How Dartmouth’s ‘Made With Local’ Scaled Without Sacrificing Its Values
Sheena Russell may have stumbled into business almost by accident. But in the 10 years since she did, she’s proven you don’t have to sack your values to succeed.
Halifax
Halifax Economy Weathers Pandemic Better Than Any Other Major Canadian City
Halifax’s GDP is expected to grow by 5.7 percent by the end of 2021, and then return to a “more normal” range of about 2 percent in the ensuing years.
Ocean Startup Project Invests $1.4-Million In 40 Ocean Tech Companies
Among the 40 winners are more than 20 Maritime companies, including Dartmouth’s Planetary Hydrogen, Fredericton’s Spatialnetic Solutions, and Kavacha, which is based in Canoe Cove, P.E.I.
Porter Airlines Returns To Saint John
Air traffic continues to pick up at the Saint John Airport with another airline returning to the airport Wednesday.
Nova Scotia Says 11,000 Provincial Employees Must Be Vaccinated
This move is the latest extension of provincial vaccine mandates after new mandates were introduced on October 4 to include some employees in the departments of Community Services, Seniors and Long-Term Care, Justice, and Education and Early Childhood Development.
Biscuit General Store Opens New Location In North-End Halifax
Owner Wendy Friedman says the business community in the North End feels more aligned with the kind of shop she wants to run — one that’s “deeply rooted in community.”
N.S. Seaside Market Focuses On Local Food, Clothes And Culture
When Morgan Giffin launched Rosa Rugosa in Hubbards, she did so with a key principle in mind: if she, herself, wouldn’t buy a product as a consumer, she won’t be selling it.
Yarmouth-Maine Ferry Coming Back In 2022
The CAT has been out of service for three years, thanks to a combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and the construction of a new terminal in Bar Harbor, Maine.
N.S. Couple Heeds The Call Of The Family Farm, Sets Down N.B. Roots
Timber River Eco Farms, near Port Elgin, is known for its Eco-Spud brand of potatoes – a brand that includes the FABULA, a later-maturing variety of with 30 percent fewer carbohydrates than other potatoes.
N.S. Expands Mandatory Vaccine Policy To Cover Prisons, Childcare Sector
People in positions covered by the policy who aren’t yet vaccinated have until November 30 to get both of their vaccines or they will be put on unpaid leave.
