove, Shelburne, Lockeport, Yarmouth, Annapolis Royal, Wolfville, Sheet Harbour, Bridgetown, Isle Madame, New Glasgow, Parrsboro, Guysborough, North Sydney, Sydney, Louisbourg, Port Hawkesbury and Eastern Passage have also been approved for funding under the program.

The Canada/Nova Scotia COOPERATION Agreement on Economic Diversification is co-managed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Nova Scotia Economic Development and Tourism.