Nova Scotian Outdoor Outfitter Stakes Out Moncton Home
Sue Stanfield’s two adventure lifestyle retail stores, Take It Outside and the Trail Shop, will soon be ready to equip Greater Moncton to explore the great outdoors.
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Halifax Business Leaders Say Proposed Tax Increase Is Unaffordable
The Halifax business community was taken aback this week when HRM staff proposed a 5.9 percent hike on the average property tax bill for 2022. That means roughly $2,000 extra on the average commercial tax bill.
The PIER Innovation Lab Opens On Halifax Waterfront
The Port of Halifax calls The PIER (short for Port, Innovation, Engagement, and Research) “Canada’s first living lab for transportation, supply chain, and logistics.”
Report: 1 In 4 Children In Nova Scotia Live In Poverty
Nova Scotia has the third-highest child poverty rate in Canada. More than 41,000 kids live in families with incomes below the low-income measure poverty line in the province.
U.S. Increases Duties On Canadian Softwood Lumber
The U.S. Commerce Department announced November 24 that tariffs for most producers would increase to 17.9 percent. That is nearly double the current rate of 8.99 percent.
East Coast Lifestyle Building New Bayer’s Lake Headquarters
The new headquarters, which founder Alex MacLean expects to finish by the fall of 2022, will also allow the company to hire more people. Right now, the clothing brand has 20 employees and MacLean wants to bring on 10 more.
Australian Travel Company Acquires Halifax’s Trip Ninja
Less than three months after announcing it was ceasing operations, the local startup travel company has been bought by Webjet.
No ‘Major Impacts’ From Employee Vaccine Mandate, Say N.S. Premier
New data shows 97 percent of government employees are fully vaccinated, and two percent are partially vaccinated. The province’s mandatory vaccine mandate for provincial employees comes into effect November 30.
Owls Head Developer Backs Out
Lighthouse Links says it’s “reluctantly” withdrawing from its letter of offer with Nova Scotia because it doesn’t feel it has the support from the government “necessary to make this project a reality.”
Brainworks Bounces Back From Disaster With New Downtown Moncton Home
The marketing agency is finishing up work on its new home at 413 Main St. This marks the final chapter of a fraught saga for Brainworks that began with a fire at its former location at 171 Lutz Street in April.
