For over 20 years, the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development was a trusted, non-partisan organization that not only conducted and facilitated original research on public policy and regional development in Newfoundland and Labrador, but also acted as a central connector between municipalities, community organizations, industry, provincial government, and the university.
The Harris Centre had two primary goals: to assist in the responsible development of the economy and society of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to stimulate informed discussion of important provincial issues.
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To save money, Memorial University of Newfoundland decided to shutter the Harris Centre in August 2025. The SLG Hub mourns this loss of expertise, institutional knowledge, and trusted policy and research support. All of us in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador are the poorer for it.