BoT Currents Dec2010

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2010 OBA AWARD RECIPIENTS

26th Annu

OBAAWARD

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Health Sciences Outstanding Business Achievement Awards


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December 10 Volume 7 No. 4Currents is published 4 times a year for members ofthe Saint John Board of Trade and Greater Saint Johnsbusiness community. Average circulation is 5,000 perissue including distribution to all Board of Trademembers and to all business addresses in GreaterSaint John. Opinions expressed in this publicationare not necessarily the view of the Saint John Boardof Trade. Suggestions and comments are welcome.

The Board of Trade cannot be held responsiblefor any errors or omissions that may occur in thispublication. Currents reserves the right to editany material submitted.

SAINT JOHN BOARD OF TRADE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE

J. Michael Murphy, ChairpersonBMO Bank of Montreal

John Warrington, 1st Vice-ChairLorneville Mechanical Contractors Ltd.

Patrick Sohy, 2nd Vice-ChairAvant-Garde Construction and Management Inc.

Marilyn Orr, SecretaryVision Coaching

Deanna Graves-Brown, TreasurerMoosehead Breweries Limited

Kathryn Craig, Immediate Past ChairFacilicorpNB Fundy Linen

Mike Walton, Member-at-largeLantic Inc.

Larry Hachey, Member-at-largeBlueChip Leasing Atlantic

DIRECTORS

Christine Fagan, Worksafe NB

Kevin Hocquard, Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Kelli Lester, Irving Oil Operations GP

Andy Lodge, Barry Spalding

Chris MacDonald, J.D. Irving Limited

Mel Norton, Lawson Creamer

Dr. Chris OBrien, Saint John Medical Society

Eric Poirier, Bell Aliant

Claire Ryan, Fusion

Dr. Ruth Shaw, University of New Brunswick- Saint John

Al Soppitt, Saint John Port Authority

Gerry Verner, Brunswick News

STAFF

Imelda Gilman, President

Carole Cunningham, Office & Events Coordinator

Michelle MacDonald, Administrative Assistant

Erinor Jacob, Policy & Research Officer

Kelly Cotter, Marketing & Sales Of ficer

CONTACT

Please address editorial enquiries to:

Saint John Board of TradePO Box 6037, 40 King St.Saint John, NB E2L 4R5

Tel: (506) 634-8111 Fax: (506) 632-2008E-mail: [email protected]

Visit our website at www.sjboardoftrade.com

PRODUCTION

Editor: Imelda Gilman

Advertising Sales: Kelly Cotter (506) 634-4159 or [email protected]

Graphic Design & Production: Morrison Marketing

Printing: Transcontinental

Mail Preparation: United Catena Training Centre

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Winter is almost here. This fall weve

been busy and weve achieved a number

of results.

If Robin Sharma is correct and Leaders

get results, then the Saint John Board of

Trade is a leader!

Since September, the Board of Trade

has organized numerous events including

meetings during the provincial election

campaign to provide our members with

the opportunity to hear from each of the

parties. The Board organized meetingswith PlanSJ team on several occasions

and made a submission to the PlanSJ

Advisory Committee to ensure business

voice is heard in the Options for Growth.

I would like to thank all of our members

who provided their feedback.

Additionally, the Board hosted several

luncheons including:

Oct 20 - luncheon with leadership

expert and author Robin Sharma, who

spoke to more than 400 attendees;

Oct 29 - the Board arranged anInfrastructure and Public-Private

Partnerships Luncheon and Workshop to

help members learn more about the

process involved in PPP projects;

Nov 3 - the Unlimited Possibilities

Luncheon featuring 2006 Olympic Gold

Medalist, Jamie Korab, on Take Our Kids

to Work Day for employers and their

students to attend;

Nov 22 - hosted a luncheon with the

new Minister of Finance, Honourable

Blaine Higgs for his first speaking

engagement as Minister;

Nov 24 - the Board held our premiere

business event, our 26th Annual

Outstanding Business Achievement

Awards Gala, which truly was the premiere

event of the year!

This is only a taste of what our dedicated

volunteers and staff have done over the

past three months! As we wrap up 2010

and start to think about 2011, I cant help

but think of Tucker Park and the potential

for growth being created there in the

Health Sector. This past September marked

a huge milestone for our community and

province with the opening of Dalhousie

Medicine New Brunswick. We need more

doctors and health care professionals in

New Brunswick and this will help us

attract and retain those people.

In October, we also hosted our annual

Clerks and Residents Mixer. For this mixer

we partnered with Enterprise Saint John,

Horizon Healths Medical Education

Program, Fusion, and BMO Bank ofMontreal. The purpose of this mixer is to

introduce the medical clerks and residents

to the Saint John business community in

a location outside of Tucker Park to show

case Saint John and encourage them to

stay here when they are finished their

training. This years mixer was held at the

Peter Buckland Gallery and over 30 clerks

and residents attended!

A lot of work has gone into developing

the health sector of the economy in our

region by many groups and individuals.With a strong, highly skilled and healthy

workforce we will continue to grow our

community!

Seasons Greetings!Mike

Saint John Board of Trade

Chairs Message

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J. Michael Murphy, Chair of the SaintJohn Board of Trade, Robin Sharma andAllen Vasan, VP North America Inside

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Chairman Michael Murphy presented

the 2010 Outstanding Business

Achievement Chairs Award to Dalhousie

Medicine New Brunswick, represented

by Dr. Michael Barry, Dr. Patrick Darrah

and Dr. John Steeves on Wednesday,

November 24, 2010.

Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick

A significant milestone in addressing

the doctor shortage in our province was

achieved in September when Dr. John

Steeves, the inaugural Associate Dean for

Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick,

welcomed the first 30 students to the new

Tucker Park facility. The four year

undergraduate medical education program

provides New Brunswick students with

the opportunity to attend medical school

in their home province and complements

the already existing medical education

program at the Saint John Regional

Chairs Award

Outstanding Business Achievement Awards

Hospital which trains clerks and residents

from various schools including Dalhousie

and Memorial University.

The concept of a medical school in Saint

John originated in the 1930s and was

revisited in the 1970s but took form in

earnest in 2004 when Patrick Darrah was

appointed to lead a committee of

administrators, academics, economic

development officials and physicians. Dr.

Michael Barry, a member of the committee

and Past Chair of the Saint John Board of

Trade, worked with Mr. Darrah for nearly

four years to ensure the program came to

fruition.

Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswicks

location on the UNBSJ campus adjacent

to the Saint John Regional Hospital, the

tertiary care hospital for the province,

offers opportunities for future growth and

investment in research in the health

sciences sector. While the program is based

at the Saint John campus, Dalhousie

Medicine New Brunswick is provincial in

scope and will utilize state-of-the-art video

conferencing technology to connect to

clinical sites in Moncton, Fredericton and

Miramichi.

The Chairs Award was instituted in 1993 to

recognize a company or individual who has

demonstrated a particular excellence or achievement

in a certain aspect of their business, having made either

an immediate impact on or a substantial long-term

contribution to the economic progress of our community.

Past recipients of the Chairs Award include Philip

Oland, Saint John Pro Sports Inc, Malcolm Somerville,

Imperial Theatre Inc, Patrick Darrah, Cruise Saint

Johns Meet & Greet Committee and the IrvingCompanies, New Brunswick Community College-Saint

John and University of New Brunswick Saint John,

Lino Celeste, The Greater Saint John Roundtable on

Primary Healthcare, Stephen MacMackin, Dr. Mary

Eileen Travis, Our Five Regional Mayors, Atlantica

Centre for Energy, Business Community Anti-Poverty

Initiative Inc (BCAPI), Bob Manning and Gerry Pond.

Robin Sharmaspeaks on

LeadingWithout a Title

to over 400attendees on

October 20


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In todays society, there is no health

without mental health. The foundation of

a healthy society begins with mentally

healthy individuals who find contentment

with others and are fully engaged in their

community. Canadian Mental Health

Association Saint John Branch embraces

this healthy community and strives to

promote the mental health of all people,

and supports the resilience and recovery

of people experiencing mental illness.

Statistics show, the time lost due to

mental health conditions amounts to 35

million workdays, which equates to 49%

of work time lost due to illness among

full-time working Canadians. Health

Canada estimates the economic burden

on employers is now close to $30 billion

a year for mental health and addiction

problems.

Mental illness knows no barriers. It

affects everyone around us - all age groups,

cultures, education and income levels.

One in four Canadians will personally

experience a mental illness during their

lifetime. Today, only 1/3 of the people

with mental illness ever get assistance.

This may be due to stigma or lack of

information and resources. Many people

are suffering silently within our

communities and greatly rely on the

support, resources and hope that Canadian

Mental Health Association offers.

Canadian Mental Health Association

Saint John Branch offers a variety of

education programs for youth, families,

individuals, seniors and persons with

disabilities. These programs assist

individuals in achieving confidence and

skills that lead to satisfying and productive

lives within their community.

Submitted by Dawn ODell

Executive Director, Canadian Mental Health

Association Saint John Branch Inc.

Member Profile:

Canadian Mental Health Association

Health Sciences

We have all heard about the impact of

absenteeism on productivity and the

workplace. But are you familiar with

presenteeism?

Presenteeism is the loss of productivity

when workers are physically at work, but

are not performing at their best due to

illness, stress, or any other type ofdistraction. Studies suggest that

presenteeism cuts an employees

productivity by a third or more.

Unlike absenteeism, presenteeism can

be difficult to spot. Often, itcreeps in over

time, with a number of subtle behavioural

changes. Presenteeism can include

spending additional time on tasks,

decreased quality of work, lack of

initiative, and decreased motivation. It can

be caused by a range of sources from

health-related issues like allergies,depression, and the flu, or by non-health-

related issues like financial troubles, family

issues and workplace concerns. According

to Statistics Canada, the average number

of days absent per employee per year is

7.5 days or 3% of salary. Studies of some

chronic conditions and health risk factors

found that lost productivity from

presenteeism was 7.5 times greater than

productivity loss from absenteeism.

Given its impact on productivity, its

important to address the issue of

presenteeism before it leads to

absenteeism. Absenteeism can result in

burdening co-workers with extra duties

to the immense costs associated with full

loss of productivity or the necessity to

replace the employee.An employee assistance program (EAP)

is an excellent way to help employers deal

with presenteeism. An EAP helps

employees deal with personal issues before

they take their toll at home or in the

workplace by offering short-term

counseling services. The Chambers Plans

EAP, Posaction, is available to both

Benefit Facts: Presenteeism at Work

employees and their families, and provides

quick and confidential access to

appropriate professional resources, helping

to resolve problems affecting health,

performance and attendance. This can

include assistance with financial planning,

marital or parenting issues, addictions,

stress, eldercare, or any number of issues.To learn more about how EAPs can

create a healthy workplace, and boost your

companys performance and bottom line,

contact your local Chambers Plan advisor.

Benefit Facts: Chambers of Commerce Group

Insurance Plan

www.buychambers.ca


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PlanSJ

PlanSJ is the name of the City of Saint

Johns team that is working on creating a

new municipal plan for the City. The

purpose of the municipal plan is to provide

direction for growth and development in

our City - it provides an idea of the type

of development and growth we would like

to see.

The Saint John Board of Trade is

committed to ensuring its members

voices, concerns and feedback are

incorporated into this community

document. The Board of Trade has met

with the PlanSJ team a number of times

to discuss the role of business as a

stakeholder in the development of a new

municipal plan. To ensure members can

easily access the PlanSJ information, the

Saint John Board of Trade has established

a page on its website focused on keeping

members up to date on the issue. The

page is located under the Advocacy tab

on the Boards website and provides

information

on upcoming

PlanSJ events,

links to the

PlanSJ

website and some of the background

material for PlanSJ.

The Board of Trade has established a

Task Force to review the Options for

Growth that were presented at the PlanSJ

Open House on October 14, 2010.

Members of this Task Force represent a

number of Board of Trade committees

including Business & Community

Development, Government Affairs, Retail

and Transportation. The Task Force made

recommendations to the Board of Directors

based upon feedback received from

members of the Board of Trade. As a

result, the Saint John Board of Trade

submitted a letter to the PlanSJ Advisory

Committee outlining the Boards feedback.

A copy of this letter is available on the

Board of Trade website.

Atlantic Provinces Chamber

of Commerce

The announcement by Emera Inc. of

the $6.2-billion deal reached to develop

power from the proposed Lower Churchill

hydroelectric project in Labrador and

eventually build transmission links through

to Nova Scotia is welcome news to the

Atlantic Provinces Chambers of

Commerce (APCC), which has been

promoting regional economic cooperation

for nearly two decades.

APCC is wrapping up the current phase

of the Atlantica Project, a multi-year

project entirely focused on regional

economic cooperation, with a series of

discussions with business and community

leaders throughout the region.

Policy Update

January 2011

Jan 11 - Business Tool Box

Behavioural Interviewingsponsored

by The Integrated Focus Group

Jan 19 - Business Networking Mixer

hosted by Enbridge Gas

February 2011

Feb 8 - Business Tool Box Shredding

& Confidentiality sponsored by Shred

Guard

Feb 10 - Business Networking Mixer

hosted by Beers Neal

March 2011

Mar 10 - Business Networking Mixer

hosted by Key Industries

Mar 22 - Business Tool Box Project

Management

For more information on these and

other Board of Trade events visit:

www.sjboardoftrade.com

Upcoming Mixers& Seminars

Board of Trade Chair MichaelMurphy and President ImeldaGilman represented the Saint

John Board of Trade at the 2010Canadian Chamber of

Commerce Annual GeneralMeeting in September with

other Atlantic Chambers

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Introduce members of the Saint

John business community to the

benefits of a membership to the

Saint John Board of Trade! Simply

contact Kelly Cotter, Marketing &

Sales Officer at 506-634-4159 or

[email protected] with

the business and contact name that

you have been speaking with.

When they become a member of

the Saint John Board of Trade, you

will receive a token of our

appreciation for your referral!

MembershipReferral Program

Membership has

its benefits...

Membership

Through our offerings, programs

and mentorship the Saint John

Board of Trade providesopportunities for members:

To grow themselves (through

involvement and learning).

To grow their business (through

knowledge and connections).

To assist in the economic

development of our

community.

To help grow the community

by participating in the

development of solutions for

community needs and issues.

For more detailed information on

Membership with the Saint John

Board of Trade please visit our

website at www.sjboardoftrade.com

Foster and grow yourbusiness-to-business orbusiness-to-consumer

relationships with fellowBoard of Trade members.

Shop a Member First!

Saint John Board of TradeMember-to-Member Benefit Program

Saint John Board ofTrade ExecutiveCommittee member,Mike Walton andPresident , ImeldaGilman welcomed Hon.Blaine Higgs, Ministerof Finance at the BoTluncheon on Nov 22


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CO NG RATUL ATIO NS AWAR D REC IPI ENT

26th Annual

OBAAWARDS

T HAN K YOU ~ T O OUR SPONSORS

MAJOR SPONSORS

BUSINESS EXCELLEN

Dillon Consulting Limit

ENTREPRENEURIALACHIEVEMENT

Kelson & Kelson LimitEMERGING ENTERPRISE

IBL - Clinic Server

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR

Kiera Fraser (Je Suis Prest Boutique)CHAIRS AWARDDalhousie Medicine New Brunswick

BIG HEART AWARD

Kiwanis Club of Saint John

AWARD SPONSORS

Shred Guard | Saint John Energy | Enterprise Saint JohnAVW Telav | Telegraph Journal | TriStar Mercedes-Benz

OUTSTANDING SPONSORS

Advocate | DCAM Productions | Morrison MarketingCHSJ Country 94.1 | 97.3 The Wave

GENEROUS SPONSORSHilton Saint John | Key Industries

Lancaster Florist | Opera Bistro

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