P.E.I. Reveals Plan To Eliminate Most Covid-19 Restrictions
Restrictions will be lifted in steps, but by April 7 the province anticipates mandatory masks, gathering limits, and its vaccination passport program will come to an end.
Nova Scotia
Ocean Supercluster Invests In Halifax Firms Creating ‘Game-Changing’ Biofuel
The $65-million Clean Ocean Advanced Biofuels Project will create a renewable fuel made from algae and other readily available organic material.
Historic Halifax Inn To Be Altered With Ten-Storey Tower
The plan would see the back wing of the Waverley Inn removed to make way for the tower and some parking created inside the structure.
N.S. To Maine Ferry Service Returning In May
The CAT has been out of service since 2018, thanks to a combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and the construction of a new terminal in Bar Harbor.
Nova Scotia’s ‘Triple-Entrepreneur’ To Star In New Road Trip Show
Starting in March, a Nova Scotia road trip show, aptly called ‘Road Trippin’, will premiere on Eastlink television. The show features Alicia Simms and her partner, Tyson Breland, travelling in an RV across the province.
How Covid-19 Has Made Nova Scotia Beer Drinkers Think Local
A Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia report shows that craft beer now represents about 20 percent of the province’s beer market.
IGNITE Opens N.S. Rural Accelerator For Entrepreneurs
Startups and early-stage entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply. Selected finalists will have to pitch their business ideas to a panel.
Worker Advocates Up Minimum Wage Demands To $20/Hour
The group once known as “Fight for Fifteen and Fairness Halifax” has rebranded as “Justice for Workers Nova Scotia” as it changes its demands. It’s now asking provincial leaders to implement a $20/hour minimum wage.
New Mobile Units Will Bring STEM Education To Indigenous Youth
The funding for this bold initiative is coming from the 2021 TD Ready Challenge, which awarded $750,000 to construct the mobile learning units. TD is giving away $10-million in total for those who entered the contest.
Omicron Restrictions Led To January Job Slump
Moncton and Halifax bucked national trends with their unemployment rates going down in January.
