East Coast Connected went back to its roots with a tour across Atlantic Canada – meeting with business communities in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador – to raise awareness of the organization and the opportunities it provides to Atlantic Canada's business, arts and academic communities outside the region. After the recent information session in Fredericton, N.B., the Telegraph-Journal, the Daily Gleaner and Times Transcript covered the event.

Please see the links below to view stories in the Telegraph Journal, Times Transcript and Daily Gleaner -

A home away from home

June 23, 2008

Telegraph-Journal (Saint John, NB)

Eight months ago he and a group of ex-pats formed East Coast Connected, an organization dedicated to keeping displaced Atlantic Canadians associated with ...

It's not so much brain drain as brain loan, director says

June 25, 2008

Daily Gleaner (Fredericton, NB)

Chris Crowell hates the term brain drain when it's used to describe young people leaving Atlantic Canada. The president of East Coast Connected prefers brain circulation.

"We need to evolve our thinking," said Crowell at a business breakfast in Fredericton on Tuesday morning attended by about 100 business people and politicians.

Expats help promote region

June 25, 2008

Times Transcript (Moncton)

Toronto-based group East Coast Connected works to foster ties between Atlantic Canada and Ontario