Success factors in regional cooperation in Newfoundland and Labrador:

1. Communication
2. Leadership and commitment, including time and resources (both human and financial) to adequately consider potential regional initiatives and to put plans into action
3. Necessity
4. Agreements (not always written) that provide mutual benefits
5. Persistence/patience
6. Provincial/government support
7. Equity/fairness in cost sharing and governance arrangements
8. Cooperative spirit, characterized by mutual respect, early inclusion in the process
9. Learning and building relationships (including both staff and political levels), cooperation and a sense of regional community over time
10. Maintaining identity within the partnership

Source: Case Studies in Municipal Service Sharing in Newfoundland and Labrador by K. Vodden (2005)


Five key factors from “Forming Alliances: Working Together to Achieve Mutual Goals” by Linda Hoskins and Emil Angelica:

• Shared purpose
• Shared power and control
• Shared view of interdependence
• Mutual respect and trust
• Shared indicators of progress