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    Joint Economic Development InitiativeVolume 1, Issue 2August 2013

    Inside this issue:

    1 Message from ChiefExecutiveOcer

    2 JEDI News

    4 Proles

    7 JEDIPlenaryandPartnershipsGala

    MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

    ThemissionoftheJointEconomicDevelopmentIni-tiative(JEDI)Inc.istoworkwithpartnerstofostereconomic andworkforcedevelopment for Aborigi-

    nalpeople and communities. JEDIhas experiencedmanysuccessesalongitsjourneytowardsachievingthismissionsinceourlastnewsletter.Theseachieve-ments include exceeding targets forAboriginalac-cess to adult education, community economic de-velopmentmilestones; an increased investment inAboriginalentrepreneursandthelaunchofCanadasrst Aboriginal mobile application developmenttrainingprogram.

    Iamsureyouwillenjoythesuccessstoriesdetailedin

    thisnewsletteraswellasthewealthofinformationdetailingwhatJEDIhasbeenworkingon.Wevalueyour interest in JEDI and look forward to workingwithyouinthemonthsahead.

    Sincerely,

    LynnPoole-HughesCEOJointEconommicDevelopmentInitiative(JEDI)

    Madawaska Maliseet First Nation Chie Joanna Bernard, centre,cuts the ribbon to ocially open the Grey Rock Power Centre.

    This multi-million development is one o the many success

    stories JEDI helped communities celebrate reccently.

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    The Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI)works with partners to foster Aboriginal economic andworkforce development for Aboriginal people and com-munities. Honouring traditional values, JEDI strivesfor full Aboriginal participation in the New Brunswickeconomy

    JEDI achieves its goals through: supporting the development of Aboriginal entrepre-neurs and small businesses;

    supporting community economic development; supporting Aboriginal workforce development; and supporting partnerships between Aboriginal

    communities as well as the public and privatesectors.

    Programs and services now delivered through JEDIinclude: the Aboriginal Workforce Development Initiative

    (AWDI); the Aborginal Adult Learning and Apprenticeship

    (AALA); the Provincial Aboriginal Employment Coordinator

    (PAEC); the Aboriginal Internship Program (AIP); the JEDI-Brunway Bursary; the JEDI Aboriginal Development Fund (JADF); the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group (AAWG) eco-

    nomic development national website; and a variety of professional development opportu-

    nities for economic development professionals andAboriginal businesspeople as well as a selection ofsupport opportunities for Aboriginal entrepreneurs.

    JEDI is also proud of the many partnerships and eventsit facilitates such as the quarterly JEDI Plenary. Thankyou for taking the time to read this newsletter andplease feel free to contact JEDI anytime at 1-888-884-9870 or 506-444-5650. Please also visit www.jedinb.caNational Youth Aboriginal Entrepreneur Award

    Available The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

    (CCAB), a JEDI partner, is seeking nominations forits National Youth Entrepreneur Award. This awardrecognizes an up-and-coming Aboriginal Entrepre-neur under the age of 35. The winner will receivea $10,000 nancial awardand be recognized atCCABs 2014 Toronto Gala. For more informationon the award and to submit a nomination, visit theCCAB website at www.ccab.com.

    Aboriginal Entrepreneurship and Business

    Development

    Aboriginal business owners from across NewBrunswick are signing up to the JEDI AboriginaBusiness List. This database is recording the Aboriginal businesses operating in New BrunswickThrough the list, JEDI is communicating with Aboriginal entrepreneurs about important news. Aswell, JEDI is lobbying for more programs and services to support Aboriginal businesspeople basedon the information received through recent surveys. If you are an Aboriginal entrepreneur, pleaseaddyourbusinesstothelistbyllingouttheformavailable on the JEDI website or through this linkJEDI Aboriginal Business List.

    JEDI is investing in Aborignal entrepreneurs in avariety of ways. The JEDI Aborignal DevelopmenFund (JADF) recently completed $37,500 in investments in eight projects resulting in the establish

    ment of new businesses as well as assistance foexisting enterprises. Indivuals living in MadawaskaTobique, Woodstock, Eel Ground, Kingsclear, StMarys, Elsipogtog and outside their communitiesbenetedfromthesupport.Theinvestmentsalsoleveraged $190,000 in partner resources. For moreinformation on JADF or to apply, please visit theJEDI website at www.jedinb.ca or this link: JED

    Aboriginal Development Fund (JADF).

    Aboriginal entrepreneurs and communities are benetingfromavarietyofworkshopsandpresentations JEDI is organizing with partners. Workshopsand presentations are offered on a variety of business topics ranging form startup to social mediamarketing recently completed in Woodstock, Elsipogtog, Eel Ground, Madawaska, St. Marys andTobique. More are planned. Please contact JEDI torequest a workshop.

    ABOUT JEDI

    Robert MacGillivray o Ulnooweg Development

    Group speaks to a Business Basics Workshop at the

    Madawaska Maliseet First Nation earlier this year. JEDI

    was one o the partners who organized the event.

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    Community Economic Development

    The Madawaska Maliseet First Nation is welcom-ing more new tenants to its multi-million dollar GreyRock Power Centre near Edmundston. Construc-tion will soon begin on new buildings to house newretails and hospitality businesses. The communityheld a grand opening for the Grey Rock PowerCentre in May. JEDI congratulates the community

    on their success and is pleased to have supportedthe project.

    JEDI is working with the Aboriginal Affairs WorkingGroup (AAWG) to promote community econom-ic development success stories across Canadathrough a national website. JEDI hosts the websitethat attracts hundreds of visitors a month and show-cases community economic development activitiesin a number of areas. The AAWG is a partnershipbetween the National Aboriginal Organizations andthe Provincial and Territiorial Governments of Can-

    ada. If you have a story to share, please contactJEDI. The website can be viewed at www.aawg-ecdev.ca.

    JEDI is hosting regular meetings of communityEconomicDevelopmentOfcers(EDOs)andEm-ploymentTrainingOfcers(ETOs).Twogatheringsrecently took place in Moncton highlighting majoropportunities such as the National ShipbuildingStrategy. More meetings are planned for the nearfuture.

    Aboriginal Workforce Development

    After completing six Orientation to ICT Careerscourses, the Aboriginal Workforce DevelopmentInitiative (AWDI) is providing four specialized in-formation and communications technology trainingclasses across New Brunswick. Administered aspart of the New Brunswick Aboriginal Informationand Communications Technology (NBAICT) proj-ect, these classes are focused on Mobile Applica-tion Development and Network/Desktop Support.Fifty students are attending the courses and will

    receive industry certication once they completetheir studies. A group of about 21 students are tak-ing part in summer internships with a variety of ICTemployers. AWDI also recently hosted a ReverseJob Fair that provided NBAICT students and oppor-tunity to network with ICT employers. The event at-tracted national attention as APTN showcased theday on its national news broadcast. NBAICT hastrained 100 people to date from the communitiesof Eel Ground, Metepenagiag, Esgenoopetitj, St.Marys, Tobique and Kingsclear. Many off-reservestudents have also attended the classes.

    JEDI is looking forward to the second year of itspartnership with the Government of New Brunswickonadultlearning.JEDIconcludedtherstyearofitCommunity Adult Learning Services (CALS) Partnership with the Government of New Brunswick byexceeding its targets. As part of the arrangementJEDI received a mandate to open the doors to

    CALS programs for 200 Aboriginal adult learnersJEDIachievedanalresultofhelping421newAboriginal adult learners access CALS programmingJEDI would like to congratulate Darrah Beaver foherworkontheleandwishherwellinhernewrole with Ishkonigan. For the year ahead, JEDIsmandate has expanded to include increasing Aboriginal participation in apprenticeship. Jimmy Arnold will lead the work as the new Aborignal AdulLearning and Apprenticeship Coordinator.

    Employment services is continuing to play an im

    portant role in what JEDI provides clients. PennyPolchies joined JEDI last year as the AboriginaEmployment Faciliator. She has forged many positive relationships and helped launch a number orewarding initiatives. Her role will now become Provincial Aboriginal Employment Coordinator whereshe will work even more closely with communitygovernment and industry partners to help clientsndrewardingcareers.

    JEDI has partnered with artsnb to help the organi

    zationhiretwoAboriginalOutreachOfcersunderthe Aboriginal Internship Program (AIP). Katie Nicholas and Natalie Sappier have been hired and wilprovide promotion of artsnb programming/grantsand also undertake capacity-building workshops

    targeted to Aboriginal artists in New Brunswick.

    NEWS

    The graduating class o the Elsipogtog New Brunswick

    Aboriginal Inormation and Communications Technology

    Orientation to ICT Careers Class pose or a photo during a

    graduation ceremony held in Elsipogtog in May.

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    Brad MacMillan remembers how challenging it was todiscover he had Crohns Disease in 2000.

    It got worse as the years went on, MacMillan says.So I knew it would only be a matter of time before Iwas forced to retire from the RCMP. So in Oct 2011, IwasofciallyaretiredRCMP.

    Instead of letting the illness defeat him, the Eel GroundFirst Nation resident found an opportunity to pursue anew direction in his life.

    Atrstitwasquitedisappointingtobeforcedintoearlyretirement because of my disease, MacMillan says.But I quickly made a decision that this would be thetimetoreallyfocusonbuildingtheultimatetnessgym.That is what I did.

    What Mr. MacMillan did is create The POUND, a EelGround First Nation-based gym that helps people meet

    theirtnessgoals.ThebusinesshasquicklybecomeoneofNewBrunswicksfastest-growingtnessclubsand MacMillan has recieved many accolades.

    MacMillan is one of the many Aboriginal entrepreneursThe Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) in-vestedinduringthe2012-2013scalyear.Mr.MacMil -lan received an investment from the JEDI AboriginalDevelopment Fund (JADF) as well as a variety of othersupport.

    He says the inspiration for The POUND came from theneed he saw.

    Istartedtohelpsomefriendsgetmoret,MacMillansays. It was more of a stress reliever than anything.One friend told another, then another, then another,and quite quickly I was training about 15 people. So Iknew then that I had something to work towards.

    I truly believe that people like to do hard work and berewarded for it, MacMillan says. So everyone thatcomes to my gym knows that they are in for a very

    tough workout but at the end, they are rewarded byknowingthatthisisgoingtohelpthemreachtheirt-ness goals.

    He says he is grateful for the support he has receivedfrom family, friends, his community and many others.

    Without them, none of this would be possible, Mac-Millan says.

    He has big plans for his business and his career.

    I want to just to keep getting better and continue learningaboutthetnessindustry,MacMillansaysIwilalso expand into other markets across the Maritimes

    Another POUND will be opening up in the Richibuctoarea and I plan on opening up in other First Nationcommunities across the Maritimes and eventually alacross Canada.

    nt Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) has

    mergedwiththeAboriginalWorkforceDevelopmenInitiative(AWDI). This changewill now allowforaseamless delivery ofAboriginaleconomic developmentandworkforcedevelopment services inNewBrunswick.

    JEDI will now operate with an economic development armand aworkforcedevelopmentarmthatwillsupporttheorganizationsmandatetosupportAboriginalparticipationinNewBrunswickseconomy.JEDIwilldothisthroughsupportingthedeve

    SUCCESS STORY

    Brad MacMillan, Founder o the

    POUND ftness club in Eel Ground,

    is one o the entrepreneurs JEDI

    has invested in through the JEDIAboriginal Development Fund

    (JADF). Mr. MacMillan was honoured

    in April as a fnalist or Entrepreneur

    o the Year at the Miramichi

    Young Proessionals and Involved

    Entrepreurs (MYPIE) Gala.

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    JEDI Aboriginal Development Fund

    The JEDI Aboriginal Development Fund (JADF) is atool that enables JEDI to promote economic develop-ment in the First Nation communities of New Bruns-wick. The JADF will provide funding to entrepreneurs/existing businesses and communities to support busi-ness and community economic development planning.

    This is a pilot project with limited funding, and applica-tionswillbeassessedonarstcome,rstservebasis.

    TheJADFwillprovidenancialsupportforeconomicand business/entrepreneurship development initiativesthat are of strategic importance to JEDI as outlined be-low:

    A) Community Economic Development Plan

    There is a maximum contribution of up to 50% of totalplanning costs, JADF not to exceed $5,000.

    B) Business and Entrepreneurship Development

    Business plans (start-up or expansion) Marketing plans Management training Mentoring programs and business support Seminarsandworkshopsonspecicbusiness

    topics Entrepreneurship development

    (Maximum contribution of up to 50% of total planningcosts, JADF not to exceed $2,500)

    Note: No costs are to be incurred until JADF approval.

    Eligible costs do not include:

    Regular salaries and expenses Cost of management, administration, communica

    tions or evaluations of the proposed initiative The cost of land, general use of vehicles and ves-

    sels, or inventory costs

    Costs incurred prior to date of receipt of the pro-posal by JEDI Inc.

    Conference attendance

    JEDI Inc. is looking forward to assisting entrepreneursand communities through the JADF. For more informa-tion on the application process, please visit the JEDIwebsite at www.jedinb.ca.

    PROGRAM PROFILE

    Julia Kennedy-Francis speaks at the April 2013 JEDI Plenary in

    Moncton. Ms. Kennedy-Francis is one o the recent recipients

    o an investment rom the JEDI Aborginal Development

    Fund.

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    JEDI hosted a JEDI Plenary and Partnerships Gala inApril in Moncton. The event welcomed more than 120people from communities across New Brunswick, in-dustry, the Government of Canada, the Governmentof New Brunswick and a variety of industries. Guestsheard inspiring speaches from former Canadian Olym-pian Waneek Horn-Miller, Vancouver 2010 Olympics

    co-organizer Tewanee Joseph and Canadian Councilfor Aboriginal Business President and CEO JP Gladu.

    JEDI is pleased to showcase photos from the event:

    nt Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) hasmergedwiththeAboriginalWorkforceDevelopmentInitiative(AWDI). This changewill now allow foraseamless delivery ofAboriginaleconomic develop-ment andworkforcedevelopment services inNewBrunswick.

    JE

    JEDI Plenary and Gala

    Former Canadian Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller poses or a

    photo just beore speaking to the 120 people who attended

    the JEDI Partnerships Gala on April 25th at the Delta

    Beausejour in Moncton. Ms. Horn-Miller was one o three

    keynote speakers who addressed the Gala and JEDI Plenary

    on April 26th.

    Darrah Beaver o Ishkonigan poses or photo during the JEDI

    Partnerships Gala that took place on April 25th at the Delta

    Beausejour in Moncton.

    JEDI Economic Development Manager Charles Harn

    addresses the JEDI Plenary on April 26th at the Delta

    Beausejour in Moncton. Mr. Harn introduced the JEDI

    Aboriginal Development Fund (JADF) and two o its

    recipients.

    Elsipogtog Economic Development Director and JEDI

    Board Member Lynn Francis, let, and Erin Sweet o the New

    Brunswick Community College take time out or a photo at

    the JEDI Partnerships Gala.

    Guests o the JEDI Plenary take part in lunch during a

    break in the event. The day eatured a keynote address

    rom Vancouver Olympics co-organizer Tewanee Joseph

    as well as workshops and presentations on Aboriginal

    entrepreneurship issues.

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    JEDI Plenary and Gala

    Participants in the Saint John Business Basics Workshop

    organized by JEDI and Ulnooweg Development Group share

    an opportunity to network.

    The Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) held its

    latest JEDI Plenary at the Delta Beausejour in Moncton in

    April. From let to right are JEDI CEO Lynn Poole-Hughes,

    JEDI President Alex Dedam, Vancouver 2010 Olympics co-

    organizer Tewanee Joseph, Canadian Council or Aboriginal

    Business President and CEO JP Gladu, JEDI Economic

    Development Manager Charles Harn and Aboriginal

    Workorce Development Initiative Executive Director Karen

    LeBlanc.

    Vancouver 2010 Olympics co-organizer Tewanee Joseph

    addresses the JEDI Plenary held on April 26th in Moncton.

    High school students rom Eel Ground took part in the JEDI

    Plenary and Partnerships Gala. Pictured here rom let to

    right are Hunter Francis, Jonathan Ginnish, Randy Patles and

    Austin Martin.

    Guy Leger o the New Brunswick Department o Economic

    Development explains the new community economic

    development system to JEDI Plenary guests as part o one o

    three workshops during the event on April 26th.

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    Established in 1995, the JointEconomicDevelopment Initiative is dedicated to supporting Aboriginal participation inNew Brunswicks economy through championing Aboriginaeconomicandworkforcedevelopment.JEDIisaninnovativenon-protorganizationthatworkscloselywithpartnerstode

    velopmentandadministerprogramsandservicesthatsupporteconomicdevelopment,communityeconomicdevelopmentworkforce development and partnerships with Aboriginacommunities.

    The Joint Economic Development Initiative has acheievedmanysuccessesalongitsjourneytoachievingitsmissionoworkingwithpartnerstofosterecnomicandworkforcede

    velopment for Aboriginal people and communities. LynnPoole-Hughes, CEO, Joint Economic DevelopmentInitiative (JEDI)

    Funding for the JointEconomicDe-velopmentInitiative(JEDI)isprovid -edbytheGovernmentofCanadaandtheProvinceofNewBrunswick.

    Joint Economic

    Development

    Initiative

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