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Hockey Canada's COO has New Brunswick roots
Hockey Canada's Chief Operating Officer, Scott Smith spoke about his passion for Atlantic Canada, the lessons that he learned from growing up in New Brunswick, how he has applied those lessons in his business career and had many hockey stories that kept the crowd mesmerized. Read more
Working hard, playing hard and being generous at ECC's second Good Cheer
With a silent auction, lots of games and laughter, we lived the Atlantic Canadian theme of 'we work hard', 'we play hard' and 'we are generous', the event raised $5,000 for the Hospice Palliative Care Association of PEI. Read more
A good cheer for a good cause
Founded in 2007, East Coast Connected believes that Atlantic Canadians who have moved away are still, at heart, Atlantic Canadians. More than that, we believe that they are still a valuable resource for their home provinces - whether you're talking about investment opportunities or fundraising for your former local charity, this diverse group of people is full of passion and goodwill. Read more
What is ECC ?
East Coast Connected believes that Atlantic Canadians who have moved away are still, at heart, Atlantic Canadians. More than that, we believe that they are still a valuable resource for their home provinces – whether you’re talking about investment opportunities or fundraising for your former local charity, this diverse group of people is full of passion and goodwill. Read more

ECC January 2013 President's Message

January 1, 2013 - 1:00am - andyc
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 December 2012 President's Message

December 1, 2012 - 1:00am - andyc
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

ECC November 2012 President's Message

November 1, 2012 - 12:00am - andyc
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

An evening of dancing, bad nautical jokes and philanthropy

October 26, 2012 - 11:16pm - Gregory Lam
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

ECC October 2012 President's Message

October 26, 2012 - 11:06pm - andyc
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