Major Stakeholder In Halifax CFL Team Takes Job With Ottawa Senators
Anthony LeBlanc is a founding partner and the de facto public face of the ownership group that wants to create an Atlantic Schooners football team in Halifax.
Nova Scotia
Pilot ‘Embraces’ Communities Rocked By Shooting With Heart Drawn In The Sky
On Sunday, as he was trying to process the mass shootings that has just devastated several Nova Scotia communities, Dimitri Neonakis couldn’t shake the feeling that he needed to do something.
Amidst COVID-19 Crisis, Trudeau Says Canadians Stand By N.S. Families Facing Tragedy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new measures to help Canadians cope with COVID-19 as the country also mourns a mass killing that claimed the lives of at least 19 people in Nova Scotia.
Gahan House Re-Opens Maritime Locations For Pick-Up And Delivery
The re-opening of restaurants in Saint John, Fredericton, Moncton Charlottetown and Halifax means the company has been able to re-hire some of its staff under the wage subsidy program.
N.B. Will Allow Restaurants To Offer Alcohol For Take-Out And Delivery
At the request of the restaurant industry, the provincial government is allowing alcoholic drinks to be sold along with meals offered through delivery or take-out orders.
Trudeau Announces Plan To Provide Rent Relief To Businesses
The existing tax and rent deferral programs were only leading to mounting debt with many companies not generating revenue but still needing to pay fixed costs.
Half Of Small Businesses Will Close If Restrictions Stay In Place Past May
The latest survey from CFIB also found that most small businesses want governments to provide hardship grants to help cover rent and other costs and help them deal with mounting debt.
Halifax Lays Off Nearly 1,500 Staff Due To COVID-19
Everyone laid off was either a casual, temporary or seasonal employee. The government says it will do its best to protect the municipality’s fulltime employees.
United Sign Making 10,000 Face Shields For N.B. Healthcare Workers
Matt Symes, CEO of Moncton- and Halifax-based Symplicity Designs, had just bought the Dartmouth-based signage company in January. Making medical protective gear wasn’t part of the original plan.
Parking Garage Won’t Be Built On City Land Near Halifax Common
A new plan for the redevelopment of the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax moves a controversial parking garage so it no longer encroaches on city land.
