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 1 | P a g e 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.