Canaport LNG Connections

Canaport LNG Connections - Winter 2012

Newsletter december 2012 (click here).

Harbour Lights Wrap Party

Harbour Lights Wrap Party.pdf

Fundy Room, Diamond Jubilee Cruise Terminal.
Dec 21st 5:00-7:00 pm. Join Port Saint John and Harbour Lights campaign partner CBC Radio One Information Morning at the first Harbour Lights Wrap Party in the Fundy Room at the Diamond Cruise Terminal, 333 Water Street. Tickets are only $20/person and only 125 tickets will be sold. Tickets include 2 beverages and hors d'oeuvres. Entertainment by Richard Kidd. Tickets may be purchased at the Harbour Lights Campaign desk on Level 2 of Brunswick Square, the Butcher’s Daughter Gift Shoppe in the City Market, Pomodori in Rothesay or at the offices of Port Saint John in the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal. Call (506) 636-5114 for details.

UNBSJ Looking for Placement Opportunities for January-April 2013 Co-Op Students!

The UNBSJ Business co-op program is currently looking for placement opportunities within this region and we would like to take this opportunity to tell you about our program and, more importantly, our students.

Our program has 27 ambitious business students available for employment from January – April 2013 who are conscientious, hard working, energetic and eager. The majority of our students are from New Brunswick and most hope to build a career here following graduation. For over nineteen years, organizations have been hiring UNB Saint John business co-op students to work in a variety of business related areas. Co-op students can assist employees with their day-to-day responsibilities, therefore allowing reallocation of professional staff to more complicated projects. Alternatively, co-op students may complete project work, cyclical work, and short-term work such as helping out while employees are on maternity or educational leave. The four-month work-terms also allow organizations to identify potential future full time employees.

We are currently posting co-op opportunities for the upcoming winter work-term. Please distribute this information to the managers and supervisors in your organization who may be interested in hiring a co-op student. Our recruitment process makes it easy for employers to find a great match for their organization.

If you would like further information about our program, please contact Stacey at 506-648-5741, cool@unbsj.ca or Erin at 506-648-5549, emackenz@unbsj.ca or call our toll free number 1-800-50-UNBSJ. We look forward to hearing from you.

Air Canada is pleased to offer members of the Saint John Board of Trade 15% off Tango Plus fares for travel from the Maritimes to Ontario and Quebec. Simply use the promotional code XCP6M2E1 on aircanada.com and travel between Jan 9 and Feb 14, 2013 to take advantage of this great offer. Promotion code is valid for bookings made between Dec 5 and Dec 9. The promo code is also valid for Rewards for Small Business Members. To book your business travel visit http://www.aircanada.com/en/business/rewards or call your travel agent. (see attached)

Advertise your holiday wishes with Saint-Jeannois!

The newspaper Saint –Jeannois published by the Association régional de la communauté francophone de Saint-Jean (ARCf) is the only written media in the Greater Saint John and reaches a total of 6100 francophones (more)

Aquila shared the region with over 70,000 passengers this season!

With the last ship sailing last evening back to safe waters, Aquila says goodbye to another great cruise season.  At a “1980s Party” with its team of 60-plus guides and pierside staff, Aquila ended the 2012 season with a celebration that also recognized the company’s 30 years in business. This year marked a million guests on tours over the years for Aquila and the impact locally on small businesses from these passengers is incredible. Although some of the tour experiences take guests all the way to Hopewell Rocks, 80% of passengers are on tours of about two hours, leaving them lots of time to experience on their own. The cruise industry brings over $30 Million annually in economic spinoffs to the Saint John and Southern New Brunswick economy.

Aquila has gained a lot of experience over the last 30 years, and today is sharing that knowledge with tour operators and tour guides around the world.  Aquila's Center for Cruise Excellence was launched five years ago and today tour operators and hundreds of tour guides from places far and wide have taken advantage of Aquila’s knowledge, as well as their online International Certification and training program.

Aquila’s President, Beth Kelly Hatt, has travelled extensively over the last few months to destinations such as Guatemala, Aruba, Curaçao and Puerto Rico to share its knowledge and Best Practices with local tour operators and stakeholders in those ports. 2012 has been a tremendous year for Aquila, both locally and internationally.  Aquila’s certifications and designations have been endorsed by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association and Aquila continues to be used as a model of excellence throughout the cruise industry around the world.

A Tour Operator in Saint John since 1982, Aquila has provided a wide range of experiences for its guests over the past 30 years – on local city tours for convention and event delegates, on group tours around the world – but the vast majority of their guests have been on shore excursions of Saint John and the Bay of Fundy from visiting cruise ships. With the growth of the cruise industry in Saint John, today Aquila’s business is solely focused on cruise, providing shore excursions in Saint John, as well as offering training and certification for Tour Guides and Tour Operators in the cruise industry in other parts of world. Through Aquila’s Center for Cruise Excellence, these offerings include training programs in the areas of Tour Operator Excellence, Tour Guide Excellence, and Port Excellence, all designed to help the key players in cruise destinations around the world achieve excellence in their ports, tours, guides and businesses.  

Frequent Shopper Bonus Points at the New Brunswick Museum Shop November 20-30!

Start the holiday season with the Second Annual Frequent Shopper Bonus Points at the New Brunswick Museum (NBM) Shop.  From November 20 to 30, receive double points on everything in the Shop!  Take this opportunity to purchase beautiful and unique, locally-made pieces, including jewelry and pottery and other hard-to-find items, as gifts for others - or yourself! 

Double Frequent Shopper stamps for each $20 (before taxes) that you spend.  With 10 stamps, you will obtain a $20 NBM gift card for use in the NBM.  Keep for yourself or give to someone special this holiday season.  Gift-wrapping is available.

Of special interest in the NBM Shop:

 Clairvoyent Art Glass, Markhamville:

Flameworking is the art of melting & shaping glass with an oxygen rich flame and manipulating it with tools into the shape the artist desires. Using this technique, gorgeous pendants, bottles, marbles and perfume decanters that are truly one of a kind are created.

 The Maliseet Connection, Fredericton:

The Dreamcatcher, traditional to First Nation’s culture, is hung in a bedroom window where the good and the bad dreams are caught in the web of the Dreamcatcher.  The bad dreams are burned off by the first morning light.  The good dreams are saved in the spirit beads of the feathers, to be dreamed another night.  Colorfully beaded or traditional Dreamcatchers are available in a variety of sizes. Also available beautiful beaded & Dreamcatcher earrings.

 Lavish Handcrafted Soaps and Lip Balms, Fredericton:

Lavish handcrafted soaps and lip balms are the perfect item to add to your list!  Each bar of Lavish soap has been created by hand here in New Brunswick and boasts a wide array of fabulous scents – everything from Candy Cane, Mistletoe and Cranberry to exotic Vanilla Bean or Mango Tea. 

The NBM Shop is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm, Thursday 9 am - 9 pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday 12-5 pm.  The New Brunswick Museum and Shop are located in Market Square, Saint John.

For more information:  506-643-2349/1-888-268-9595 www.nbm-mnb.ca