The Albert County Museum & RB Bennett Commemorative Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of new Managing Director Janet Clouston. “We are very excited to have Janet in place to work with us to lead the Museum into the future,” said Stuart Liptay, President of the Board of Directors of the Albert County Historical Society.
Originally from Moncton, Janet has recently returned to New Brunswick after several years of living on the west coast in British Columbia. She has an extensive background in non-profit management, special events, tourism marketing, community development and fundraising. Her recent position as Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce & Salt Spring Island Tourism involved running a very busy volunteer organization, managing the local Info Centre with nearly 40,000 annual visitors and working toward a sustainable year-round economy, with an emphasis on tourism development in an environmentally-sensitive ecosystem, similar to doing business in the Bay of Fundy region.
Janet led the Salt Spring Island Chamber to become the first green-accredited Chamber of Commerce in Canada as certified through Green Tourism Canada. She hopes to bring the same attention to the need for green business practices in her work in promoting the economy along the Bay of Fundy region and in Albert County. She is especially proud to be living and working in the Fundy UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and hopes to be able to support their work through her role in the Albert County Museum.
Janet has been named to the Board of the Albert County Tourism Association to support their work of developing a robust visitor economy through the Bay of Fundy region, from Riverview to Fundy National Park. “Tourism is an important economic driver in this region and there are many people who own, operate and work in tourism-related businesses in the area,” says Clouston. “As we work towards helping these community members, we will also ensure that the Albert County Museum will continue to operate successfully into the foreseeable future.”
The Albert County Museum is located in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick. The Museum consists of eight buildings on a six-acre site and features twenty-two themed galleries. All of the buildings are original to the site and are part of the overall historical Shiretown of Albert County. The County Tax Office, County Records Office and County Gaol (jail) are from the time of the creation of Albert County in 1845.
New for 2019 will be an exhibit called “Acadians in Albert County” and a recent addition was “County of Heroes WWI Featuring Canadian Hero Col. Cyrus Peck VC.” Preparations have started for the 175th Anniversary of Albert County that will take place in 2020.
The museum is open daily 9:30am-5:30pm from May 18 until the end of September. It is located two minutes north of the Hopewell Rocks. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students/seniors and $25 for families; admission for children under five is free. Group rates are available. The Community Hall and Courthouse are available for private bookings.
Albert County Museum & RB Bennett Centre
3940 Route 114, Hopewell Cape, NB E4H 3J8
www.albertcountymuseum.com 506-734-2003
Janet led the Salt Spring Island Chamber to become the first green-accredited Chamber of Commerce in Canada as certified through Green Tourism Canada. She hopes to bring the same attention to the need for green business practices in her work in promoting the economy along the Bay of Fundy region and in Albert County. She is especially proud to be living and working in the Fundy UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and hopes to be able to support their work through her role in the Albert County Museum.
Janet has been named to the Board of the Albert County Tourism Association to support their work of developing a robust visitor economy through the Bay of Fundy region, from Riverview to Fundy National Park. “Tourism is an important economic driver in this region and there are many people who own, operate and work in tourism-related businesses in the area,” says Clouston. “As we work towards helping these community members, we will also ensure that the Albert County Museum will continue to operate successfully into the foreseeable future.”
The Albert County Museum is located in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick. The Museum consists of eight buildings on a six-acre site and features twenty-two themed galleries. All of the buildings are original to the site and are part of the overall historical Shiretown of Albert County. The County Tax Office, County Records Office and County Gaol (jail) are from the time of the creation of Albert County in 1845.
New for 2019 will be an exhibit called “Acadians in Albert County” and a recent addition was “County of Heroes WWI Featuring Canadian Hero Col. Cyrus Peck VC.” Preparations have started for the 175th Anniversary of Albert County that will take place in 2020.
The museum is open daily 9:30am-5:30pm from May 18 until the end of September. It is located two minutes north of the Hopewell Rocks. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students/seniors and $25 for families; admission for children under five is free. Group rates are available. The Community Hall and Courthouse are available for private bookings.
Albert County Museum & RB Bennett Centre
3940 Route 114, Hopewell Cape, NB E4H 3J8
www.albertcountymuseum.com 506-734-2003
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