ADEDA News

Grape Expectations
One of my many guilty pleasures is a venerable BBC sitcom called “The Last of the Summer Wine”, which due to my age and appreciation of British humour, has become a weekly favourite. Alas, BBC has pulled the plug this year on the irascible West Yorkshire seniors. So no more “summer wine”.

However, here in Annapolis Digby we’re celebrating the “first of the autumn wines” (now you know where I was going with that lead). Annapolis Highlands Vineyards in Bear River East introduced its new, and much awaited, “Highland Sass” last week. It’s been a great year for wineries in Nova Scotia, and especially for Annapolis Highlands. Just last week they added three more prestigious medals to their already growing list of national awards, with a gold and two silvers bestowed at the recent 2010 Atlantic Canadian Wine Competition. We ‘re proud to add that this is yet another successful business with which ADEDA has had the privilege to work over the past year – congratulations Brendan and Karen!

And Maybe with a Good Book or Old Movie...
If, on these fall evenings, you’ve a mind to relax with a glass of wine you could combine it with a read of Granville Centre author Joyce Grant Smith’s second book “Animal Talk”. It’s a charming collection of true animal stories that some early readers have compared to the James Herriot series (here we are back on BBC and in Yorkshire again). Copies are for sale at a number of locations. If old films are your thing, check out the 51,000 feet of archival film recently posted by the Nova Scotia Archives. This fascinating footage includes some spellbinding movie coverage set here in Annapolis Digby and trust me – it’s a must visit site. And if these suggestions aren’t enough, then remember that October is Library Card Month, and the Western Counties Regional Library is offering a wide range of programs, book sales and special displays.

Power Up Your Business. Invest. Innovate. Grow.
And to end as we began – with a focus on small business learning initiatives I wanted to let you know ASAP that small business owners and entrepreneurs in Digby and Annapolis Counties are invited to a “no charge Business Breakfast” designed to celebrate Small Business Week. The first will be on Thursday, October 21st, from 7:45 – 9:00 am at the Capitol Pub, 333 Main Street in Middleton ; and the second on Friday, October 22nd from 7:45 – 9:00 am at the Coastal Inn, 111 Warwick Street in Digby.

You can hear the success stories of those who have invested in growth; learn how your Regional Development Authority and CBDC’s can help you start or grow a business; and discover the potential Geographic Information Systems (GIS) holds for our economy and your business!

For more information or to make plans to attend contact ADEDA’s Dan Harvey at (902)526-4479 or dharvey@annapolisdigby.com.

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Till next week;

Peter

Peter MacLellan
Annapolis Digby EDA
86 Atlantic Avenue
PO Box 271
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
Canada B0S 1H0

Tel: (902) 638-3490
Fax: (902) 638-8106
E: communications@annapolisdigby.com