Thursday, August 30, 2012

Saint John Board of Trade to host General Rick Hillier


The Saint John Board of Trade is pleased to present a luncheon with General Rick Hillier. The event will be held on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at noon at the Saint John Trade & Convention Centre.


General Hillier was Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff – the highest ranking position in the Canadian Forces. He is presently Senior Adviser with TD Bank Group. General Hillier will speak on Leadership.

Event and ticket information can be found at www.sjboardoftrade.com and can be purchased online or by calling the Saint John Board of Trade office at (506) 634-8111 or emailing info@sjboardoftrade.com

Thank you to our Sponsor, TD Bank Group.







Saint John Board of Trade to host Jean-Rene Halde, President & CEO, Business Development Bank of Canada


The Saint John Board of Trade is pleased to present its Distinguished Speaker Luncheon Series with Jean-Rene Halde, President & CEO of the Business Development Bank of Canada. The event will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at noon at the Delta Brunswick Hotel.

Mr. Halde will speak on innovation and investing.

Event and ticket information can be found at www.sjboardoftrade.com and can be purchased online or by calling the Saint John Board of Trade office at (506) 634-8111 or emailing info@sjboardoftrade.com

Thank you to our Distinguished Speaker Series Sponsors Emera New Brunswick, Scotiabank and Stewart McKelvey.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Saint John Board of Trade announces the Finalists for the 28th Annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards

SAINT JOHN, NB – The Saint John Board of Trade proudly announces the finalists for Greater Saint John’s Outstanding Business Achievement Awards. The awards dinner, Saint John’s Premiere annual business event, and presentations will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre.


From a field of over 90 nominees, the five-member judging panel has selected Cochran’s Country Market and Innovatia as the finalists for the Business Excellence award. The finalists for the Entrepreneurial Achievement award honour are Element5 Spa and Master Promotions. The finalists for the Emerging Enterprise award are Hemmings House Pictures and Piece-O-Cake.

The recipient of this year’s Young Entrepreneur Award is Dave Wolpin, the owner of Kredls, Wolpin Enterprises and Dave’s Produce Packs.

Now in its 28th year, the Outstanding Business Achievement Awards event recognizes businesses and business people in the community that have aided business development, entrepreneurship and increased economic progress in Greater Saint John.

The Entrepreneurial Achievement award is designed to recognize a company or individual that has started a business, considerably improved a company, or modified an existing enterprise.

The Business Excellence award focuses on established companies that have achieved highly in management quality, sales growth, community relations, marketing and leadership.

The Emerging Enterprise award recognizes new businesses just beginning to make their mark. To be eligible for this award, companies must have been in business less than five years.

The Young Entrepreneur Award recognizes young business leaders (30 years and under) just beginning to make their mark.

Previous winners of the awards, presented annually since 1985, have included: Lingley Printing Co. Ltd; Tabufile Atlantic Ltd; Pete’s Frootique; Mother Nature’s Pita Bakery & Restaurant; Bourque Manufacturing Ltd; Eastern Technical Services Ltd; Fundy Computer Services Ltd; Moosehead Breweries Ltd; Hunter Marketing & Communications; Beattie Construction Services Ltd; Thirtysomething Enterprises Inc (The Body Shop); Gardner Electric Ltd; NBTel; Kelly Tire Services Ltd; Mitchell, McConnell, Daniels Insurance Brokers Ltd; PCL & Eastern Packaging Limited; Aquila Tours/Destination Marketing; Baxter Foods Limited; Brenan Group Ltd; DMR Consulting Group Inc; Maritime Aqua Service; New North Media; Delta Brunswick Hotel; Senior Watch Inc; Appleby’s Image Center; Discount Car & Truck Rentals; The Document Company Xerox; Impact Forensic Analysis Inc; CanSupply.com; Java Moose; Irving Oil, Refining Division; Funeral Directors’ Choice; Meridian Construction Inc; Media Planet; Eastern Collections Services Ltd; Cendant Canada Inc; Here Publishing Inc; CAA Maritimes; National Leasing, Rent-a-Chef Inc; H.E.L.P. Educational Services Ltd; Simply for Life; Cooke Aquaculture; Fundy Engineering & Consulting Ltd; ADI Limited; Brovada Technologies; Evolving Solutions; Mariner Partners; CentreBeam Inc; Canadian Cable Systems Alliance Inc; Maritime Rescue and Medical Inc; East Point Inc.; Lorneville Mechanical Contractors; Jacques Whitford Limited; Vision Coaching; The DPL Group; Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission; Opera Bistro; Dillon Consulting; Kelson & Kelson; ClinicServer; Go-Go Gymnastics Inc; Punch Productions; and Bayview Trucks & Equipment Ltd.

Previous recipients of the Young Entrepreneur Award were Ji Li, Greg Hemmings, Tao Tao Liu, Marc Robichaud, Leah Anderson, Jenny Scott, James Galbraith, Kiera Fraser, and Keith Brideau.

This year’s winners will be announced at the awards dinner on October 3rd Tickets for the awards dinner may be obtained from the Saint John Board of Trade.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

BMO Grand Opening Event on September 6th

For the invitation click here.

Pascan Aviation announces Saint John Air Schedule

For the media release click here.

CANAPORT LNG’S UPGRADE PROJECT INVESTING $3 MILLION INTO SAINT JOHN ECONOMY


Saint John, New Brunswick: Canaport LNG’s $43 million upgrade project has spent over $3 million to the benefit of local Saint John businesses since the beginning of construction in April, 2012.
Over 30 local suppliers have been contracted to supply equipment and manpower for the project, with approximately 25 to 30 local workers employed on site since construction began in April.
The upgrade project remains on schedule with additional workers and suppliers expected at the Terminal until the upgrades are complete. The BOG upgrade project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013. The Canaport LNG Terminal will remain online during the construction period with minimal interruption to operations as a result of the construction activities.
In February, Canaport LNG announced plans to upgrade the Terminal’s Boil-Off Gas (BOG) system. Completion of this project will reduce the amount of BOG sent to flare, resulting in the reduction of the Terminal’s emissions.

Media Contact:

Kate Shannon
Canaport LNG
506-638-1311

Tuesday, August 7, 2012