As I wrap up my first calendar year as the volunteer President of East Coast Connected, there is much to be thankful for! ... The past 18 months have just wizzed by!  As is the case with any volunteer organization --- nothing happens without significant effort from people behind the scenes! I wanted to take a few moments to recognize a few of those key contributors. Read more

ECC Members, What a November !!!   For those of you that missed it, we held both an ECC Good Cheer Event and an ECC Coast & Cocktails speakers series. In addition, November represented the largest month of ECC membership since we converted the organization to a paid membership in August 2011.   ECC Coast & Cocktails ... Read more

Happy Halloween ... Hope that those ECC members with kids had a great time last night! Next week, on November 7th – East Coast Connected will turn 5 years old. ECC has many people to thank over the years, but I hope that ECC founder Chris Crowell takes a moment to smile to see what his original idea and all the effort he put into ECC has evolved into. Some of you may have already seen this, though attached is a summary of what ECC has done, what ECC started as ... and where ECC is going in 2013! ECC membership Renewal – 2013 ... Read more

On July 27th, members and friends of East Coast Connected, www.eastcoastconnected.ca, held its first ever boat cruise. Over 140 people boarded the fabulous Stella Borealis on the shores of Lake Ontario for an evening of dancing, buoys, bad nautical jokes and of course philanthropy. While it wasn’t the salt water sailing that many of the attendees were used to, the first ECC boat cruise was a rousing success. Read more

Alexander Keith’s Birthday ...If you are free this upcoming Friday – on October 5th, at the Evergreen Brick Works – join many other ECC members and Atlantic Canadians at the Alexander Keith’s Toronto birthday festival. Tickets are on sale now for only $10 at www.keiths.ca/birthday. Don’t delay ... as of yesterday over 70% of the tickets were sold. The party features Atlantic Canadian musician Matt Mays! Read more

I hope that our membership enjoyed the beautiful weather over the summer and is getting ready for an active fall line-up with East Coast Connected. Job opportunity ... One of the largest law firms in Atlantic Canada is searching for a Chief Financial Officer. Based in Halifax, this role is looking for an experienced finance leader. Please contact me directly if interested in learning more. Read more