DOWNTOWN
RIVERVIEW BUSINESS ASSOCIATION |
JANUARY 15th 2004
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JANUARY 2004 NEWSLETTER |
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The New Petitcodiac Bridge |
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The highlight of this months general meeting came when Brenda Orchard,
Director of Corporate Services & Economic Development of the Town
of Riverview, unveiled the most recent pictures of the new bridge.
The bridge, which is scheduled for completion in 2005, has many attractive
features from wrought iron railings to highly ornate lighting. Clearly
one of the most attractive features of the new bridge will be the
four traffic lanes, two in each direction - a clear contrast to our
present situation with the Gunningsville Bridge. These extra lanes
coupled with the future connection to Vaughn Harvey Boulevard promises
to bring added convenience to anyone wishing to travel to Riverview.
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2nd Annual Christmas Meet
& Greet
The christmas Meet & Greet was held on December 6th 2003 at the
Lions center in Riverview. Due to the fact that it was a particularly
cold evening in addition to many other christmas functions happening
that night, attendance was not quite as high as we had hoped for.
In total about 35 people attended the event over the course of the
night. The entertainment of the evening was provided by a Jazz duet
from Saint John. They sang a wide variety of classic jazz and christmas
songs to more traditional dancing songs, much to the delight of the
many ballroom dancers present. This also provided entertainment for
those of us that are not so elegant upon the dance floor. Once again
this year we asked everyone to bring a gift for donation to the Albert
County Christmas Aid Program, we gathered a nice variety of toys to
present to them and have since received there thanks for our involvement.
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Image Development heading towards completion
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New Downtown Riverview Information
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Hudson Design, who have been working with Downtown Riverview towards
the development of a new association identity have begun the final
stages of this process. On January 7th 2004 a meeting was held to
have a look at the first proposed images for our new logo. The majority
of the work was well received and after lengthy discussion and comparison
we gave some additional suggestions and they took those comments to
adjust the images accordingly. On January 21st 2004 at Noon in the
Boardroom we will be meeting for the fourth time in this process to
evaluate the adjustments. Everyone who is a member of Downtown Riverview
is encouraged to attend and give their input.
When this project comes to a close we will see many other things
that have been awaiting this processes completion. We will be able
to design and distribute the new Riverview Business Directories
as well as the new Downtown Riverview door decals - replacing
the old RBIC decals. As well as the start of our online business directory
and local business profiles on our web site
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Calendar
of upcoming events
JANUARY 2004
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*Town Council meetings are held the 2nd and fourth
Monday of the month at Town Hall and are open to the public. Start
time is 7pm
*The project committee meeting will be held at the Boardroom in
Coverdale Square at Noon.
*The monthly General Meeting is held at the Boardroom in Coverdale
Square at Noon. It is open to all members of the business association
to address issues or voice concerns. Held every second Tuesday of
the Month.
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Congratulation
The Downtown Riverview Business Association would like to extend
congratulations to Brenda Orchard on her recent change in position
from the Town of Riverview's Economic Development Officer
to Director of Corporate Services & Economic Development.
Brenda has been a tremendous help to our Association recently and
we truly wish her all the best with her new designation.
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Councilors Corner
We had an incredible year of growth in Riverview in 2003. One of
the measures that we use at Town Hall to gauge growth is building
permit data. Our year-end building permit figures have just been released
showing 2003 as our all-time high in building permit values. This
past year also had the highest number of building permits issued as
well.
The previous highest year for building permits values was in 2000
but it should be noted that in that year we had two major projects
in the Town: the new Sobeys and the new Liquor Store.
We are looking forward to 2004 and expect to see continued growth
and development!
Councilor McBeath
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Presidents Message
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January 14, 2004
This past year has brought many positive changes to our Association,
that are truly beneficial to our businesses. A couple of successful
new developments were our mentorship program and Profit Learn Course.
The Profit Learn course gave us better marketing tools to develop
a better technique to segment the market and analyze data to better
meet the needs of the customer. Because we feel every businessperson
would benefit from this course, we will be offering another one soon.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our directors,
the executive, and our general manager, Jeffrey Devos for their hard
work and support this past year.
I also want to thank Deputy Mayor Broderick and councilors for their
continued support of our Association.
The position of President of the Business Association has provided
me with the opportunity to work with the councilors and Town staff
and has given me a better understanding of municipal politics. I have
enjoyed observing the decision making process of Council and have
decided to run as Councilor at Large in the upcoming municipal election.
It is my wish that 2004 brings to each of you good health, prosperity,
and good fortune.
Sherry Wilson
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Business Relocations in Riverview
Andrez Printing
1A Wentworth Dr.
Riverview E1B 2T4
386-5821
andrez@rogers.com
Good Guys Brew Shop
700 Coverdale Road E1B 3K8
Home Wine and Beer Supplies
386-4444
Riverview Blood Clinic
720 Coverdale Road. Riverview Mall, Suite 105
383-4620
Walk-in blood clinic
Dooly’s
679 Coverdale Road
Riverview, NB E1B 3K8
387-4855
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