Year In Review: Fredericton Chamber CEO Krista Ross On Supporting Businesses Through Tough Times
Restrictions around operating during COVID-19 and an announced increase to the minimum wage made for a challenging year for Fredericton area businesses.
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Federal Government Will Provide More Support For Struggling Businesses
The federal government is providing expanded financial support to employers and workers impacted by restrictions implemented to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
Year In Review: Monette Pasher On How Covid Forever Changed Atlantic Canada’s Airline Industry
Monette Pasher, the executive director of the Atlantic Canada Airports Association, says the way Atlantic Canadians fly, and the companies that provide those flights, will be forever changed after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Maritime Provinces Impose New Restrictions As Omicron Spreads
As the Omicron Covid-19 variant rips through the region, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are limiting gatherings and forcing businesses to reduce capacities. Prince Edward Island has also tightened restrictions at its border, once again forcing anyone who enters to self-isolate.
Tomavo Closes Final Stores As Creditor Protection Case Continues
An Atlantic Canadian produce retailer that styled itself an affordable alternative to larger chains has closed its doors in Moncton and Halifax.
How Fredericton’s Jeff Alpaugh Is Adding Some ‘Danger’ To The Weather Network’s Forecasts
The company behind “the world’s most dangerous dress shirts” routinely has its shirts worn by anchors on The Weather Network.
More Support For N.S. Businesses Battered By New Covid Restrictions
The Sector Impact Support Program will give one-time grants of as much as $7,500 to small businesses most affected by the latest round of pandemic-related restrictions.
Why This Swiss Family Chose Halifax To Open Their Award-Winning Store
The Swiss founders of One of a Kind Furniture reflect on the hardships and success of opening a business at the outset of the pandemic.
S.J. Waterfront Development Will Feature 16-Storey Building With 165 Housing Units
In total, five buildings are being proposed for the Fundy Quay site, ranging from six to 19 storeys.
N.S. Restaurants in ‘Despair’ As People Cancel Reservations Amid Omicron Outbreak
Brendan Doherty of The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Halifax says hundreds of reservations could be cancelled in the wake of Monday’s announcement of new restrictions to contain the new Covid-19 variant.
