The Group represents a highly specialized and unique team of waterfront and marine development specialists, whose combined skills and experience epitomizes the 'one stop shopping' concept.

The Group provides services for private and public waterfront commercial and residential developments, marinas, harbours, ports, water recreation and resorts, on coastal and inland waterfronts, saltwater and freshwater locations.

 Opportunity 'ground truthing' / viability
 Market analysis, site analysis
 Regional, community and private sector opportunity strategic planning
 Development planning, concept / facility design
 Financial analysis and due diligence
 Securing investment, partnering, and joint ventures
 Project management
 Design and construction consultation on retail and entertainment centers, resorts, parks, marinas, and residential and new community projects

Clients range from communities, all levels of government, harbour commissions and related authorities, investors, existing marinas and waterfront resorts, developers and special interest groups, including First Nations.

Presentations delivered in BC and across Canada at marine conferences, trade shows and economic development forums have established the Group as a major resource for any proposed private or public sector projects. A growing Canadian client base includes Tourism Canada, Cooper Boating and Yachting, Soulanges (Quebec), Comox Valley Goose Spit, Tourism Quebec, BC Marine Tourism Association, and a number of private marine, marina and waterfront resort developers and planners.

Corrough (www.marina-consultants.com) is based on the Newport Harbour waterfront in the Southern California region of the USA. The firm has Latin America associate offices in Brazil, Asia / Pacific associate offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, and European associate offices in the UK…..and now, an associate office and joint venture in British Columbia, Canada. The firm maintains a "core group" of experienced (30-year average) water-project-specialized principals and associate consulting professionals.

Since 1986, Corrough has been involved in 500 studies and projects for a wide range of clients including private corporations and individuals, banks and other financial institutions, and government agencies. These consulting efforts have been provided in 44 US States and in 70 nations on six continents' coastlines, rivers and lakes, and on numerous islands in most of the world's oceans. Corrough is an award-winning firm. Past projects include some of the finest waterfront and marine facilities in existence today.

With regional offices in British Columbia, Canada (Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo and Kamloops), Synergy's family of professional consultants serve the tourism development private and public sectors, government, and First Nations. Synergy (www.synergy1.ca) is an experienced, hands-on consulting firm with an excellent track record. Synergy has always been considered as having somewhat 'heads above' consultants, who get involved, and take a strong and personal interest in delivering results. The firm's years of experience in regional, national and international consulting have given Synergy a unique perspective in identifying, funding, partnering and implementing tourism opportunities.

Shearwater has a decade-plus track record in BC marina markets, operations, planning and consulting, combined with a deep market and site knowledge in regional waterfront facilities and services. The company has worked on and around the waterfront, and understand its potentials and opportunities in depth. Clearly Shearwater is "invested" in seeing ideas become reality on the British Columbia Coast. For example, Shearwater works with Cooper Boating, Canada's largest yacht management and yachting school, and brings a demonstrated collaborative combination of skills and experience to the project. Shearwater understands the interests and vision of the marine marketplace.