Creative Communities is pleased to offer an article by guest blogger Petra Cooper, founder and owner of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Co. in Prince Edward County.

On December 18th, 2009, the Financial Times of London published "Britain is Now the Big Cheese in Europe," an article celebrating the revival of cheese making in the UK.  It told a surprising tale.

Creative Communities is pleased to present the second in a two-part series on the Creative Economy for small cities.

Part One of this series, explored how livability and sustainability foster the Creative Economy in small cities as much as the traditional “3 T’s”: tolerance, technology, and talent.  It is equally important to note that many of the growth strategies associated with the creative model have been perceived as less successful in smaller Canadian cities than in their metropolitan counterparts.

Creative Communities is pleased to provide a contribution from guest Blogger Kay-Ann Williams, a PhD student in the Queen's University Department of Geography.

Did you know Canada admitted a total of 247,243 persons as permanent residents in 2008 from over 200 countries and over one-half of those admitted declare English as their official language? 

The Creative Communities Blog is pleased to present a guest blog by Dan Taylor, Economic Development Officer, Prince Edward County.

Betsy Donald, an Associate Professor of Geography at Queen’s University, is well known for her work on the Creative/Food Economy. One of the challenges or problems with the Creative Economy label is it is often misunderstood or worse seen as either controversial or negative.