Job Numbers Continue Rebound In Atlantic Canada
Nationally, February’s job gains were most notable in the accommodation and food services, and information, culture and recreation industries, according to Statistics Canada.
Nova Scotia
Flour Pricing Pinch Means Tough Decisions For Mrs. Dunster’s
Rising flour prices are putting the owners of Mrs. Dunster’s in a precarious financial position as they negotiate prices with suppliers.
HRM Rejects Engineering Company’s Offers To Build Food Shelter At Meagher Park
Neil Wolthers has decided to appeal to Halifax’s director of parks and recreation directly for s special permit to construct an 8×12 structure for food storage. He says he can design it so it can be moved after the people living at the park secure housing, and the unit is no longer needed.
McCain Scraps Plans For Russian Plant Halfway Through Construction
McCain Foods has put the kibosh on its potato processing facility under construction in central Russia in response to that country’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
N.S. Cab Company Fears Price Hikes If Gas Prices Don’t Drop
Becuase of surging gas prices, a trip that used to cost Cal Bowles $30 now cost him about $50.
Irving Sells Shelburne Ship Repair To Mersey Seafoods
Irving Shipbuilding has sold Shelburne Ship Repair to Liverpool-based Mersey Seafoods for an undisclosed amount
Seaport Farmer’s Market Moving To Former Cunard Centre
In July, the market will set up shop in a space the Halifax Port Authority calls “Pavilion 23” but that many Haligonians still think of as the Cunard Centre.
Dozens Of Atlantic Canadian Correctional Officers Reprimanded Over Covered Badge Protest
Letters of reprimand were handed out March 9 to 26 Atlantic Canadian correctional officers after they taped over their badges. Officers with taped badges were sent home from work sometime last week without pay.
GoFundMe Raises $2,000 For Couple Swindled Out Of Their New Home
The money will be used for the Kimms to pay legal fees related to an appeal launched by Almadina, the housing company that terminated the contract last year. Almadina was originally ordered to pay the Kimms $25,000
Most Atlantic Canadian Businesses In Good Shape, But Labour Concerns Persist
Atlantic Canadian businesses are still coping with challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic but they also have a sense of optimism and expectations for growth in 2022.
