New Irving Shipbuilding President Abruptly Resigned From His Last Job
Dirk Lesko starts his new job just a few months after he left as president of Maine’s General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard (BIW) in April.
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L’Artisan Finds Niche Selling Yarn To Rural N.B.
An Ontario transplant’s dream to bring good yarn to rural northwestern New Brunswick, so crafters don’t have to cross the province, is being realized as a brick-and-mortar shop in St. Leonard.
CN Rail, Striking Workers Agree To Binding Arbitration
CN and the union representing roughly 750 signals and communications workers announced late Monday that they have agreed to binding arbitration.
Keith Cronkhite Being Replaced As CEO Of NB Power
Board chair Charles V. Firlotte says the provincial utility plans to strike out in a new direction under new leadership.
The Maritimes’ Private Sector Is Underperforming
Nova Scotia was last among all provinces in private sector investment in 2019, spending $11,300 per worker. Prince Edward Island was ninth ($11,400) and New Brunswick was eighth ($13,800). The national average was $21,300.
We Should Fundamentally Transform The EI Program
Opinion: Employment Insurance should agressively focus on finding people jobs and getting them back to work. Not, as we have today, an income supplement for many seasonal workers who don’t want to work in the off-season.
Bouclair Moncton Poised To Reopen Revamped Concept Store
The facelift for the chain’s 10,500-square-foot location is part of a larger rebranding it has been carrying out since 2020.
Rising Energy Costs Concern Atlantic Premiers
World energy needs and the rising cost of fuel were on the minds of the four Atlantic premiers who gathered for the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Goji’s Closes Two New Brunswick Locations
Goji’s co-founder Janette Zacharias confirmed that Goji’s Neighbourhood Treatery has permanently closed in Dieppe and Fredericton. It remains open in other cities across the Maritimes.
Hockey Canada Won’t Say How Sponsor Exodus Will Affect 2023 World Juniors In Halifax And Moncton
Big-name sponsors like Scotiabank, Canadian Tire, and Telus have suspended their sponsorships with Hockey Canada amid a major sexual assult scandal.
