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News Archive: April 2023

Port meeting & Workshop Wednesday April 12th


Commission Meeting and Workshop April 12 By Port of Port Townsend on Apr 07, 2023 02:07 pm The Agenda and Meeting Materials for the Public Workshop & Regular Meeting of the Port of Port Townsend Commission on April 12, 2023, have been posted. The Port Commission has two meetings scheduled for Wednesday, April 12.  On …

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PTMTA Board Meeting 4/11/23


There will be a PTMTA Board of Trustees meeting at the Nomura Building on April 11, at 5:30 PM. Masks are recommended. Nasty bugs are still around and not much fun to get.

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Chamber Cafe with Eron Berg, Port of PT April 14th


Join Eron Berg, Executive Director of the Port of Port Townsend and learn how they have grown and prospered despite the pandemic challenges of the past three years. What do they oversee and what does this mean to you and our life in JeffCo? Come with questions-they have the answers Join us April 14th from …

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Shipwright Series Project


Our own Jeremy Johnson sent this information. Check it out! Our kickoff video and the first of a series, Shipwright Sessions takes a look at an unsung but critical component of wooden boat work; caulking. In this episode, we sit down to talk with Brad Seamans of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op, who recently wrapped …

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UPCOMING JOB FAIR MAY 12th- Join us the PTMTA booth!


The PTMTA is registered with a booth so come down to the Chimacum Highschool and engage the next generation of our workforce by talking about what you do and seeing who may be good candidates for summer jobs and future jobs with your business. This is how we keep it all going into the future …

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Our Working Waterfront: Schooner Row 3/10/23


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Charts and Dead Reckoning – Online Class 4/18-19


Ask the NWMC about scholarships for their classes. April 18–19, Sept 19–20 | 6:30–8:00 PM | $90 Navigation without a GPS! You’ll learn to use latitude, longitude, compass bearings, transits, and your paper charts to know where you are. This is an introduction to the traditional art of dead reckoning. You will need the following …

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Maritime Voices: Leif Knutsen


Jim Heumann’s first interview for this new Maritime Voices podcast recorded with Leif Knutsen in June 2022: …one of the founders of the Port Townsend Shipwright’s Co-op. We talk about the boats he built, working as a shipwright in Alaska, what Port Townsend was like in the 70’s and 80’s,… Learn more about thisoral history …

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Invitation to Marine Trades Businesses: Real World Readiness April 20th


Hello Marine Trades industry! You are invited to attend a presentation about our program called Real World Readiness.  This program serves youth furthest from opportunity and gives them the job readiness skills and exposure and preparation to enter into the maritime industry.  As part of this program, we would like to connect the youth to internship opportunities …

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Housing update from Habitat for Humanity


View Habitat for Humanity’s presentation about workforce housing presented at a recent Chamber Cafe.

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