CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Denise Alison Janice Buckler Jody Euloth Dan Monk Brittany Pickrem AJ Sauve DavidMacDonald CREATIVE DESIGN LEAD Natasha Griswold WEBSITE DESIGN LEAD Amy Zhang GRAPHIC AND LAYOUT DESIGN LEAD Rui Hu
MANAGING DIRECTOR Rod Gregg EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lee Ann Atwater RESEARCH TEAM LEADS Kate Carter Ashley Tanner
COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMIN LEAD Calli Gregg SPECIAL PROJECT CONSULTANT Tanya Chedrawy VIDEO PRODUCTION CONSULTANT Brian Cottam
EDITORIAL TEAM Jamie Barrie Jordan Parker
PUBLISHER Spotlight on Business Media
W ith Canada Day and Independence Day just around the corner we have selected our top destination for the first major holiday of the Summer for our readers on both sides of the border, so you know where the action will be this July 1st or 4th. We also selected the best Busker Festivals in North America in this month’s issue because great entertainment doesn’t always happen inside on a stage, it can also come alive on the streets and we spotlight the best cities and towns to check out all the amazing action. The Annapolis Valley is known for many things, its amazing views of the Bay of Fundy, its apple orchards and for being one of the best wine regions in Canada. It is also known for having one of the best universities in Canada, Acadia University, which plays an important part in the exposure and growth of the Annapolis Valley’s economy. We talk with Marcel Falkenham, Leigh Huestis and Amit Batra of Acadia University about the university’s commitment to innovation and the community and how they look to continue to grow together. We also had the opportunity to chat with Adam MacLennan about his community of Tyne Valley, PEI and why you need to make your way to the island this Summer for some amazing oysters and then stay for the music when we learned all about Rock the Boat Musicfest which is the closing event for the annual five-day Tyne Valley Oyster Festival, which is a family-friendly fundraiser for the community. Tyne Valley offers one of PEI’s most exciting events with the Canadian Oyster Shucking Competition, where the best shuckers in Canada come to compete each year in August to represent Canada at the worlds. This is one of PEI’s best-kept secrets until now as we spotlight both these amazing festivals and Tyne Valley itself. Brittany Pickrem tells us about how live and in-person events can be a powerful way to develop a strong connection with your customer and not matter which live event path makes the most sense for your brand, you will have the opportunity to get super close to your target customer and promote your brand and all that it offers. spotlight on July
Connecting and engaging with customers is very important to any business, but when you do the same with your employees and vendors, you take your business to a whole new level and become a leader in business, we speak with Mimmo Carbonara about how he and his team have successfully done this with 416 Automation Inc. We hope you enjoy the issue and we would like to thank all our featured companies for sharing your challenges, successes and for inspiring others to follow their dreams and passion. We also thank all those involved in putting this month’s issue together along with our advertisers and readers as we look forward to telling more stories about successful businesses and the people behind making it all happen.
Lee Ann Atwater Editor
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