Local photographer and PTMTA member, Jeremy Johnson has been focused (no pun intended) on the marine trades for a few years now. His Port Townsend Maritime photo magazines are like fine art photo albums of friends and the beautiful work everyone is doing at this moment in time. This editor thought it relevant to include …
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Alaska salmon season back on after court halts closure that sought to protect orcas By MARK THIESSEN and AUDREY McAVOYJune 22, 2023 GMT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered …
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In case you need another creative outlet: Maker’s Market opportunity August 5th Greenpod is hosting a usable art exhibit and gallery walk taking place all day Saturday August 5th. The event will be located at 1531 W Sims Way, Port Townsend inside and outside of the building. The exhibit will include all functional art like woodworks, lamps, …
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6/26/23 Intergovernmental Collaborative Group Meeting Agenda 6/14/23 Public Workshop 9:30 a.m. Packet Agenda Presentation and Handout Video 6/14/23 Regular Business Meeting 1 p.m. Packet Agenda Additional Public Comment Updated April YTD Staff Memo Video
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Have you been following the City of Port Townsend? Here are some videos recently produced by the city and the EngagePT website for the Hot topics and how to weigh in with your public comment.
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Let’s congratulate this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awardees Ray Speck, Neil Rabinowitz, & Betsy Davis! Click below to read more on the original announcement:
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Click the image to see King 5’s reporting on the demolition of the ocean rowing vessel ‘James Robert Hanssen’.
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This is pretty interesting if you have not yet sampled the simulator. Check it out.
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Photos of our marine trades people and the work you do are incredibly powerful tools in the working waterfront toolbox. Not only do they promote you and your business, photographs in the public arena inspire, educate, and strengthen the industry which they represent. Have you not studied some of the historical images of Port Townsend …
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If you have not yet volunteered, we need you! If you have served before, awesome, we still need you! Several seats of our nine member board are opening up for 2024. Let’s have a coffee, on us, to learn more. Contact anyone of your current PTMTA board members. Trustee nomination request forms can be printed …
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Enjoy the latest Our Working Waterfront podcast, aired June 9th, 2023, featuring Point Hudson history and Sea Marine. Click image to listen on the KPTZ archive
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From Seafood Source: A group of U.S. lawmakers want to establish ocean innovations clusters to help foster economic growth in the blue economy. The ocean clusters will provide a space for public, private, and academic organizations in a set geographic area to collaborate in promoting economic growth and sustainability, according to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski …
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US Senate introduces legislation to reduce shipping emissions: Click below to read article. On June 8th, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Sheldon Whitehouse introduced a legislation to reduce air pollution within the shipping industry. READ MORE
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June 14: 9:30 a.m. Workshop and 1:00 p.m. Regular Business Meeting 6/14/23 Public Workshop 9:30 a.m. Packet Agenda Show your port commissioners that you are paying attention. Go to Port Meetings. Submit Public Comment. Raise your concerns. Communicate with our local decision makers directly. You can make a difference.
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2023 PTMTA Member Directories are printed. Does your store or shop need some? Let us know. The Port of PT has a whack of them to add to their welcome bags at Point Hudson. They also display them at their office. The Marine Thrift and Admiral Ship Supply also have some on display. We have …
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EXCITING SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT We’ve got some awesome news to share with you! The school has recently received new scholarship funds and we’re eager to award them for Boatbuilding and Marine Systems programs beginning October 2, 2023. With the aim to make a significant difference and provide impactful scholarships, we are offering awards of up to …
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Please help Public Works get the word out that we want the public’s opinion on what they want to see in a new solid waste transfer station. Attached is a flyer advertising the public survey we are conducting and that we invite you to distribute widely. Thank you for helping us reach every corner …
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Notice of our PTMTA Board of Trustees monthly meeting: Tuesday June 13th 5:30 PM 385 Benedict St or in the Nomura (“old Skookum”) Building If you have an issue you’d like us to discuss, please email ptmarinetrades@gmail.com by Monday June 12th. Members are welcome to attend our meetings.
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Shared from the Whatcom County Working Waterfront Coalition: The U.S. Justice Department has filed an appeal to last month’s decision by a Federal District Court judge who ruled against the Alaskan Chinook Salmon Troll Fishery. The Whatcom Working Waterfront Coalition produced a blog post about this lawsuit, explaining the harm it poses to local families …
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This could be a great opportunity to fine tune your project bidding skills. I thought your members might be interested in the EDC’s upcoming Business Roundtable Zoom presentation on Project Costing. I will be presenting a valuable method for accurate project bidding that includes labor, materials, overhead allocation, and profit. It is already in use …
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