Natural Resources Minister ‘Disappointed’ And ‘Frustrated’ By NS Power
In a strongly-worded statement emailed to Huddle, Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton didn’t hold back while criticizing the electrical company.
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The Year That Was: Economic Development In New Brunswick In 2021
Even as we all navigated the challenges brought about by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2021, Opportunities NB (ONB) remained committed to working with businesses to help them grow and succeed.
Atlantica Centre For Energy Welcomes New President
Longtime president Colleen d’Entremont has announced plans to retire this spring.
Donations Pour In For Advocates Challenging NS Power’s Proposed Solar Charges
A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $25,000 for legal representation for Solar NS and its corporate partners to present to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board.
N.B. Addresses Labour Shortage With Classrooms On The Shop Floor
To deal with the ongoing staff challenges, BWS partnered with WorkingNB, ONB and NBCC on an innovative new program that both helps the shop address its labour shortage and offers new training opportunities to New Brunswickers.
Solar Advocate Says N.S. Power Proposal Will Cripple Solar Industry
NS Power wants future solar panel customers using the net-metering system to pay $8.00 per kW of “installed capacity” per month. This is on top of a request to increase general power rates by 10 percent for everyone over the next three years.
Halifax Airport Bleeding Money As Passenger Traffic Stalls
Things had started looking up for the airline industry in the summer of 2021, but when Omicron ushered in a new round of travel restrictions, traffic at the airport fell.
Halifax Brewery Goes ‘Commercial’ With The Bud Light Of Craft Beer
2 Crows Brewing Company hopes its new AC Light Lager can pull commercial beer drinkers of the world into the craft beer universe.
A ‘Fornever’ Home: How A Halifax Couple Lost Their House Before It Was Even Built
Joanne Kimm and her husband thought they had found their new home, after moving to Halifax from British Columbia. Instead, they lost their house before construction was even finished, while the company building it took home a tidy profit.
Former N.S. Hotel To Transform Into $11M Housing Project For Homeless
The former Travelodge hotel in Dartmouth will be renamed “The Overlook” and converted into 65 permanent supportive housing units.
