History of En Route Isle Madame

Location:

Isle Madame is located at the southern tip of Cape Breton Island. On Highway 104 from Port Hawkesbury or St. Peter's turn off at exit 46 (Louisdale, Arichat exit). An historic island community of 4,300 people, Isle Madame was heavily dependent on the fishing industry. The region is currently undergoing socio-economic upheaval due to the collapse of the Atlantic Groundfish Fishery, the destruction of its major employer, Richmond Fisheries, and the subsequent loss of 500 jobs. The collapse of this major industry has increased the necessity for literacy and technological upgrading which will help create a climate that can be used to restructure the region.

En Route Isle Madame is located in the Federal Post Office Building civic # 2543 Highway 206 Arichat Nova Scotia. The building, computer room, and washroom are all wheelchair accessible.

Purpose:

En Route Isle Madame was established under Industry Canada’s Community Access Program to enable Acadian and English speaking residents of the Isle Madame Region to access francophone and anglophone sources for economic, educational, social and cultural purposes. The site will provide the following services to the commumity:

• Internet training facilities for local entrepreneurs, employers, educators, students, and the general public. Through En Route Isle Madame information on government services will be more accessible. The user will be able to find and retrieve information on virtually any topic from anywhere around the world.

• En Route Isle Madame will foster a more efficient business environment that could attract major employers to the area, thus providing jobs to the residents of the Isle Madame region. Opportunities for our youth to return home after post secondary education could be realized.

• En Route Isle Madame will help create a climate for successful entrepreneurial activity in small business and help train the workforce in order to make the area inviting to industry and tourism.

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