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ECMA 2009 Corner Brook Markets to Fans & TravelersFor Immediate Release (Corner Brook, NL) – Skiers at Marble Mountain in Corner Brook will have plenty of company this February as hundreds of artists and fans will land in this West Coast Newfoundland & Labrador city in celebration of the 2009 East Coast Music Awards, Festival & Conference. The event – Atlantic Canada’s biggest music party – will showcase a four-day public festival, a music industry conference and awards show from February 26 to March 1, 2009. The ECMA Fest ExpressGetting to Corner Brook from Atlantic Canada has never been easier via a newly formed partnership between ECMA and Ambassatours Gray Line which will see motor coaches providing round-trip bus routes from the four Atlantic Provinces to Corner Brook. “This is a fantastic initiative for fans and artists… and something we should have introduced years ago,” says Troy Greencorn, Event Manager with the East Coast Music Association. “Providing easier, more cost-effective ways to get to Newfoundland & Labrador for the event is a priority for us and I think we have achieved that with this project.” Return bus fares are $235.00 plus applicable taxes from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This package includes the ferry from North Sydney to Port Aux Basques. Fare from St. John’s is $150 plus taxes. Seats are limited so book now via the ECMA 2009 Housing Bureau – Vision Atlantic – at 1-877-847-4660 or info@visionatlantic.net. Destination MarketingThe ECMA 2009 Awards, Festivals and Conference has formed several new partnerships including one with the Western Destination NL Marketing Organization which will see a marketing campaign geared towards enticing the public to, “Highlight Corner Brook’s winter activities in conjunction with the vent is a win-win situation for everybody,” says Glenda Tulk, Operations Manager with the 2009 event. “Ski at Marble Mountain during the day and take in the music events at night… what more could one ask for in a holiday?” The East Coast Music Awards, Festival & Conference is an annual event organized by the East Coast Music Association. The ECMA is a not-for-profit organization whose mandate it is to foster, promote and celebrate East Coast music locally and globally. The East Coast Music Association currently has 1200 members. ECMA 2009 Publicist: BJ Grechuk, Joseph Scott Entertainment Agency |