From the Annapolis/Digby Economic Development Agency

DIGBY FERRY UPDATE
Bay Ferries is planning a service interruption for the month of March. Please note that these dates are tentative. We will post updates on our website as we receive them.

MAKE GOVERNMENT YOUR CUSTOMER
If you missed the event we held at ABCC last year, here’s your chance to get in on the action: Another Reverse Trade Show will be held in Wolfville on February 16. This is an opportunity to present your goods and services to representatives of all three levels of government, and other institutions such as schools and hospitals. Don’t miss it!

NSCAD OFFERS UNIQUE TEACHING WORKSHOP
Take advantage of this rare opportunity: NSCAD’s School of Extended Studies is offering a workshop to teachers and instructors who would like to enhance their current teaching practices. Artists who are interested in developing their teaching skills are also welcome to attend.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Opportunities await in Norway related to machinery, seafood and wood products. Want to learn more about entering the US marketplace, and in particular, the mid-west? Or perhaps you’re interested in exporting to the Caribbean.

HAITI: FINDING FRIENDS & FAMILY
Last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti has left many Canadians scrambling to find missing relatives and friends. CBC has set up an online gallery to help locate loved ones. If you would like to donate to the aid campaign, there are many ways to do so, including via Doctors Without Borders.
There are still some tickets available for the 5th Annual Robbie Burns Dinner on January 30. This lively celebration includes a scotch tasting, a four-course dinner, John DeMings in a kilt and, yes, haggis … well, you only live once, right? And remember, there are gold in them thar’ hills — join us for our Tech Social tomorrow night to learn more about the relationship between geomatics and economic development opportunities in our region.