Town of Annapolis Royal Marketing and Economic Development Committee September 12, 2017 Town of Annapolis Royal Marketing and Economic Development Committee (MEDC) AGENDA September 12, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Members: Chair Councillor Owen Elliot, Vice-Chair Amy Barr, Councillor Holly Sanford, Mayor MacDonald, Diana Lewis, Samantha Myhre and Benjamin Boysen. Administration: CAO Greg Barr and Recording Secretary Sandi Millett-Campbell.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES – July 11, 2017 (Tab 1)
4. PUBLIC INPUT
5. PRESENTATIONS i. Twinning Committee Update – Christine Igot (Tab 2)
6. BUSINESS ARISING i. Workplan – Population Strategies (Tab 3) ii. Natal Day Wrap Up – Councillor Sanford iii. Tall Ships Wrap Up – Sandi Millett-Campbell iv. Community Identity Signage v. Town Crier Expanded Distribution
7. NEW BUSINESS i. Ghost Town ii. Doers & Dreams 2018 (Tab 4) iii. MEDC/ABoT Fall Luncheon – Proposed date October 11, 2017
8. TWINNING COMMITTEE MINUTES – (Tab 5)
9. CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION
10. ADJOURNMENT
11. Next Meeting: MEDC – October 10, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Town of Annapolis Royal Marketing and Economic Development Committee July 11, 2017 Town of Annapolis Royal Marketing and Economic Development Committee (MEDC) AGENDA July 11, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Members: Chair Councillor Owen Elliot, Vice-Chair Amy Barr, Councillor Holly Sanford, Samantha Myhre and Benjamin Boysen. Administration: CAO Greg Barr and Recording Secretary Courtney Campbell. Regrets: Diana Lewis, Mayor Bill MacDonald
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Elliot called the meeting to order at 6:02pm.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION #MEDC-2017-JUL-11-1 It was moved by Councillor Sanford, seconded by Amy Barr, to approve the July 11, 2017 agenda as presented. Motion carried.
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES – June 13, 2017
MOTION #MEDC-2017-JUL-11-2 It was moved by Councillor Sanford, seconded by Amy Barr, to approve the June 13, 2017 minutes as presented. Motion carried.
4. PUBLIC INPUT: N/A
5. PRESENTATIONS: N/A
6. BUSINESS ARISING i. Royan Visit
Councillor Sanford discussed how great the dinner at the Queen Anne went. CAO Barr stated that there was not much to report, but it went over well and everyone seemed to have a good time.
ii. Natal Day Committee – Councillor Sanford
Councillor Sanford updated the committee on the planning for Natal Day weekend. The posters for the street dance are in and they are finishing up the ads in the booklet. They are also discussing paying for an individual’s salary at King’s Theatre to watch the washroom during the Street Dance as it would be cheaper than a Port-a-Potty and would provide more stalls. The Natal Day Committee is also still trying to figure out what is going on with the Soap-box race. Councillor Sanford also informed the committee that there is only one princess this year.
iii. Canada Day Wrap Up
The Committee discussed the success of the Canada Day activities. There were lots of people asking about fireworks and many left to go see them in Bridgetown. It may have been nice to maybe have the Friday beer garden go longer and potentially even fireworks. It was great to have such a big event on Town of Annapolis Royal Marketing and Economic Development Committee July 11, 2017 Canada Day compared to previous years. There was discussion on keeping the Community Kitchen Party in future years, but instead of offering free food to ask the local vendors to give out food to go (potentially with pre-orders to help it run smoothly). The music at the amphitheatre also went over very well.
iv. Council Update - Town Crier & Music at the Amphitheatre
The Committee was updated on the most recent Council meeting. The Town Crier was approved, as well as the charge for advertising. There was correspondence from the Board of Trade that was concerned as the free advertising was a perk for their members, Council then made a motion that Town Businesses would be given priority in the event of a waitlist.
v. Workplan – Destination Marketing and BRE Strategies • Committee member Samantha Myhre brought up the Wine and Beer Festival as she does not believe there is enough time to get a celebrity involved. The Wineries are also very busy this time of year and don’t have time to talk and some of the breweries are full and busy. There was discussion that this may be better suited to next year when there is more time to plan and make it a better event. • CAO Barr listed the BRE high level goals and the committee decided to come up with ideas to discuss at the next meeting. • Chair Elliot mentioned maximizing federal/provincial funding opportunities and the communication of them • Expanding the Farmer’s Market was also discussed, and how we should take advantage of something we already have. There is also potential for a bigger space in the winter as there is currently not enough space. • There was discussion surrounding drawing in big employers and drawing in people that already have jobs. This may include tech jobs which require better internet, and it was thought to check other places in the Canada and United States to see how they handled bringing in FibreOp. There was also talk on the lack of office space available in Town. • Another idea was to encourage the movie industry locally as we have a lot to offer including heritage, accommodations, forests, lower expenses, etc. The downside is that the tax credit may hurt us. • There is also potential to encourage more fishing/fish market. There are just issues regarding legality and it may need to be investigated further. • There is also potential in having a promotion asking people to move back after they have been away.
7. NEW BUSINESS: N/A
8. TWINNING COMMITTEE MINUTES – Nothing received
9. CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION: N/A
Town of Annapolis Royal Marketing and Economic Development Committee July 11, 2017 10. ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION #MEDC-2017-JUL-11-3 It was moved by Councillor Sanford, seconded by Amy Barr, to adjourn the meeting at 7:30pm.
11. Next Meeting: MEDC – September 12, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Workplan Meeting: July 25th 6:00pm
______Chair Owen Elliot Recording Secretary Courtney Campbell FINAL REPORT 2017 Royan, France Tourism Student Internship in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Sally O’Grady Annapolis Royal Twinning Committee Member August 2017 eMail: [email protected]
This is the third year (2014, 2016, 2017) that Annapolis Royal Twinning Committee and the Town of Annapolis Royal have supported students from the Lycee Cordouan Tourism Program, Royan France to participate in a tourism student internship program in Annapolis Royal. As we are twinned with Royan, France we have pursued the setting up of this student internship to try to benefit both towns.
Lycee Cordouan Tourism Program internship opportunity is in May & June (for approximately 7 weeks) during their school coop, which is scheduled between the student’s first and second year. This coop timing does not coincide well with our tourist seasons and there is no flexibility with these dates, as prior to this the students are in class and after (July and August) they have secured employment necessary to support their following year. The only way to lengthening their internship to include July and August would be to include remuneration for their work – which then involves a different kind of international internship.
The organizations that participated in the 2017 internship are the Annapolis Royal O’Dell House Museum and the Annapolis Royal Visitor Information Centre. The museum placements included the O’Dell House, North Hills and Sinclair Inn Museums.
It was our pleasure to welcome, mentor and host Laura Frances and Morgan Plummer (both tourism students of Lycee Cordouan) in this year’s Annapolis Royal student internship.
The students gained a valuable international experience in the tourism field.
Included in this report is an overview of the internship duties, placements, expenses and twining background.
I would like to thank all those who contributed to making this year’s internship a success.
Sally O’Grady Annapolis Royal Twinning Committee Member
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MUSUEM WORK PLACEMENT DUTIES Annapolis Royal O’Dell House Museum Executive Director, Wayne Smith was the Museum work contact for the two students. The Annapolis Heritage Society owns and operates two museums — the O’Dell House Museum and the Sinclair Inn Museum. It also manages North Hills Museum, on behalf of the Nova Scotia Museum. The students participated in duties identified within these museums as identified by Mr. Smith. • North Hills Museum o Verified and identified state of artifacts as listed on the original collections list. Collection has never been cross checked since the original list upon donation of the collection was bequeathed in 1974, at which time Robert Patterson bequeathed both the house and its collections to the Province. o Assisted in any way during the accreditation process o Participated in interpretation tours o Cleaned as instructed • O’Dell House Museum o Assisted in mounting exhibitions o Did preliminary research for lectures o Learned nomenclature of museum o Assisted with genealogy research (learn the Acadian & other experiences) o Participated in the interview process for summer students – gain experience from the process that may assist in their own future interviews o Participated in interpretation tours • Sinclair Inn Museum o Worked with Ken Mahar o Participated in interpretation tours (including Painted Room) o Assisted in translation of brochure for Painted Room o Engaged public inside/outside museum (streets of Annapolis Royal)
VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE WORK PLACEMENT DUTIES Visitor Information Centre Manager supervised the two students. • Visitor Information Centre o Assisted on setting up the VIC o Increased their knowledge of the Annapolis and surrounding area o Assisted tourists as needed o Setup a document to assist visitors in understanding the connection between Annapolis Royal and Royan France.
STUDENT ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE - WORK DATES • arrived Saturday May 13, 2017 • departed Wednesday June 28, 2017 • work Tuesday May 16 to Saturday June 24, 2017
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WORK WEEK SCHEDULE • Tuesday to Saturday work days o Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at either North Hills or O’Dell Museums o Friday at the Visitor Information Centre o Saturday at the Sinclair Inn Museum • Sunday & Monday days off o At least once a week (and sometimes on both days off) a Twinning Committee member took the students to a cultural event/location. Cultural outings times were dependent upon weather and availability of (i.e. Université Sainte-Anne visit was on a Monday in order to interact with professors). • Daily hours of work o 9am to 5pm – though these changed on some days. o appropriate time off for lunch
ORIENTATION • Museums - both students participated in a three-day orientation/training • VIC – both students participated in the orientation/training
STUDENT SUPERVISORS • Museums o primary supervisor was Wayne Smith from May 20th until end of internship (Wayne away on holidays when students arrived) o interim supervisor Philip Hyman – from May 16th until May 20th • VIC o VIC manager, Keith supervised for the whole internship
STUDENT BILLETS Initially the students were going to be billeted for the full time by the Josts and Olshefsky’s but circumstances were such that both places were not immediately available. • Upon arrival, both students were billeted for 3+ weeks by: o Sally O’Grady and Adrian Nette (Annapolis Royal) o for the last 3 weeks they would still come over for lunch every work day • Last 3+ weeks the two students were billeted by: o Susan and Harry Jost (Annapolis Royal) – Laura Frances o Elsebeth and Paul Olshefsky (Annapolis Royal) – Morgan Plummer
STUDENT BILLET FEE • Students paid an accommodations and food fee to billets • Students had their own room and access to all home facilities, including laundry • Accommodations were in Annapolis Royal • Billet cost per student $840 (there was a mix up with one of the e-transfer so one paid $815)
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STUDENT TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES • Students paid for their airline expenses to/from Halifax/France Airport • Twinning Committee paid for transportation from/to Halifax Airport • No cost for transportation between accommodations and work placements (students walked or biked from accommodations to work) • Students were supplied with bikes • Twinning Committee paid for transportation costs to cultural outings &activities (including Fundy-Y)
OTHER SUPPORT • Annapolis Royal Twinning Committee members invited students to pot lucks, outings and some special meals. • Town of Annapolis Royal hosted one official gathering for the students, community members and Annapolis Royal Twinning Committee members. • Annapolis Royal Twinning Committee members took the students on cultural outings, at least one per week, giving the students an opportunity to experience Nova Scotia. These cultural excursions included: a visit to the French Shore, Université Sainte-Anne (the only French-language post- secondary institution in Nova Scotia), Grand Pre National Historic Site, Fort Anne NHS, Port Royal NHS, Kejimkujik NP&NHS, Briar Island Whale watching, Lunenburg UNESCO site, Peggy’s Cove and other special locations. • Special literature or books were purchased that were appropriate to their studies on Nova Scotia • A student Fundy YMCA monthly membership was purchased by the Twinning Committee and the students went to the gym/pool most days.
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LYCEE CORDOUAN BTS PROGRAMME TOURISM DIPLOMA, Royan France • changed a few years ago to a more international orientation, placement opportunities abroad • two-year training in learning the techniques of tourism • students aged 18 to 20 (app. 60 students) prepare for the BTS Tourism Diploma programme • end of their first year they have to do a placement (internship) for 2 months in May and June
• program includes: o first ▪ welcoming customers in a tourism office, travel agency or any place welcoming visitors ▪ taking care of customers and meeting their expectations ▪ being able to come up with solutions and suggestions for the customers, in French and ▪ English ▪ being able to suggest a suitable product for the tourists and to check on the customer’s ▪ satisfaction.
o second ▪ welcoming tourists ▪ preparing programmes of activities and building tools to do so (leaflets, fliers…) ▪ guiding them through places of geographic, historical or cultural interest ▪ students should be able to deal with a team and to check on the different steps of any ▪ related project.
o third ▪ learn how to create a tourism project ▪ learn how to analyse offers and demands ▪ create and design projects through specifications ▪ promote their projects
o fourth ▪ analyzing data ▪ creating the tools to gather data, to meet the customer’s needs and expectations
Lycee Cordouan Website http://etab.ac-poitiers.fr/lyc-cordouan/
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BACKGROUND:
Twinning of Annapolis Royal, NS and Royan, France
On May 29, 2009, Annapolis Royal Mayor Phil Roberts signed an agreement twinning Annapolis Royal with the French city of Royan. Royan is a popular resort town on France's Atlantic coast. In the early 17th century however, it was a hotbed for French colonization of New France and Acadia. The twinning ceremony officially acknowledges the special link connecting Royan and Annapolis Royal.
Royan is the birthplace of Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, (Appendix 1) a merchant-explorer who received exclusive colonization rights and a fur trade monopoly from Henry IV in 1603. Annapolis Royal is the present-day incarnation of Dugua's first successful settlement, Port Royal founded in 1605 by Dugua and his better-remembered cartographer Samuel de Champlain. (Incidentally, de Champlain was born just up the coast from Royan, near present-day La Rochelle). The monument, just within Fort Anne grounds, is of Pierre Dugua de Mons. The ceremony lasted about 45 minutes including an talk by a Royan resident about the early history of Port Royal-Royan link and the life of Dugua, followed by Royan's Mayor Didier Quentin who stressed his pleasure at the present-day blossoming of this historic connection and Mayor Roberts who expressed humble pride in joining his small community with such a vibrant city.
After signing the twinning documents, the Mayors and members of the public moved to Royan's public gardens, the 'Jardins du monde,' to mark the occasion with an evening apéritif. Browsing council records on Royan's homepage reveals some description of the event's significance for the French city. The motion to twin the two municipalities is motivated by a desire to develop ties of friendship between peoples, to promote mutual understanding that supersedes linguistic and cultural boundaries and to increase contact between the two communities, particularly between professionals and youth.
Twinned Towns Royan/Annapolis and Students • Mutual interest started in 1995 • Participants have officially visited back and forth since 1996 • Officially twinned in 2009 • Canadian youth (3) went to Royan in 2013 • 2014 – 1 French youth participated in 6 month exchange in Annapolis Royal • 2014 – 1 Annapolis youth participated in exchange to Royan2014 • 2014 – 2 French Tourism Students participated in 2 month internship in Annapolis Royal • 2016 – 3 French Tourism Students participated in 6 weeks internship in Annapolis Royal • 2017 – 2 French Tourism Students participated in 6 weeks internship in Annapolis Royal
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Appendix 1 Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
A bronze bust of Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons rests on a grassy knoll overlooking the Annapolis River at Fort Anne National Historic Site. The memorial’s prominence is symbolic of the bold accomplishments made by this French explorer, merchant and visionary. His expedition here in 1604, which included navigator and cartographer Samuel de Champlain, played a major role in motivating France’s interest in exploring North America, and in providing a base of knowledge that would greatly influence the development of Canada. Predating the founding of both Quebec and the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, the region—under de Mons’ energetic guidance— became home to one of the first permanent European settlements north of Florida and a critical portal to European exploration and settlement in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Born into the French aristocracy, de Mons had fought for Henry IV, had served as an administrator and knew how to work with investors. These factors became the pivotal mix when he and Champlain approached the king in 1603 to promote a plan to explore North America. Able to convince private investors to finance the colonization in return for a monopoly over the fur trade, de Mons focused on Acadia. The region rested along the same latitude as his home province of Saintonge, a place with mild winters and fertile soil.
While the choice to settle on Saint Croix Island resulted in tragedy, it was no doubt instructive in understanding the region’s natural variations. Prior to Saint Croix, de Mons had explored the sheltered harbour Marc Lescarbot credits him with naming Port-Royal and it became his next choice. Once ashore, the settlers wasted no time in building a settlement there and a base for further discovery. Between 1605 and 1607, the French in Port-Royal set about expanding the fur trade, exploring and mapping the Atlantic coastline, searching for valuable minerals, and developing an agricultural colony. Most importantly, they learned to live peacefully with the Mi’kmaq, who repeatedly demonstrated their friendship.
Referring to the task undertaken by de Mons to promote a French settlement, explore the land and expand commerce, Marc Lescarbot writes in the dedication of his poem Adieu à la France (1606): “… it is you whose high courage has traced the way for such a great undertaking, and for this reason, in spite of the attack of time, the leaf of your fame will grow green in an eternal spring.”
In 1607, Henri IV, in response to the protests of rival French merchants, revoked de Mons’ fur trade monopoly forcing him to order his Port-Royal settlers back to France. In the ensuing years, Sieur de Mons continued to aid and support Champlain in developing New France. Forward thinking and open-minded, he made a substantial contribution to the development of Canada by proving that Europeans could live here and sustain themselves successfully.
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Annapolis / Royan Twinning Student Internship 2017 Revenue and Expenses REVENUE Name Type Person/Agency Description Amount In-Kind Town of Annapolis Royal Donation Town Council In support of the Twinning Student Internship Initiative $500.00 TOTAL Revenue $500.00 EXPENSES Name Type Person/Agency Description Amount In-Kind Halifax Airport to AR Travel Sally O'Grady Pick up of students $80.00 AR to Halifax Airport Travel Sally O'Grady Return of students $80.00 Swiss Chalet Food Sally O'Grady Dinner on the way home from Airport $32.00 $16.00 Halifax Airport Return Event Sally O'Grady Hotel Room - otherwise they needed to leave 3am $184.70 Halifax Airport Return Food Sally O'Grady Dinner at hotel $34.47 Annapolis Royal Meals Sally O'Grady Pot Luck Introduction at Sally's (wine, lasagna, salads) + other $75.00 Annapolis Royal/Digby Food Sally O'Grady Lunch in Digby - took them shopping for groceries $44.00 $22.00 Annapolis County Travel Sally O'Grady Travel to Annapolis County Highlights (NHS, parks, Fundy-Y…) $100.00 Fundy YMCA Cornwallis Event Sally O'Grady Full Membership for both students while they were here $92.00 Town of Annapolis Royal Event Sandi Millet-Campbell Town Reception- cake and gifts for Royan Students $50.00 Annapolis Royal Event Sally O'Grady Gift Bag - stuff - Canada Bracelet $4.58 Annapolis Royal Event Sally O'Grady Gift Bag - Annapolis Royal Tote Sack $28.73 Port Royal NHS Event Sally O'Grady Visit to Habitation - entrance fees waived 2017 $0.00 Fort Anne NHS Event Sally O'Grady Visit to Fort Anne - entrance fees waived 2017 $0.00 Fort Anne NHS Event Sally O'Grady Fort Anne and Port Royal books $26.00 Kejimkujik NP&NHS Event Sally O'Grady Visit to Kejimkujik - entrance fees waived 2017 $0.00 Kejimkujik NP&NHS Food Sally O'Grady Lunch $30.00 Kejimkujik NP&NHS Event Sally O'Grady Canoe Rental $40.00 Kejimkujik NP&NHS Event Sally O'Grady Ice Cream $5.46 Grand Pre NHS Event Sally O'Grady Visit to Grand pre - entrance fees waived 2017 $0.00 Grand Pre NHS Event Sally O'Grady Grand Pre Books $23.26 Grand Pre NHS Travel Sally O'Grady Visit to NHS $25.00 Grand Pre NHS Food Sally O'Grady Lunch $40.00 $20.00 University of St Anne Travel Christine Igot Visit and introduction to University $50.00 University of St Anne Food University of St Anne Lunch - donated by University $25.00 Brier island Whale Watching Travel Sally O'Grady Drive and Ferries to/from Whale Watching $40.00 Brier island Whale Watching Food Sally O'Grady Snacks/Lunch Whale Watching Boat trip $32.00 Brier island Whale Watching Event Sally O'Grady Brier Island Whale Watching (2 students +senior) - ( $42 each) $84.00 $42.00 Brier island Whale Watching Food Sally O'Grady Digby Dinner on the way home from Whale Watching $60.00 $22.00 Lunenburg Travel Sally O'Grady Drive to NS Tourist and UNESCO sites $60.00 Lunenburg Event Sally O'Grady Horse and Buggy -Sightseeing Tour (3 adults - $30 per person) $60.00 $30.00 Lunenburg Food Sally O'Grady Lunch - Dockside Seafood Restaurant $44.00 $22.00 Lunenburg Event Sally O'Grady Museum Entrance $16.00 $8.00 Lunenburg Event Sally O'Grady Lunenburg Books $20.90 Peggy's Cove Travel Sally O'Grady Travel on the way to Airport - so only extra added $20.00 Peggy's Cove Food Sally O'Grady Meal at Peggy's Cove $40.00 $20.00 Annapolis Royal Event Sally O'Grady Kings Shorts $30.00 Annapolis Royal Event Sally O'Grady Movie Maudie $20.00 Annapolis Royal Travel Sally O'Grady Bike locks, locker locks $28.70 Annapolis Royal Meals Susan Jost Lobsters $100.00 Annapolis Royal Meals Sally O'Grady Other Meal, snacks,coffees and events out $250.00
TOTALS Expenses, In-kind $1,525.80 $652.00 Name Type Person/Agency Description Amount In-Kind ROYAN STUDENTS 2017 - Expenses incurred by students Student Revenue Name Type Person/Agency Description Amount In-Kind Lycee Cordouan Donation Caroline Lebreton In support of the Twinning Student Internship ? Family Support Donation Parents/Students In support of the Twinning Student Internship ? Region Poitou charente Scholarship In support of Student Travel ? Total $0.00 Student Expenses Name Type Person/Agency Description Amount In-Kind 2017 Student - Morgan PlummerBillet Fee Student Contribution to Host Family for Room and Board $810.00 2017 Student - Laura FrancesBillet Fee Student Contribution to Host Family for Room and Board $840.00 Airfares Travel Students Royan France-Nova Scotia return - estimated for both $2,000.00 Additional purchases Personal itemsStudent (both) Personal purchases (excluding gifts) $300.00 Total $3,950.00 ROYAN-ANNAPOLIS ROYAL VISIT TWINNING CANADA DAY WEEKEND 2017
I. Overview
The Town was contacted in the fall of 2016 by Twinning President Christine Igot and asked if it would like to invite the Royannais to our Canada 150 celebrations.
Council was in favour of such an invitation and a formal invitation was written by the Mayor, translated by Pierre Igot and sent to Royan. This invitation was warmly received.
We were informed that 10 visitors (including a Deputy-Mayor of Royan) would arrive on the Thursday (June 29th) and leave on the Monday, July 3rd.
Visitors would be billeted with members of the twinning committee and other volunteers.
II. Program
A programme of visits and official receptions was put together with our visitors requests in mind and with consultation with the Town (January 2017).
The programme included visits to Grand Pré, Fort Anne, Port Royal and Keji as well as an official sit-down dinner hosted by the Town at the Queen Anne Inn on the evening of Friday, June 30th and an official flag exchange and singing of national anthems on Canada Day.
III. Finances
1) Town contribution
A budget was presented to the Town and $1,400 was provided to help pay for the new Royan welcome banner (property of the Town), some hospitality, gas and travel expenses to and from the airport.
The Town of Annapolis Royal generously offered the official dinner with local dignitaries, presents from the Town which included scarves of the Annapolis Royal Celebration Tartan, a quilted banner to hang in Royan Town Hall and an Annapolis Royal Town flag.
It is to be noted that Parks Canada also offered books to all visitors.
Twinning visit report – Christine Igot - 2017 1 Council members also learned to sing the Marseillaise (French National Anthem) for the Canada Day celebrations.
Mayor Bill MacDonald was very present throughout the weekend and spent time with our visitors. This was much appreciated.
2) Twinning member contributions
Twinning members provided their dues as well as many in-kind services which included: room and board for ten visitors for four days, individual presents, taxi services to Halifax, Grand Pré, Keji, Port Royal and Digby, translation services, pot luck group meals, outing meals and guided visits.
IV. Visit to Royan in the fall of 2019
Twinning committee members are invited to Royan in September of 2019.
It is hoped that the Town would consider budgeting funds so that the Mayor or a Town representative may participate in such a visit.
V. Conclusions
The Twinning committee realises it is expensive to host a visiting delegation from France but feels that it is an important event in keeping with the shared history of our towns. The committee recognizes that the 2017 visit was an exceptional one for Canada 150 as visits usually only occur every four years to Annapolis Royal.
In future, we must agree on a maximum number of visitors we can host depending on the funding available from the Town and twinning members.
More money than provided by the Town was needed in 2017 to provide our programme (see expenses). Without several monetary donations and many in- kind donations from the twinning members and community, we would not have had enough money.
Funding needs to be acquired BEFORE any planning of a visit is undertaken to ensure that there is enough money to properly host an event.
The twinning committee would like to propose that the Town reflect upon budgeting a sum of money every year to be put aside for the next Royan visit in 2021. This sum combined with the yearly dues of twinning members would go a long way to providing funding without having to find a larger sum in 2021.
Twinning visit report – Christine Igot - 2017 2 All in all the visit was felt to be a great success by our committee and by our guests who enjoyed their stay and who felt very welcomed, once again, to Annapolis Royal.
We look forward to making a visit to Royan in 2019.
The committee thanks the Town of Annapolis Royal for its contribution to this visit’s success.
Christine Igot September 2017
Twinning visit report – Christine Igot - 2017 3 TWINNING EXPENSES 2017 – ROYAN TO ANNAPOLIS ROYAL (10 VISITORS – CANADA DAY WEEKEND)
I. Money in
Item Price How paid ?
Town money $1700* + $400 Cheques from Town $700 of this money is for the interns expenses
Nicholson Gift $240 cash
Twinning dues Sally, Giselle, Bob, cash Christine, Susan, Beth = $360
Susan Jost $40 donation cash
Beth Gartland $100 donation cheque
Phil $10 (see note in cash expenses)
TOTAL $2850.00
II. Money out
Item Price How paid ? Date
Statue Banner and TOTAL : $341.40 Cash (Twinning) June 19th 2017 design time $196.87 2 hours of design PAID at $50 + HST
Fabric backing for $32.66 Céleste Thibodeau- May 12 2017 150 banner Stacey PAID cash
2017 Twinning expenses (and some intern money) 1 CASH
Spikes for banner HH Cash June 19th PAID
$4.65
Gas for all $820 PAID cash June 29th PAID at airport to all
Hospitality Queen $323.15 Cash PAID cash June Anne 30th
Hospitality pot $198. 81 Paid VISA Igot Given cash June lucks 28th PAID June 28th
Chips, pretzels, $40.28 Paid VISA Igot Given cash June pink lemonade, June 28th 28th humus, ginger ale PAID
Canada Day cake $60 PAID cash July Janet Myers 4th
Winery lunch on $127.60 times 2 Sally, and Bob Susan/Amery Friday at Pete’s given their Winery TOTAL: $255.20. portion as in- kind
Sally and Bob reimbursed with cash
PAID Aug 30th
Cheese $19.42 (Phil subtracted (not counted in Cheese (Gilles) $40.00 his twinning fees expenses out) bread (Marie) $8.40 from this amount and added his TOTAL: $67.82 leftover cheese (est.$17.82) and so GAVE $10 to twinning
2017 Twinning expenses (and some intern money) 2 Interns $700 (Town) + Sally O’Grady cash $100 (donation Gartland)
TOTAL: $2876.15
III. In kind donations for twinning from members and friends
The in-kind donations to make this visit work were numerous and many remain undocumented.
They range from:
• airport parking • breakfast and lodging for all visitors • food purchases and preparation for pot lucks • alcohol purchases • gift bag purchases • outings • restaurant bills • present purchases • quilting of the Canada 150 banner by Betsy Miller
IV. Gifts from the Town and Parks Canada
• Annapolis Royal Celebration Tartan scarves for all visitors • meal at the Queen Anne Inn for visitors and organization of such with dignitaries • Canada 150 banner panel given to the Town Hall of Royan • donation to the Food Bank on behalf of Betsy Miller’s quilting work • AR town flag given to the Deputy-Mayor of Royan • books from Parks Canada • reception for the Interns at Town Hall
Christine Igot
Twinning chair, August 2017
2017 Twinning expenses (and some intern money) 3 Goals
8% increase over 5 years
Reduce median age by 5% over 5 years
1 new household (net) per year for 5 years
Ivany Goals
• Provincial population goal of net gain of 1,000 working persons per year • Provincial immigration goal of 2.7% per year • Provincial goal of retaining 10% of foreign students
Strategies From MEDC Meeting
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Dear Sandi,
For a number of years, the Board of Trade has been assembling a page or two of cooperative advertising for our area in the Doers & Dreamers Guide. A nearly complete image of the 2017 entry is attached, as an example. In considering the entry for 2018 we are faced with two issues:
(1) While 2017 was a successful advertising year for ABOT, we recognize that some ad contributions were made in honour of Canada's 150. We need some assurance that there will be sufficient advertising booked for 2018 to cover the cost of the page(s) and result in a reasonable profit to ABOT.
(2) Bill Monk has been coordinating the work for some years now but will be unable to do so for 2018. So we need a volunteer or two to take over. Bill can fully brief any-one who is willing to do so about how the work is done.
The ABoT Council has decided that we should NOT send in an entry for 2018 unless: (a) we can find a volunteer(s) to take over from Bill, and (b) there are enough commitments for ads to justify the effort. Tourism NS has increased the prices for 2018, so the cost of ads in our 2017 format will now be approximately:
• line ad: $ 110 + tax • small ad: $ 545 + tax • large ad: $1,095 + tax
A go / no-go decision will be made at the general meeting on 14 September.
If you are willing to help with the work or would like to take out an ad, please contact Mike Fearon at 902-532-0353 or e-mail him at [email protected].
07 Sept 2017 bh
TOWN OF ANNAPOLIS ROYAL TWINNING COMMITTEE Minutes 30 Aug 2017 meeting
Present: Christine Igot (chair), Sally O’Grady, Bob Howard, Phil Roberts, Giselle Beauchamp, Beth Gartland Regrets: Susan Jost Absent: Owen Elliott (Town Councillor)
The meeting began at 6:05pm at Christine’s house.
I. The agenda was moved and unanimously approved. Phil moved and Giselle seconded.
II. The May 4 minutes were read and unanimously approved. Sally moved and Phil seconded.
III. Old Business A. Intern visit review • Laura and Morgan stayed at Sally and Adrian’s for the entire period of their visit here. They had meals at S & A every day. This was a considerable effort and expense of hosting, supervising, entertaining, coordinating and feeding our guests. Sally will not provide this service in the future. The direct monetary costs to Sally and Adrian were well in excess of $645. Susan Jost refunded to the committee the $400 for hosting our two interns. This is a donation to the intern program. The committee heartily thanks Sally for her multiple, very generous contributions and several years of leading the intern program. • The VIC is a greeting and information facility, not a student project-producing experience. The intern student mission includes doing projects. The interns created their own project. They wrote a report comparing the tourist infrastructure of Annapolis Royal and Royan.
B. Twinning visit review • Our visitors had a great time here. They appreciated very much the efforts and gifts of the Town, including, for example, the banner, singing the Marseillaise, dinner at the Queen Anne, the tartan scarves, and much else besides. The committee warmly thanks the Town for supporting this Twinning visit with the events and gifts offered our Royan guests. As well, we thank and are happy that Parks Canada supported the visit, with, for example, the “National Sites and Parks of Canada” book and the visit to Fort Anne. We were energized by the presence of the Mayor and his support and engagement in the Twinning events. Having the Mayor and his wife as well as the Premier and his wife at the welcoming dinner impressed and pleased our guests. We want to thank everyone who helped make this visit so successful and memorable.
C. Twinning visit finances overview and payout • Motion to include Beth’s $60 committee participation amount and her $100 donation in the monies paid to Sally O’Grady to reimburse her for hosting the two interns. Christine moved, Bob seconded. 5 in favor, Sally abstained.
• Please see Christine’s thorough report, attached. Christine moved and Bob seconded approval of this report. Passed unanimously.
• Seven members currently donate a participation amount of $60 each year to help fund the Twinning Committee—Christine Igot, Phil Roberts, Susan Jost, Sally O”Grady, Giselle Beauchamp, Beth Gartland, and Bob Howard. In addition, Beth and Susan have made additional donations. Our expectation is that committee members will continue to donate $60 per year.
• For future Twinning visits, we will necessarily set a limit on the number of visitors we can host, depending on our finances, hosting possibilities and so on.
• Phil moved, Bob seconded that Christine open a no fee savings account at a local bank for the Twinning Committee.
IV. New Business A. Gulden Luew welcome at Le Havre, France • Thirty indigenous youth sailed with a Dutch crew from Nova Scotia to Le Havre in France. There was a plan for the Royan Twinning group and our Mayor to meet them at Le Havre. A major miscommunication about dates and who would be present and one which date resulted in disappointment and the cancellation of this meeting.
• The Royan Twinning group has invited the Annapolis Royal Twinning participants to come visit their town in the fall of 2019.
V. Next meeting. First week of March, 2018 • Who wants to go to Royan in fall of 2019? • Contribute $60 for 2018 funding.
Adjournment at 7:30pm as proposed by Giselle.