The Business Administration and Tourism and Hospitality Management students learn from local restaurant and distillery, entertainment and educational owners about operating in HRM and about our local Museums roles in the tourism industry.
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Thank you to our hosts. Halimac Entertainment, Pazzo Ristorante and the Discovery Centre
Our students gained valuable knowledge about starting and running successful businesses in Halifax.
MSVU Business Administration and Tourism & Hospitality Management students had the opportunity to tour a historical museum and learn from local restaurant and distillery owners about operating in HRM.
Students first visited the Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. After learning about what goes on behind the scenes to run a successful cultural tourism attraction, students got the chance to experience an informative guided tour of the museum. The tour taught about ‘The Canadian Immigration Story’. Students learned about what immigrants experienced when they first arrived at Pier 21 and discussed the extensive contributions immigrants made to Canada.
Next, we took to Argyle Street for lunch at Sketti & Ball Co., owned by Legendary Hospitality. Before we ate, the owners taught us about the history of the restaurant and answered questions students had about what it takes to manage and operate food & drink businesses. After lunch, students got a brief tour of the Sketti & Ball Co. kitchen.
Our last stop was Chain Yard Cider. The owners shared their knowledge and expertise on running a brewery and opening their business in the buzzing north end of Halifax. Students also got to taste-test some of the popular ciders manufactured and sold at Chain Yard Cider.
A huge thank you to the Museum of Immigration, Sketti & Ball Co. & Chain Yard Cider for hosting us during our tour!
And our day!
Thank you so much to our hosts!
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Business Administration and Tourism and Hospitality Management students embarked on a Local Entrepreneurship and Cultural Tour around the city of Halifax to learn from local business owners, a world-renowned not-for-profit, and even try their luck at axe throwing! Students visited the Discovery Centre, HaliMac Axe Throwing and ended the tour with a delicious meal at Ela’s! in Bayers Lake. Our students enjoyed the opportunity to interact with entrepreneurs in an engaging way and we are very thankful to our community partners for making this event possible.
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I am a Mi’kmaq women that lives in Millbrook, NS. I have been the Manager at the Millbrook Cultural and Heritage for 6 years, I am not only the Manager here but I am also and a Senior Heritage Interpreter. My journey to where I am now has taken so many twists and turns that at the beginning you would have never thought I would be a Manager of a Mi’kmaq Heritage Centre. My career started out being going to school to become a vet but got an Animal Science Degree, then I went into Conflict management, got a diploma in that, then went to school for Horticulture and Aquaculture got a diploma for that (worked as a manager for a land based facility for 4 years), then finally into Tourism Management which is where I am today. My job is wonderful, I get to meet thousands of people from all over the world, one of our best seasons we had over 45,000 people walk through our doors and that is only in a 6 month season. To look at that and reflect on how much we got to share and learn from these people, there are not many people that can say that they had that opportunity and to absolutely love doing it.
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The tours provided students with a simulation of an existing location. On October 15th student had the opportunity to “meet” Chef Trevor Penney from Birch & Anchor and Justin Zinck Marketing and Brand Manager at Garrison Brewery.
Our virtual tour hosts used multimedia elements such as sound effects, music, narration to make this an experience like none other.
Thank you Justin and Trevor!
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9:45 am Students load the Double Decker bus in front of Seton Academic Centre
10:00 am Bus leaves
10:30 am Arrive at 2 Crows Brewing Co.
12:00 pm Arrive at Murphy’s Restaurant & Patio
2:00 pm Arrive at the Discovery Centre
4:00 pm Depart for the Mount
4:30 pm Arrive at the Mount
The Business Administration and Tourism and Hospitality Management students had a beautiful day traveling around Halifax Regional Municipality on a double decker bus from Ambassatours Gray Line learning from from local restaurant and distillery owners about operating in HRM and they experienced a guided tour and film at Pier 21 learning about the Museum’s role in the tourism industry.
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Where did we go? See our impressive tour schedule below:
10:00 am Arrive in front of Seton
10:15 am Depart the Mount
10:30 am Talk and eating at Ela! Greek Taverna, Bayers Lake
12:00 pm Travel to Halifax Distilling Co
12:30 pm Tour, talk and tasting at Halifax Distilling Co Tour & Tasting
2:00 pm Travel to Pier 21
2:15 pm Tour and talk at Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
3:30 pm Depart Pier 21 and return to the Mount
BIG Thank you to our Local Entrepreneurs!
