Learn More about the Clean Bay Project, the electric pump-out boat built by the NWSWB
News Category: FYI
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Letter from Dr. Allison Berry
April 26, 2022 From: Jefferson County Public Health 615 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-385-9400 To: Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce 2409 Jefferson St A Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 385-7869 Dear Jefferson County business community, The COVID-19 case rate is at a high level and and has been rising since early March. So, …
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Climate Impact- Hyper local discussion invitation
Event Invitation MAY 6th Chamber Cafe – Climate Impact – Hyper-Local Representatives from Jefferson County, the City of Port Townsend, the Port of Port Townsend, NODC, and JC Department of Community Development. will be discussing their organizations activities in addressing climate impact in our communities. This is a great opportunity to have your questions responded …
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Business Succession Webinar
Learn about Succession Strategies for your business. This is an online event. Click the image below learn more and to register.
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Summer event volunteering
The NWMC has a list of volunteer opportunities for both the Seventy/48 and R2AK events. Click on the image if you are curious.
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SCAM EMAIL Alert
The below image is of a SCAM email. Always be cautious of any emails asking for money or telling a sad story. Note that the sender address is not typical of the port even though the logo is being used. Port emails typically have the sender’s name@ Always look at the sender email carefully as …
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Happy Spring / Easter
Celebrate Spring! I found this list online of different ways around the world, to celebrate the arrival of Spring and the time of Easter. Let’s add our own Port Townsend ‘Easter’ Tradition! GO SAILING, Rowing, Paddle-boarding, or Kayaking! Fly a Kite In Bermuda, people fly homemade kites on Good Friday. Legend has it, the tradition started …
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Do you have Job Openings?
Please send the PTMTA your jobs-available information. We will post it here and it will be sent out the following Sunday and saved on our Jobs page. email details to PTMARINETRADES @ GMAIL.COM (no spaces) If you are interested in hosting a student for job shadowing, please let us know. The PTMTA is hoping to …
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NWWN 2022 Conference Registration Now Open
**This National Working Waterfront Network event will be in Boston in July but there may be someone on our list for whom it is applicable. Registration is now open for the National Working Waterfront Network’s (NWWN) 2022 conference. The 3-day event will take place in Boston from July 19 to July 21, 2022, with pre-conference …
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The next generation…Feedback requested.
When you hear the words ‘Apprenticeships’ or ‘Job Shadowing’, do questions about liability come to mind? What if liability was covered by a third party and businesses could teach youth to learn skills ‘on the job’ with confidence? Such early experience can lead to higher education or careers in the Marine Trades. The question often …
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Sector feedback needed
Subject: Jefferson County Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP) PTMTA Members; This is a county wide process and the more working folks we can get to voice their concerns and opinions the better: we need to balance out the results. “Jefferson County, WA is taking part in the Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP), a community-driven tool …
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Women in Marine Trades – virtual luncheon
Event Invitation-More info and free registration Women in Leadership Virtual Luncheon – Women in Marine Trades Join us for this first Women in Leadership Virtual Luncheon of 2022. Women in Marine Trades – Past, Present & Future Our panel will include Port Commissioner Carol Hasse, NWSWB Executive Director, Betsy Davis, Sail Port Townsends Founder, Amber Heasley, …
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Sims Way Project Steering Committee- Joni Blanchard is in
Our very own Joni Blanchard is now on the steerage committee looking at the Sims Way Project/boatyard expansion/poplars and has written her considerations and seeks feedback from fellow marine trades. Well, I’ve allowed myself to be put on the Sims Way Poplar issue Steering Committee as one of the Port Stakeholders, representing myself as a …
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Dr.Allison Berry – Chamber Cafe 3.18.22
Name: Chamber Cafe – Dr. Allison Berry Date: March 18, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT Register Now Event Description: Public Health in Jefferson County-what’s the status? Where are we going? Dr. Allison Berry, Public Health Officer for Jefferson & Clallam Counties will be our guest and get us up to speed on …
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EDC free Resource Roundtable 3.17.22
To join the EDC Team Jefferson’s Resource Roundtable on March 17th on ZOOM, learn more HERE. Meet Rick & Micah from the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship. Find out about their no-cost programs, how they may be able to help you develop your business ideas, launch a small business, and manage it over time. “CIE’s Community …
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New Grants for Small Businesses
The Chamber’s Community Development Fund Grants are locally funded and the application is straightforward. The PTMTA successfully utilized a similar grant last year to create this blog. This is for the next round of grants: Grow Your Own Opportunity Grant Chamber of Jefferson County Community Development Fund 2022 Grant 1 Grow Your Own Opportunity Grant …
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Boat Festival Registration is open
Register Boats, food vendors, musicians,Vendors and Presenters for the 45th Wooden Boat Festival on September 9-11 2022. From the NWMC links to the Wooden Boat Foundation’s festival home page. Registration links under “get Involved”
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SCAM ALERT
Today an email showed up in the inboxes of our membership unbeknownst to the PTMTA board. Please DELETE IT. This scam was rather clever but it had a few red flags: The return email was not ours but looked like it could have been. Our Gmail is ptmarinetrade@ It was not signed by the secretary …
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PTMTA Print Directory
The 2022 PTMTA Print Member Directory is being finalized this month. Many hundreds will be printed for distribution at local businesses, events, and in welcome bags given to Point Hudson visiting boaters. ARE YOU IN IT? If you have renewed your PT Marine Trades Association Membership, (since October 2021 for 2022 fiscal year) you are! …
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Trades Scholarships & Training
Join BIAW & JCHBA as they talk about scholarship opportunities for the trades, for men and women! They will be discussing 4scholarships, with presentations by Eagle Pipe Heating & Air, Kiwanis, Elks Lodge, and more February 12, 2022 @ 11 AM Join us for our online presentation & Q&A by going to: https://us02web .zoom.us/j/86123073777
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