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Argentia - Official Start for Targa Newfoundland 2009 Argentia, September 14, 2009. It was an overcast, misty-like Monday morning in Argentia, and there was a warm breeze blowing from the South as the 8th annual Targa Newfoundland began their "ready, set, go" start with a field of 60 cars taking in Leg 1 and 2 of the seven day event. Competitors will cover over 2,000 kilometers and drive 47 closed road stages over the next week, finishing on the St. John's waterfront, Friday, Sepember 18th at 5:45 p.m. Owned by Newfoundland International Motorsports Limited, and operated by Targa Newfoundland Motorsport Club, Targa Newfoundland is one of three internationally recognized Targa motorsports events in the world. The competitiors have come from the U.S., Austrailia, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, and the U.K. For up-to-date reports and the final results of the Targa event, please visit http://www.targanewfoundland.com. On behalf of the Board of Directors, management and staff, we extend our heartiest "Welcome" to each team member participarting in this year's Targa event. Please have a safe and enjoyable time during your stay here. Ken Browne Targa NL Comes to Argentia Targa Newfoundland is organized by Targa Newfoundland Motorsports Club under the leadership of Robert and Scott Giannou. It is the first and only event of its kind to be held in North America, and is an annual event that forms a 2200m long, high quality automotive adventure. It is held over a seven (7) day period in September of each year on the paved roads of the eastern and central parts of the island of Newfoundland. Targa will arrive in Argentia on September 14 for Leg 1 and 2 commencing at 9:15 a.m. For further detailed information, please visit Targa Newfoundland at their website www.targanewfoundland.com. Targa Newfoundland runs directly in front of the public who can watch the event from selected areas at no charge. It is major entertainment for each of the communities and provides them an opportunity to stage their own events around the road race that will attract people to their area. As Targa depart Argentia and Town of Placentia and continue on with their next leg of their journey, the Argentia Management Authority extends best wishes and congratulations to the organizing committee and their many volunteers for a successful Targa 2009. Have a safe and enjoyable journey! AMA Salutes Volunteers April 15 – 25 is proclaimed as National Volunteer Week. On behalf of the Argentia Management Authority (AMA), we would like to salute all volunteers in all walks of life, all stages and all ages who have the desire to make a difference in their community, in their own life by giving of their time and expertise. In particular, we would like to thank our Chairperson, Harvey Mercer and our Board of Directors for their great efforts in steering our organization. We realize not many appreciate the efforts of volunteers; however, you can be justifiably proud of the AMA’s accomplishments and your input into our important decisions and we look forward to working together in the future. Congratulations to all of our volunteers and please take time to acknowledge their important and essential contribution to our communities.
Ken Browne & Staff New Business for the Port Of Argentia
Today, March 19, 2009, at 1300 hours, the M/V Don Pasquale arrived at the Port of Argentia carrying a cargo of trucks and cars destined for the Newfoundland and Labrador market. The vessel in the harbour on a partly cloudy day, in bold Irish colours that showed the bottom half of the ship in green and the top half in white. Painted in green letters on the white background, you could see written, WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN. Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is a leading independent provider of global factory-to-dealer transport solutions for the automotive, agricultural and construction equipment industries. Decades ago, WWL pioneered the designs that led to today's state-of-the-art pure car truck carriers (PCTC) and roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels. The M/V Don Pasquale is known as the Large Car Truck Carrier (LCTC), and its’ stature is quite imposing as you view it from the Southside of Argentia. The vessel has a capacity of 8,000 cars, or a combination of 3,484 cars and 466 buses. With her 228 metres and 67,141 gross tonnage, she is one of the world’s largest car carrier, and now she sits at the dock in Argentia, ready for offloading by Oceanex Inc. (A Canadian leader in intermodal transportation, transporting virtually anything to Newfoundland from anywhere in North America) and Harvey’s Autocarriers (the major auto carrier for the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador). As soon as the ship was docked with the assistance of a pilot and two tug boats, the job of moving 1,995 trucks and cars to the storage area located adjacent to the docking facilities began. How do you ensure that the cargo is kept in place during the voyage? All cars are driven aboard, parked (loaded), and secured in a special way. There are very high standards as to how this is carried out. Moreover, the instructions for loading staff state lay down practices that act to ensure that the cars will not be scratched or suffer any superficial or serious damage. The unloading of the vehicles will mean employment for 83 people for one day, and approximately three to four weeks work for 4 security personnel, in addition to the transporting of the trucks and cars to island-wide retail distributers. Of course, it’s great to see this type of new activity taking place at the Port of Argentia. The management of the Argentia Port Corporation Inc. (APC) is working hard with its’ many tenants and shipping network contacts to attract new business to this area while maintaining existing business at the Port.
HPI ’08 Conference & Exhibition The Argentia Management Authority (AMA) will be attending the Hydromet Participation Initiative (HPI ’08) at the Unity Parc Arena in the Town of Placentia on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. HPI is the abbreviation for Hydromet Participation Initiative, a program of activities being delivered by Argentia Area Chamber of Commerce and its partners to enhance business participation in elements of the Voisey’s Bay Development in the area. The AMA is proud to be a sponsor again for this worthwhile exhibition and trade show. For more information visit www.argentiachamber.org . The AMA team would like to invite you to drop by our Booth #24 to discuss your business development and/or investment opportunities in projects such as Vale Inco’s Commercial Nickel Processing Facility. Please visit our website at www.argentia.ca. See you at the conference.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY The Argentia Management Authority Inc. (AMA) is owner of a 41 lot fully serviced Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park in Argentia called the Argentia Sunset Park . This park is sitting on a hill overlooking beautiful Placentia Bay and within 2.5 km to/from the Marine Atlantic Ferry from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia. Marine Atlantic reports traffic of over 40,000 visitors per year through Argentia and represents a target for RV traffic for Argentia Sunset Park. The AMA is interested in receiving written proposals from individuals or companies wishing to operate this park as a major part of the tourism product for the Placentia Area. The AMA has placed significant capital outlay into this park and it operated 24/7 from mid June to mid September. Further information on the park can be found on our website at www.argentia.ca under the Tourism Argentia section.
Experience in park operations would be an asset but not required. Please forward documentation to AMA by July 4, 2008 to: JOB VACANCY RV Park Workers The Argentia Sunset Park is now accepting applications for RV Park Workers. Some positions may be open to non EI eligible individuals. Job duties would include:
These are temporary, full time positions for an eleven (11) week period commencing June 22, 2008. Salary is $9.00 per hour and incumbents must be able to work shift work (12 hour shifts), nights, weekends and holidays. Mail resumes to: Argentia Management Authority Inc. Or drop resumes to: The AMA Building, Bldg. 846 – Argentia Telephone inquiries: 709-227-5503
Targa Newfoundland
Targa Newfoundland is organized by Targa Newfoundland Motorsports Club under the leadership of Robert and Scott Giannou. It is the first and only event of its kind to be held in North America, and is an annual event that forms a 2200m long, high quality automotive adventure. It is held over a seven (7) day period in September of each year on the paved roads of the eastern and central parts of the island of Newfoundland. Targa will arrive in Argentia on September 6 and will conduct driver training on September 7 in preparation of their first leg of their journey scheduled for Monday, September 10, 2007 at 9:10 a.m.
Targa Newfoundland runs directly in front of the public who can watch the event from selected areas at no charge. It is major entertainment for each of the communities and provides them an opportunity to stage their own events around the road race that will attract people to their area. As Targa depart Argentia and Town of Placentia and continue on with their next leg of their journey, the Argentia Management Authority extends best wishes and congratulations to the organizing committee and their many volunteers for a successful Targa 2007. Have a safe and enjoyable journey! For further detailed information, please visit Targa Newfoundland at their website www.targanewfoundland.com Festival of Flags - August 18, 2007 Argentia Community Day Celebration "2nd Annual Race the Base" 5 kms took place at Argentia on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.
Results of the races are as follows: Male's Division
Argentia Shipping News - July 2007 - The newly constructed Fleet Dock heavy lift capabilities have been utilized by the M/V Vasco Da Gama. A 60 tonne drag head was removed from and replaced on the ship during a recent visit to Argentia. This was the heaviest lift ever to be performed at dockside in Argentia and was accomplished using a 440 tonne crane. A local crane service and stevedoring was utilized. - AMA/APC attended the 2nd annual meeting of the Independent Marine Port Association of Canada (IMPAC) in Sydney in May 2007. Port Security was the focus of this meeting and presentations were given by Emilia Wariner, Marine Security Contribution Program, Alonzo McNeil, CBSA and Ivan Rice, Transport Canada Security. Other items of interest discussed included IT systems and insurance. - Eimskip container operations continue in Argentia. Two new ships now provide greater capacity for the service between Reykjavik, Iceland and Newport News, Virginia, USA. The M/V Reykjafoss & MV Celia are expected to remain in service along this route indefinitely. - St. Lawrence Cement has commenced operations in Argentia for another season. The cement carrier MV Melissa Desgagnes called at port twice in May to restock silos. - Argentia Freezers & Terminals Ltd. (AFTL) operations are ongoing. Stevedoring services have been provided for offloading of containers, fish products, and steel pipe for transhipment. - Security enhancement project CP-1 for the Port - Security
Fencing & Port Security Building - is expected to be completed
by July 31, 2007. Security Project, CP-2 - Video Surveillance
- has reached the engineering system design stage and construction
will commence in the very near future. - The summer maintenance program has begun on the Fleet and Navy Docks. General minor repairs and painting are included. - A project to pave the laydown area behind the newly constructed portion of the Fleet Dock is pending final site adjustments by PWGSC. - Operations, safety, and security training is an integral part of day to day Port operations by all stakeholders. - In accordance with Transport Canada Port Regulations, access to Port Areas in restricted to those having business to conduct or interaction with ships and business on the Port properties. |
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