12 October 2006
Moncton, New Brunswick
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
(ACOA), will join more than 70 of New Brunswick's leading
business people in Moncton today for a unique recognition
event designed to highlight the power of partnerships in
contributing to the province's long-term economic
successes. Billed as the Art of Success, this special networking event
is centred on the benefits to economic growth of
collaboration between public and private sectors."Partnerships have long played a key role in driving the
economic successes of our region," said Minister
MacKay, "Tonight's event affords a unique opportunity to
highlight the real results delivered to Atlantic Canadians
when industry and government work together to grow our
economy and build stronger communities."Mr. David Ganong, President of Ganong Bros. and member of
the North American Competitiveness Council, will speak to
members of the province's business community at tonight's
event. "Despite the many real and perceived challenges of doing
business in New Brunswick, there are many terrific success
stories of businesses built and expanded in New Brunswick
that do not have the visibility and support that they
deserve," said Ganong. "We, in New Brunswick, have many
successes and we should be profiling and supporting our
successes big and small, much like the ACOA showcase today."The list of New Brunswick companies showcased in the Art of
Success includes: Marwood, Tracy; Sunny Corner, Miramichi;
Auberge Les Jardins Inn, Saint-Jacques; Groupe Savoie, St.
Quentin; Bejewel, Fredericton; Whitehill Technologies,
Moncton; Cooke Aquaculture, St. George; Dairytown, Sussex;
Ferme Bourgeois, Memramcook; FatKat Animation, Miramichi;
Timber Top Trusses, Grand Falls; Bulletproof, Fredericton;
Tantramar Interactive, Sackville; and Evolving Solutions,
Saint John. For more information on ACOA's programs, visit our web site
at:www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca
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The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency,
and David Ganong, President of Ganong Bros. and member of
the North American Competitiveness Council, are teaming up
today in Moncton to put New Brunswick entrepreneurs on
centre stage at a unique networking event called the Art of
Success. The evening includes a networking reception and dinner,
which has as its principle theme the power of private and
public partnerships in driving economic success.More than 70 leaders from the province's business community
will attend this special event, which will showcase the
entrepreneurial achievements of 14 New Brunswick companies
drawn from various sectors of the provincial economy.
For more information, please contact:
Ann Kenney
Senior Communications Officer
ACOA New Brunswick
506-452-3687