Thursday, August 9, 2012
CANAPORT LNG’S UPGRADE PROJECT INVESTING $3 MILLION INTO SAINT JOHN ECONOMY
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
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Campaign on the Clock Connects Voters to Candidates
FUSION Saint John, Saint John Board of Trade and UNBSJ’s Students’ Representative Council present speed-networking event for members and municipal candidates.
With a full slate of names on Saint John’s municipal election roster, three local organizations have partnered to host an event to help voters put faces to names and connect with mayoral and ward candidates. FUSION Saint John, the Saint John Board of Trade and UNBSJ’s Students’ Representative Council (SRC) will co-host Campaign on the Clock, a speed-networking event that gives voters a chance to meet the candidates one-on-one.
“It’s important that voters be engaged in the political process and make informed decisions when casting their ballots,” says Imelda Gilman, president of the Saint John Board of Trade. “By partnering together to host this event, we’re extending our reach beyond our own memberships, and giving participants both a chance to interact directly with candidates and learn more about their platforms. Moreover, it allows for members from three organizations that represent different demographics a chance to connect with one another and discuss the upcoming election.”
This is the second time FUSION and the Saint John Board of Trade have hosted Campaign on the Clock, which was first held in 2008. By partnering with UNBSJ’s SRC, the hope is to engage Saint John’s student population in the political process by giving them direct exposure to the candidates.
All of the mayoral and ward candidates have been invited to attend Campaign on the Clock, and the host organizations expect that candidates running in all four Wards, as well as at-large and for mayor, will be in attendance. In addition, Michael Quinn, Elections New Brunswick’s Chief Electoral Officer, will be on hand with helpful voter information. There will be complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.
What: Campaign on the Clock 2012
When: May 3, 5:30p.m.-8:00p.m.
Where: Market Square Atrium
Who: FUSION Saint John, Saint John Board of Trade, UNBSJ Student Representative Council
About FUSION Saint John
FUSION is a networking group for active, civic-minded greater Saint John residents.
We serve as a catalyst for engagement through networking, partnerships and events, and are a leader in the movement that is helping to prevent the migration of educated young people to larger cities and to encourage those who have left to return to the greater Saint John region.
We strive to breathe new life into greater Saint John, and make it the premier place to live, work and play.
About Saint John Board of Trade
The Saint John Board of Trade is a nationally accredited business organization with distinction dedicated to fostering an economic climate that enhances growth, prosperity, and an improved quality of life in the community. With more than 1,000 members, representing 600 small, medium, and large businesses and organizations and therefore, the interests of more than 30,000 citizens, the Board is a dynamic advocate and the principal voice for the business community of Greater Saint John. It offers a variety of programs, activities, services, and networking opportunities designed to enhance the business prospects of members and the overall business climate of the area.
About UNB Saint John Students Representative Council
Established in 1967, the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of New Brunswick in Saint John (UNBSJ) is a non-profit, apolitical organizations run by students for students. The SRC is an organization made up of approximately 2400 full-time and part-time undergraduate students. As an SRC we offer many essential services to our students such as; health and dental insurance plan, student legal aid, clubs, societies, student activities, social events, federal and provincial lobbying, student employment and more! With the help of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) and the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) we will be lobbying tuition hikes, copyright issues, student debt, student loans application process and bursaries.
For more information:
Claire Ryan
FUSION Saint John
506-672-1860 x1
cryan@mtlpr.ca
Imelda Gilman
President, Saint John Board of Trade
506-634-4157
igilman@sjboardoftrade.com
John Runcie
VP External, UNBSJ SRC
506-648-5687
Src-external@unbsj.ca
With a full slate of names on Saint John’s municipal election roster, three local organizations have partnered to host an event to help voters put faces to names and connect with mayoral and ward candidates. FUSION Saint John, the Saint John Board of Trade and UNBSJ’s Students’ Representative Council (SRC) will co-host Campaign on the Clock, a speed-networking event that gives voters a chance to meet the candidates one-on-one.
“It’s important that voters be engaged in the political process and make informed decisions when casting their ballots,” says Imelda Gilman, president of the Saint John Board of Trade. “By partnering together to host this event, we’re extending our reach beyond our own memberships, and giving participants both a chance to interact directly with candidates and learn more about their platforms. Moreover, it allows for members from three organizations that represent different demographics a chance to connect with one another and discuss the upcoming election.”
This is the second time FUSION and the Saint John Board of Trade have hosted Campaign on the Clock, which was first held in 2008. By partnering with UNBSJ’s SRC, the hope is to engage Saint John’s student population in the political process by giving them direct exposure to the candidates.
All of the mayoral and ward candidates have been invited to attend Campaign on the Clock, and the host organizations expect that candidates running in all four Wards, as well as at-large and for mayor, will be in attendance. In addition, Michael Quinn, Elections New Brunswick’s Chief Electoral Officer, will be on hand with helpful voter information. There will be complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.
What: Campaign on the Clock 2012
When: May 3, 5:30p.m.-8:00p.m.
Where: Market Square Atrium
Who: FUSION Saint John, Saint John Board of Trade, UNBSJ Student Representative Council
About FUSION Saint John
FUSION is a networking group for active, civic-minded greater Saint John residents.
We serve as a catalyst for engagement through networking, partnerships and events, and are a leader in the movement that is helping to prevent the migration of educated young people to larger cities and to encourage those who have left to return to the greater Saint John region.
We strive to breathe new life into greater Saint John, and make it the premier place to live, work and play.
About Saint John Board of Trade
The Saint John Board of Trade is a nationally accredited business organization with distinction dedicated to fostering an economic climate that enhances growth, prosperity, and an improved quality of life in the community. With more than 1,000 members, representing 600 small, medium, and large businesses and organizations and therefore, the interests of more than 30,000 citizens, the Board is a dynamic advocate and the principal voice for the business community of Greater Saint John. It offers a variety of programs, activities, services, and networking opportunities designed to enhance the business prospects of members and the overall business climate of the area.
About UNB Saint John Students Representative Council
Established in 1967, the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of New Brunswick in Saint John (UNBSJ) is a non-profit, apolitical organizations run by students for students. The SRC is an organization made up of approximately 2400 full-time and part-time undergraduate students. As an SRC we offer many essential services to our students such as; health and dental insurance plan, student legal aid, clubs, societies, student activities, social events, federal and provincial lobbying, student employment and more! With the help of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) and the New Brunswick Student Alliance (NBSA) we will be lobbying tuition hikes, copyright issues, student debt, student loans application process and bursaries.
For more information:
Claire Ryan
FUSION Saint John
506-672-1860 x1
cryan@mtlpr.ca
Imelda Gilman
President, Saint John Board of Trade
506-634-4157
igilman@sjboardoftrade.com
John Runcie
VP External, UNBSJ SRC
506-648-5687
Src-external@unbsj.ca
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
TO TRULY TACKLE POVERTY, SUPPORT THE CREATION OF JOBS
This joint opinion piece by the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce and the Saint John Board of Trade was published in the Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Telegraph Journal on page A5 under the headline 'Higher wages would hinder job creation'.
In recent months there has been plenty of discussion about the increase of the minimum wage in New Brunswick and how this has been linked to the Government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. In our view the best way to tackle poverty in New Brunswick is to create prosperous employment opportunities, and recent dramatic increases in the Province’s minimum wage have limited the ability of our small businesses to create jobs. Not only does this undermine any meaningful strategy to reduce poverty but it also hinders our Province’s ability to flourish.
In the past two years our province has seen a 21% increase in the minimum wage, an amount that has risen much higher than the rate of inflation. This, coupled with the increases of doing business, has put financial strain on the small business sector at a time when the Province is still severely challenged by the global economic downturn.
The majority of employers in New Brunswick are small businesses. Indeed, 97 percent of businesses are considered to be small and medium sized. Increases in minimum wage only increase an employer’s costs, and in fact, have a ripple effect throughout the entire economy. More often than not, these increases have unintended employment consequences. To underline this point, consider that New Brunswick is still the only province in Canada to have fewer jobs than it did before the 2008 economic crisis began.
It is our opinion that wage increases should be permitted to grow at a rate that is in tune with natural economic growth in the province. In Alberta, where starting wages vary widely, the legislated minimum wage, as of September 2011 is $9.40 per hour, 10 cents below what we have in New Brunswick. The average hourly wage in Alberta is $26.16 while in New Brunswick it is $19.73. That makes the minimum wage in Alberta 35.9% of the average wage compared to 48.1% in New Brunswick. In Alberta the provincial economy is better positioned to absorb minimum wage increases than in New Brunswick.
Quebec economist Pierre Fortin has argued that if the minimum wage is greater than a certain percentage of the average hourly wage in a province, economic evidence suggests that further increases to the minimum wage can have a profoundly negative employment effect. Fortin has suggested that as long as minimum wage remains less than 45% of the average wage it will not impact employers. Above the 45% threshold, employers need to make difficult choices to reduce their costs. For a number of small businesses, that choice unfortunately is layoffs. With the next scheduled increase to $10, N.B.’s minimum wage will jump to an estimated 50% of the average hourly wage in the province. This will only lead to further hard choices for business owners in the province.
In New Brunswick, approximately 23,000 households, rely on social assistance compared to the 15,000 individuals (mostly students) who make minimum wage. The focus should be more on improving policies like tax benefits and other targeted social initiatives rather than imposing increases on employers who work in a free market economy where the laws of supply and demand rule the day.
The poorest households of New Brunswick would be better served through changes to social programs and policies such as increasing the maximum income before tax, increasing the ceiling on income assistance (especially with respect to health cards), and other initiatives to encourage greater participation in the workforce.
A good job is the most meaningful way out of poverty, and our business members would welcome an opportunity to help create more jobs in New Brunswick. We believe an aggressive minimum wage increase undermines this approach.
In closing, the Saint John Board of Trade and Fredericton Chamber of Commerce agree that poverty is too high and the New Brunswick government needs to take concrete steps to reduce the cycle of poverty. However, we do not believe this should be on the shoulders of business. Virtually all economists agree that increasing the minimum wage as a means to tackle poverty is too blunt a policy instrument, and may have unintended employment consequences. Considering that 1 in 5 young New Brunswickers is already unemployed, our province can ill-afford further experimentation with wage rates.
With more than 900 members, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is one of Atlantic Canada’s largest chambers of commerce. A dynamic and relevant business organization, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is actively engaged in policy development that affects the competitiveness of our members and of the Canadian business environment.
The Saint John Board of Trade is a nationally accredited business organization dedicated to fostering an economic climate that enhances growth, prosperity, and an improved quality of life in the community. With more than 1,000 members, representing 600 small, medium, and large businesses and organizations and therefore, the interests of more than 30,000 citizens, the Board is a dynamic advocate and the principal voice for the business community of Greater Saint John. The elected Board of Directors is representative of the diversity of the membership and their concerns.
In recent months there has been plenty of discussion about the increase of the minimum wage in New Brunswick and how this has been linked to the Government’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. In our view the best way to tackle poverty in New Brunswick is to create prosperous employment opportunities, and recent dramatic increases in the Province’s minimum wage have limited the ability of our small businesses to create jobs. Not only does this undermine any meaningful strategy to reduce poverty but it also hinders our Province’s ability to flourish.
In the past two years our province has seen a 21% increase in the minimum wage, an amount that has risen much higher than the rate of inflation. This, coupled with the increases of doing business, has put financial strain on the small business sector at a time when the Province is still severely challenged by the global economic downturn.
The majority of employers in New Brunswick are small businesses. Indeed, 97 percent of businesses are considered to be small and medium sized. Increases in minimum wage only increase an employer’s costs, and in fact, have a ripple effect throughout the entire economy. More often than not, these increases have unintended employment consequences. To underline this point, consider that New Brunswick is still the only province in Canada to have fewer jobs than it did before the 2008 economic crisis began.
It is our opinion that wage increases should be permitted to grow at a rate that is in tune with natural economic growth in the province. In Alberta, where starting wages vary widely, the legislated minimum wage, as of September 2011 is $9.40 per hour, 10 cents below what we have in New Brunswick. The average hourly wage in Alberta is $26.16 while in New Brunswick it is $19.73. That makes the minimum wage in Alberta 35.9% of the average wage compared to 48.1% in New Brunswick. In Alberta the provincial economy is better positioned to absorb minimum wage increases than in New Brunswick.
Quebec economist Pierre Fortin has argued that if the minimum wage is greater than a certain percentage of the average hourly wage in a province, economic evidence suggests that further increases to the minimum wage can have a profoundly negative employment effect. Fortin has suggested that as long as minimum wage remains less than 45% of the average wage it will not impact employers. Above the 45% threshold, employers need to make difficult choices to reduce their costs. For a number of small businesses, that choice unfortunately is layoffs. With the next scheduled increase to $10, N.B.’s minimum wage will jump to an estimated 50% of the average hourly wage in the province. This will only lead to further hard choices for business owners in the province.
In New Brunswick, approximately 23,000 households, rely on social assistance compared to the 15,000 individuals (mostly students) who make minimum wage. The focus should be more on improving policies like tax benefits and other targeted social initiatives rather than imposing increases on employers who work in a free market economy where the laws of supply and demand rule the day.
The poorest households of New Brunswick would be better served through changes to social programs and policies such as increasing the maximum income before tax, increasing the ceiling on income assistance (especially with respect to health cards), and other initiatives to encourage greater participation in the workforce.
A good job is the most meaningful way out of poverty, and our business members would welcome an opportunity to help create more jobs in New Brunswick. We believe an aggressive minimum wage increase undermines this approach.
In closing, the Saint John Board of Trade and Fredericton Chamber of Commerce agree that poverty is too high and the New Brunswick government needs to take concrete steps to reduce the cycle of poverty. However, we do not believe this should be on the shoulders of business. Virtually all economists agree that increasing the minimum wage as a means to tackle poverty is too blunt a policy instrument, and may have unintended employment consequences. Considering that 1 in 5 young New Brunswickers is already unemployed, our province can ill-afford further experimentation with wage rates.
With more than 900 members, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is one of Atlantic Canada’s largest chambers of commerce. A dynamic and relevant business organization, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is actively engaged in policy development that affects the competitiveness of our members and of the Canadian business environment.
The Saint John Board of Trade is a nationally accredited business organization dedicated to fostering an economic climate that enhances growth, prosperity, and an improved quality of life in the community. With more than 1,000 members, representing 600 small, medium, and large businesses and organizations and therefore, the interests of more than 30,000 citizens, the Board is a dynamic advocate and the principal voice for the business community of Greater Saint John. The elected Board of Directors is representative of the diversity of the membership and their concerns.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Outstanding Business Achievement Awards Recipients Announced
The Saint John Board of Trade has announced the recipients of its 2011 Outstanding Business Achievement Awards. At its 27th awards dinner, Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. was honoured with the award for Emerging Enterprise, and PUNCH Productions accepted the Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. In the Business Excellence category, the award went to Bayview Trucks & Equipment Ltd.
In the Emerging Enterprise category, Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. took top honours. Kara Hachey started her company from the ground up, founding Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. after winning the NB Innovation Foundation Student Entrepreneur Prize through a class project at UNB in 2006. The first division of the company, Go-Go Gymnastics, located in Fredericton, was an instantaneous success, with over 2,500 children in its first 24 months of operation. With increasing demand, Go-Go Gymnastics opened a second location in Saint John and Quispamsis in 2009, and a third location in Moncton in 2010. Servicing approximately 5,000 kids per year, Go-Go Gymnastics has had tremendous success by focusing on getting children active by making fitness fun.
After constant requests to expand into full-time child care, Kara founded Go-Go Gymrichment, a division of Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. in 2010. Go-Go Gymrichment is an elite after-school care initiative that focuses on teaching five main principles: literacy, leadership, entrepreneurship, arts and culture, and physical activity. The after-school program currently has 87 children enrolled full time and operates out of four elementary schools in Fredericton. Go-Go Gymrichment is expanding in the Saint John area in January 2012 as it undertakes an affiliation with four new local schools: Fairvale Elementary, Rothesay Elementary, Forest Hills School and Island View Elementary. With a goal to teach in an active and engaging way, the Go-Go Gymrichment after-school program focuses heavily on creating 21st-century leaders.
Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. has grown into a multi-functional endeavor, employing over 70 young leaders in New Brunswick. By affecting the budding generations of children within the province, Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. hopes that by getting children active and learning in a meaningful way, they can offer something unique to the various regions of New Brunswick.
PUNCH Productions was founded in 2000 by Judith Mackin, its sole proprietor and only full-time employee. Originally named Punch ‘n Judy, it has grown into a multifaceted company specializing in marketing, branding, public relations, design and event planning. Using PUNCH Productions as a platform for various other business ventures, the company expanded from organizing events and conferences to a variety of media and marketing projects.
Always beginning with the assumption that opportunity is everywhere, Judith has become a fearless serial entrepreneur. She has a number of ‘firsts’ to her credit including establishing the first artist-run galleries in the city, culminating in The Originals, a celebration of Saint John artists; co-founding happinez wine bar and the alternative newspaper here; and hosting a National CBC radio 10-week documentary from Saint John. In addition she writes a newspaper column and most recently branched into a sister company, Punchinside, an interior design firm focusing on makeovers of residential and commercial spaces around Saint John and the province, using industrial design and original art. Her newest venture, with her husband Robert Moore and Acre Architects, Into The Wild, will be the first home in Saint John to feature a ‘green’ roof and will house a design and decor studio (TUCK STUDIO). Punchinside’s design work has already been featured on HGTV and in several design magazines.
Judith has always maintained a close and friendly relationship with the media whether with press releases, newspaper columns, blog posts or interviews, and believes her new website is her best marketing tool. She firmly believes in collaborating with talented locals and promotes the people and companies she works with, as well as the City of Saint John itself. Over the last decade, PUNCH has been a constant presence in the community and has always tried to incorporate all things local into its many and varied projects.
Mike Nagle Junior became President of Bayview Trucks & Equipment in 1994, a company established in Saint John by his father in 1972. Under Mike Jr’s leadership, Bayview has added five additional locations - a full service dealership in Fredericton, truck parts stores in St. Stephen and Sussex, and Kubota Tractor dealerships in Fredericton and Woodstock. In 2007, after signing a dealer agreement with Kenworth Truck Company, Mike cancelled their franchise with International Trucks which had allowed them only limited sales territories. In 2008 Bayview opened a full-service Kenworth Truck dealership in Moncton. Bayview now has exclusive distribution and sales rights for Kenworth products throughout Atlantic Canada and is currently working with them on opportunities in other parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Bayview has also become the Atlantic Canadian dealer for Doosan Lift Trucks.
Bayview supports its 113 employees, 55 of whom work in Saint John, with paid training both in-house and off-site, while maintaining wage structures even when times were tough. This has helped keep morale high and the employees, some of whom have been with Bayview for more than 30 years, dedicated to the success of the company. Head office is in Saint John, with branch locations linked to the Saint John-based computer system. Bayview’s Saint John location was the first to be certified by Transport Canada to inspect and certify liquid petroleum tankers for highway use, plus the Saint John body shop is one of only two heavy truck shops in the province able to certify severely damaged vehicles as roadworthy after being repaired.
Working with such highly-respected manufacturers as Kenworth, Kubota and Doosan, leaders in their fields for quality and innovation, has enabled Bayview to expand locations and product lines. Bayview has been recognized with awards from manufacturers for superior market share plus two Dealer Excellence awards from Kenworth Truck Company.
This year’s recipient of the “Young Entrepreneur” award is Keith Brideau, Historica. This award recognizes young business leaders (30 years and under) just beginning to make their mark.
The Board of Trade presented this evening for the ninth year “The Big Heart” Award. The recipient of this award is Hestia House.
Also this evening, Board of Trade Chair, John Warrington presented Enterprise Saint John with the Chair’s Award. This marks the eighteenth year in which a deserving individual or organization has been selected by the Board’s Chairperson for their achievements within, and contributions to, the community.
For more information, please contact:
John Warrington, Chairman Ph: 632-2446
Imelda Gilman, President Ph: 634-4157
In the Emerging Enterprise category, Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. took top honours. Kara Hachey started her company from the ground up, founding Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. after winning the NB Innovation Foundation Student Entrepreneur Prize through a class project at UNB in 2006. The first division of the company, Go-Go Gymnastics, located in Fredericton, was an instantaneous success, with over 2,500 children in its first 24 months of operation. With increasing demand, Go-Go Gymnastics opened a second location in Saint John and Quispamsis in 2009, and a third location in Moncton in 2010. Servicing approximately 5,000 kids per year, Go-Go Gymnastics has had tremendous success by focusing on getting children active by making fitness fun.
After constant requests to expand into full-time child care, Kara founded Go-Go Gymrichment, a division of Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. in 2010. Go-Go Gymrichment is an elite after-school care initiative that focuses on teaching five main principles: literacy, leadership, entrepreneurship, arts and culture, and physical activity. The after-school program currently has 87 children enrolled full time and operates out of four elementary schools in Fredericton. Go-Go Gymrichment is expanding in the Saint John area in January 2012 as it undertakes an affiliation with four new local schools: Fairvale Elementary, Rothesay Elementary, Forest Hills School and Island View Elementary. With a goal to teach in an active and engaging way, the Go-Go Gymrichment after-school program focuses heavily on creating 21st-century leaders.
Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. has grown into a multi-functional endeavor, employing over 70 young leaders in New Brunswick. By affecting the budding generations of children within the province, Go-Go Gymnastics Inc. hopes that by getting children active and learning in a meaningful way, they can offer something unique to the various regions of New Brunswick.
PUNCH Productions was founded in 2000 by Judith Mackin, its sole proprietor and only full-time employee. Originally named Punch ‘n Judy, it has grown into a multifaceted company specializing in marketing, branding, public relations, design and event planning. Using PUNCH Productions as a platform for various other business ventures, the company expanded from organizing events and conferences to a variety of media and marketing projects.
Always beginning with the assumption that opportunity is everywhere, Judith has become a fearless serial entrepreneur. She has a number of ‘firsts’ to her credit including establishing the first artist-run galleries in the city, culminating in The Originals, a celebration of Saint John artists; co-founding happinez wine bar and the alternative newspaper here; and hosting a National CBC radio 10-week documentary from Saint John. In addition she writes a newspaper column and most recently branched into a sister company, Punchinside, an interior design firm focusing on makeovers of residential and commercial spaces around Saint John and the province, using industrial design and original art. Her newest venture, with her husband Robert Moore and Acre Architects, Into The Wild, will be the first home in Saint John to feature a ‘green’ roof and will house a design and decor studio (TUCK STUDIO). Punchinside’s design work has already been featured on HGTV and in several design magazines.
Judith has always maintained a close and friendly relationship with the media whether with press releases, newspaper columns, blog posts or interviews, and believes her new website is her best marketing tool. She firmly believes in collaborating with talented locals and promotes the people and companies she works with, as well as the City of Saint John itself. Over the last decade, PUNCH has been a constant presence in the community and has always tried to incorporate all things local into its many and varied projects.
Mike Nagle Junior became President of Bayview Trucks & Equipment in 1994, a company established in Saint John by his father in 1972. Under Mike Jr’s leadership, Bayview has added five additional locations - a full service dealership in Fredericton, truck parts stores in St. Stephen and Sussex, and Kubota Tractor dealerships in Fredericton and Woodstock. In 2007, after signing a dealer agreement with Kenworth Truck Company, Mike cancelled their franchise with International Trucks which had allowed them only limited sales territories. In 2008 Bayview opened a full-service Kenworth Truck dealership in Moncton. Bayview now has exclusive distribution and sales rights for Kenworth products throughout Atlantic Canada and is currently working with them on opportunities in other parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Bayview has also become the Atlantic Canadian dealer for Doosan Lift Trucks.
Bayview supports its 113 employees, 55 of whom work in Saint John, with paid training both in-house and off-site, while maintaining wage structures even when times were tough. This has helped keep morale high and the employees, some of whom have been with Bayview for more than 30 years, dedicated to the success of the company. Head office is in Saint John, with branch locations linked to the Saint John-based computer system. Bayview’s Saint John location was the first to be certified by Transport Canada to inspect and certify liquid petroleum tankers for highway use, plus the Saint John body shop is one of only two heavy truck shops in the province able to certify severely damaged vehicles as roadworthy after being repaired.
Working with such highly-respected manufacturers as Kenworth, Kubota and Doosan, leaders in their fields for quality and innovation, has enabled Bayview to expand locations and product lines. Bayview has been recognized with awards from manufacturers for superior market share plus two Dealer Excellence awards from Kenworth Truck Company.
This year’s recipient of the “Young Entrepreneur” award is Keith Brideau, Historica. This award recognizes young business leaders (30 years and under) just beginning to make their mark.
The Board of Trade presented this evening for the ninth year “The Big Heart” Award. The recipient of this award is Hestia House.
Also this evening, Board of Trade Chair, John Warrington presented Enterprise Saint John with the Chair’s Award. This marks the eighteenth year in which a deserving individual or organization has been selected by the Board’s Chairperson for their achievements within, and contributions to, the community.
For more information, please contact:
John Warrington, Chairman Ph: 632-2446
Imelda Gilman, President Ph: 634-4157
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