The Municipality works proactively to offer an attractive environment for responsible business development throughout the District. One new path for development is through the Guysborough District Business Partnership. Please click on the link to find out more details.
Tourism Advantages
With about 4,000 kilometres of varied coastline and scenic forest trails, the District is perfect for eco-tourism and outdoor recreation development.
The Municipality of the District of Guysborough, along with its partners in economic development, is able and ready to help potential investors – big and small – understand and seize the opportunities available now and in the future.
A Bounty of Natural Wealth
The District of Guysborough is blessed with an abundance of valuable natural resources. Canso, on our northeast coast, was the first permanent European fishing settlement in the Americas. The fishery and our abundant forests have provided a living to most of our residents for generations.
Tourism
Of course our greatest natural resource is our beautiful surroundings – our majestic coastline and forested hills – the foundation of our growing tourism industry.