--- title: Experience --- [Go Back Up](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/experience#top) [Skip to Content](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/experience#body) [![EIA Logo White 4](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/EIA%20Logo%20White%204.png?width=128&height=50&name=EIA%20Logo%20White%204.png "EIA Logo White 4")](https://economic-impact-alliance-242056544.hubspotpagebuilder.net/home?hsLang=en-ca) Toggle Menu - [Home](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/home) - [Our Philosophy](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/philosophy) - Our Alliance Toggle children for Our Alliance Main Menu (Press to Return) \> Our Alliance - [Our Member Firms](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/firms) - [Our Experts](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/members) - [Our Experience](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/experience) - [Our Sectors](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/sectors) - [Let's Talk](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/lets-talk) ![EIA Our Experience v2](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/EIA%20Our%20Experience%20v2.png?width=2000&height=702&name=EIA%20Our%20Experience%20v2.png "EIA Our Experience v2") OUR EXPERIENCE # A History of Collaboration. A Track Record of Impact. Long before the Economic Impact Alliance was formally established, many of our members were already working together—bringing complementary expertise to complex projects across Canada. Since 2014, these collaborations have supported municipalities, airports, economic development organizations, businesses, and other clients with strategic, practical, and results-focused solutions. ## Our Collaborative Project Experience Explore examples of projects where two or more EIA members have brought their expertise together to support clients across Canada. ### Aerospace Development Plan Yarmouth International Airport (NS) # **2026** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Lead - Caroline Starr - Marc Beauchamp ### Airport Area Structure Plan Fort McMurray Airport (AB) # **2025** **EIA Collaboration:** - Patricia Maloney — Lead - Jason Kipfer ### Airport Master Plan Smithers Regional Airport (BC) # **2025** **EIA Collaboration:** - Patricia Maloney — Lead - Ian Mactaggart - Jason Kipfer ### Industrial Community Improvement Plan Town of Essex (ON) # **2025** **EIA Collaboration:** - Ryan Mounsey — Lead - Marko Micic - Jason Kipfer ### Air Passenger Service Business Case North Bay Jack Garland Airport (ON) # **2025** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer - Catherine Harmel - Samuel Lau ### Business Attraction Toolkit and SWOT Analysis Yarmouth International Airport (NS) # **2024** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Lead - Caroline Starr - Marc Beauchamp - Jayne McNaughton ### Air Service Business Case Greater Sudbury Airport (ON) # **2024** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Lead - Catherine Harmel ### Air Service Business Case City of Dryden and Town of Fort Frances (ON) # **2024** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Lead - Catherine Harmel ### Airport Master Plan High Level Airport (AB) # **2024** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Lead - Catherine Harmel ### Moderator and Speaker Ontario East Municipal Conference # **2024** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Moderator - Scott McFadden — Speaker ### Airport Master Plan Kingston Normand Rogers Airport (ON) # **2023** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Lead - Catherine Harmel - Scott McFadden ### Business Gap Analysis City of Dryden (ON) # **2022** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer — Lead - Samuel Lau ### Airport Area Master Plan Sturgeon County - Villeneuve Airport (AB) # **2021** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer (Lead) - Patricia Maloney ### Business Case for the Construction of an Aircraft Painting Hangar Sault Ste. Marie Airport (ON) # **2016** **EIA Collaboration:** - Dan Hollingsworth - Jason Kipfer ### Pan-regional Group Members Ontario Food Cluster # **2014-2015** **EIA Collaboration:** - Jason Kipfer - Sohail Saeed --- ## Where Collaboration Delivers Results Our past projects demonstrate the power of shared expertise, showcasing how Alliance members come together to support communities, industries, and organizations with solutions that create long-lasting economic and social value. Airport SWOT Analysis and Investment Attraction Toolkit, 2025 (Yarmouth International Airport Corp., NS) ### Yarmouth International Airport Corp. ![Yarmouth International Airport Corp](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Yarmouth%20International%20Airport%20Corp.png?width=500&height=107&name=Yarmouth%20International%20Airport%20Corp.png) **Project Summary** In 2024, EIA member firm Explorer Solutions was engaged to conduct a comprehensive SWOT analysis and investment attraction toolkit for Yarmouth International Airport (CYQI), a key regional asset serving Southwest Nova Scotia. The project brought together several professionals who are now members of the Economic Impact Alliance, combining expertise in airport development, investment attraction, research, strategic planning, and peer review. **Impact and Implementation** The results of this analysis provided CYQI with a foundation for a business development strategy to attract investment to the airport’s employment lands and diversify its revenue base. The study outlined ten key recommendations, including upgrading critical infrastructure, developing cargo and cold storage facilities to support the seafood industry, and pursuing targeted industry partnerships. The resulting strategy provided CYQI with an actionable framework to more effectively market its employment lands, strengthen alignment with regional economic development priorities, diversify airport revenues, and build investor confidence. Together, the recommendations established a practical roadmap for positioning the airport as both a transportation asset and a catalyst for future economic growth. **Participating EIA Members** The following EIA members collaborated on the project team: - Jason Kipfer, Project Lead - Trent Gervais, Peer Review - Jayne McNaughton, Investment Attraction Specialist - Marc Beauchamp, Investment Attraction Specialist - Caroline Starr, Research Specialist Industrial Community Improvement Plan, 2025 (Town of Essex, ON) INSERT TEXT HERE Airport Master Plan, 2025 (Smithers Regional Airport, BC) INSERT TEXT HERE Area Structure Plan, 2025 (Fort McMurray Airport, AB) INSERT TEXT HERE Business Gap Analysis, 2022 (City of Dryden, ON) INSERT TEXT HERE Air Service Business Case, 2024 (City of Dryden and Town of Fort Frances, ON) INSERT TEXT HERE Air Service Business Case, 2024 (Greater Sudbury Airport, ON) INSERT TEXT HERE Airport Master Plan, 2024 (High Level Airport, AB) INSERT TEXT HERE Villeneuve Airport Area Master Plan, 2021 (Sturgeon County, AB) INSERT TEXT HERE Airport Master Plan, 2023 (Kingston Airport, ON) INSERT HEXT HERE PUT OUR EXPERIENCE TO WORK ## Experience Is Stronger When It's Shared. Every project brings a different combination of challenges and opportunities. Through EIA, complementary expertise, perspectives, and experience can be brought together to help clients move confidently from opportunity to action. [Let's Talk About Your Project](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/lets-talk?hsLang=en-ca) [![EIA Logo White](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/EIA%20Logo%20White.png?width=101&height=50&name=EIA%20Logo%20White.png "EIA Logo White")](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/?hsLang=en-ca) - [Home](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/home) - [Our Philosophy](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/philosophy) - [Our Firms](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/firms) - [Our Experts](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/members) - [Our Experience](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/experience) - [Sectors](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/sectors) - [Let's Talk](https://www.economicimpactalliance.ca/lets-talk) The Economic Impact Alliance is a collaborative alliance of independent consulting firms and is not itself a separate legal entity. 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