K-6 Students To Finish School Early As N.B. Reports First Omicron Cases
New restrictions will also go into effect for businesses at the end of the week.
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Spring Garden Business Owner Calls Transit-Only Pilot Project ‘Lies And Malarkey’
The Spring Garden Road business community is unhappy with the city’s plan to ban vehicles from a section of the commercial corridor during the day.
Woody The Talking Tree Bringing In Green For Businesses
Woody, Mic Mac Mall’s iconic and somewhat infamous talking Christmas tree, is driving foot traffic to the mall’s retailers.
A Well-Deserved $2 Raise
The New Brunswick government was rightly criticized – and mocked – for announcing a 5-cent increase to the minimum wage earlier this year. They did the right thing by introducing a more generous increase last week.
Owner Of Duckish Wants To Give ‘Tired-Ass’ Women Some Joy
Boom Box is a subscription delivery box filled with Canadian-made products designed to give women some extra joy.
Nova Scotia LTC Workers Ramp Up Fight For New Deal With Province-Wide Rallies
Members of the union are hosting rallies at 21 locations around the province starting at 11:00 a.m. Venues include long-term care homes, politician offices, and other public spaces.
Halifax Business Leaders Say Proposed Tax Increase Is Unaffordable
The Halifax business community was taken aback this week when HRM staff proposed a 5.9 percent hike on the average property tax bill for 2022. That means roughly $2,000 extra on the average commercial tax bill.
Brainworks Bounces Back From Disaster With New Downtown Moncton Home
The marketing agency is finishing up work on its new home at 413 Main St. This marks the final chapter of a fraught saga for Brainworks that began with a fire at its former location at 171 Lutz Street in April.
N.S. Minister Kim Masland Tests Positive For Covid-19
Kim Masland says she doesn’t know how she contracted the illness but will provide all of the information she can to public health and work with them to trace all of her contacts.
Behind The Push To Make Halifax’s Backyard Queer Bar Permanent
After Mike Scaife carved out a little piece of paradise in his backyard, word spread about a safe place for Halifax’s Queer communtiy to gather. Now, the three friends behind The Queer Garden want to make it permanent.
