Town News

Website Redesign & Development
Request for Quotes

This request for quotes for the redesign and development services for a new website for the Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm.

Closing date: March 29, 2019, 4:00 pm NL time

Quotes maybe mailed to:
Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm
P.O. Box 10, Roddickton, NL A0K 4P0
Or delivered to 81 Major’s Street

Overview

The Town of Roddickton – Bide Arm is currently seeking quotes for the development of a new website that can be viewed on any platform and allows the Town to better meet the needs of residents, businesses and visitors.

Our Audience

Our website has three target audiences: Residents, Businesses and Visitors.

The website will reach these audiences while complimenting the Town logo, it will also utilize recognizable Town icons such as Moose, Green Moose Interpretation Centre, Ashton House, Forestry, Fishing and the community.

New Website Goals:

Three major goals have been identified for the website:
• To provide a resource of Town information to residents
• To provide a resource of Town information for businesses
• To attract, inform and retain visitors to Roddickton – Bide Arm

New Website Objectives

Our website’s number one objective is to allow visitors to find the information that they are looking for easily and quickly. Our new site must be clearly Roddickton – Bide Arm, be clean, and be easily searched by the user. In terms of content, special effort must be made so that Town regulations are made easy to load/update and easy to find/access.

The second major objective is to allow town staff access to all pages on the site and be able to add news content in an easy-to-update manner.

Website Requirements
• Ease of use on any platform (Mobile friendly)
• A clean homepage that is visually stunning
• Clean and focused design
• Subpages (Residents, Business & Visitors) containing links to relevant themes
• An easy-to-use content management system encompassing all aspects of the website, including a training session for town staff. The Town requires administrative access to the full website and the ability to update content, including documents and images, quickly and easily.
• Search-ability
• Intuitive navigation
• All applicable content imported from current site
• Social media integration (share buttons, follow buttons, etc.)
• Newsletter capability with email update sign-up form
• Event Calendar
• Ability to accommodate video footage
• Keep existing domain name www.roddickton.bidearm.ca

Quotes:
Please include the following in your quote:
• Overview of how you will meet our objectives
• Outline of your website design & development strategy/methodology
• Proposed website timeline from kickoff to launch
• Recent design & development examples
• References
• Detailed pricing, including any optional elements identified separately
• Terms & conditions

New Website Launch Target Date: 2019

Thank you for your interest in responding to this quote with a proposal for our new website. We look forward to your response.

The Town of Roddickton – Bide Arm will not be liable for any costs of prepared or presentation of quotes. Any submitted quotes and accompanying documentation become the property of the Town of Roddickton – Bide Arm and will not be returned.

Please note that the Town of Roddickton – Bide Arm does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any offer. The Town of Roddickton – Bide Arm reserves the right to negotiate with the selected respondent changes in their proposal prior to, and/or as part of awarding the quote.

Labrador Grenfell Consulation Postponed

Due to current and impending weather conditions, Labrador Grenfell have decided to postpone the community Session scheduled at the Roddickton-Bide Arm Arena this evening.

Please spreading the word.

When a new date is confirmed, the public will be notified.

They apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

The program is open to all residents that want to ensure the safety of their neighbourhoods by volunteering to clear fire hydrants. This will help firefighters quickly find and use hydrants in an emergency.

The Town has approximately 50 hydrants to be cleared. You can participate by clearing a 3 foot area around your adopted hydrant after each snowfall and/or when it is heavily covered in snow and clear a path to the street from the hydrant. When you have done this, you can email the Town at roddickton@nf.aibn.com or call 457-2413. You can enter your name as many times as you choose to clear a fire hydrant.

At the end of the season, names will be entered for the chance to win 1 of 2 – $ 25 gift cards plus a Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm mug.

Regular Council Meeting
Tuesday, February 5, 2018 @ 8:00 pm
Green Moose Interpretation Centre

The roads have been salted but it is still slippery. Please use caution around Town.

The regular council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 22 has been rescheduled for Monday, January 21 at 8:00 pm.

The meeting to discuss forestry will go ahead this evening,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 AT 7:00 PM at the Gerry Byrne Room.

Everyone is encouraged to attend. The focus of the discussion will be to develop an action plan and the future for communities on the Great Northern Peninsula East.

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Job Posting
Part Time Town Clerk/Coordinator

The Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm is now accepting applications for the position of Part Time Town Clerk/Coordinator. The individual must be energetic and vibrant with a combination of educational training and work experience to fulfill the duties. The person will receive at least 20 weeks of employment during the year.

Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will be responsible for, but not limited to, filling the role of acting as Town Clerk in their absence, coordinator Town events such as Canada Day, Volunteer Night and administrator programs.

Qualifications:

The successful applicant must have the following qualifications: (the Town reserves the right to evaluate based on work experience and education)

1. A degree, certificate or diploma in business administration or office administration from an accredited institution would be an asset
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills
3. Computer training and experience
4. Be proficient and knowledgeable in Microsoft Office, email etc.
5. A working knowledge of computer accounting
6. Combined education and experience will be considered
7. Be bondable

All applicants must apply in writing with a resume and three work related references to the undersigned by Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm
P.O. Box 10
Roddickton, NL
A0K 4P0
email: roddickton@nf.aibn.com
Fax: 709-457-2663