• 1) News

• 2) Notes on Agriculture, Forestry, Mining and Fishery

• 3) Facts about New Brunswick

• 4) Late Projects

• Farming is a set of activities devoted to producing food and other products from the land

• Potatoes, dairy products, apples, blueberries, strawberries and cranberries

• The food production and processing industries of New Brunswick are important components of the provincial economy

• The agriculture sector is diverse, combining 3,034 farms with 100 processing plants to produce $1.13 billion worth of agri-food and beverage products

• Most of the forest resource is owned by the Government

• The Government limits the amount of timber that can be cut each year (allowable annual cut AAC)

• New Brunswick is the largest producer in the Maritimes

• Irving is the main producer

• The forestry industry is also a crucial part of the provincial economy, directly employing about 17,000 people and indirectly employing an additional 6,000

• Mining refers to activities that take mineral substances from the earth

• Use to produce: heavy equipment construction materials, heating fuel, household appliances, and more.

• Mineral exploration and mining play a significant role in the provincial economy

• Fishing used to be the main industry in New Brunswick

• The government closed cod fishery in 1992

• Aquaculture or fish farming is a new way to produce fish

• New Brunswick is the fourth largest exporter of fish and seafood products in Canada with a value of $832 million, exporting nearly 100,000 tonnes of fish and seafood

• Page 170-171

• 1) When did the McCain brothers come up with the frozen French fried potatoes?

• 2) Where is the first McCain plant in New Brunswick?• 3) How many workers were working for McCain in

1957• 4) What accounts for the success of McCain Foods?• 5) What’s special about McCain’s “Superfry”?

• P. 172: #5

• What are some of the tourism attractions in New Brunswick?

•What is your favorite tourism attraction in the Maritimes? In the world?

• Describe a place you visited in the Maritimes….

• What was good about it?• What could have been better?• What was the purpose of the trip?• What do you remember the most about

this visit?• Would you visit this place again?

• Promoting an attraction:

• 1) Find an attraction in New Brunswick

• 2) Create a 30 seconds commercial to promote the place

• 3) Use PowerPoint, YouTube or any other medias to enhance your commercial

• Introduction video: Maestro Communications • How to make a good commercial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tnWA79fpQ

In groups of 2 or 3, you have the opportunity to be evaluated by an employee of a marketing firm from Montreal. The purpose of this project is to create a video or a pamphlet for a tourism attraction in the Maritimes (New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland)

• You have to choose a destination in the Maritimes that you would like to promote

• 1) Go to: miszczak.wikispaces.comor• 2) Choose a destination that you already know

about

maestrocommunications@hotmail.ca

1) Research 2 or 3 websites to find the information necessary for your plan

- The address of your attraction- Names of same activities - Types of activities- Promotion (create one if you can’t find

any)- Slogan that you create

2) Select one of the 2 graphic organizers

3) Add the elements to it

1) Design your pamphlet before using Word

2) Enter all the information and find pictures online that you will be using

3) Your draft should contain:

- The name of the attraction (front)- A map to show how to get there and the address (back)- The location using latitude and longitude - A slogan that you created (front)- A description of the place (history, business hours, etc.) - Facts and activities available for the public (things that

would attract people)- The website of the attraction

• You need to know:• The map of Canada: Provinces and capitals• The map of New Brunswick: Important cities

and water surrounding the province• Facts about New Brunswick and other

Maritimes provinces• Primary industrial sectors of New-Brunswick:

agriculture, forestry and fishery• Longitude and latitude: How to find it and

important location on a map