Cape Breton’s Securicy Raises $5-Million Ahead Of Major Rebrand
Cape Breton company Securicy has raised more than $5-million in seed funding, with plans to rebrand later this month.
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Café Chianti and Northern Watters Knitwear To Open At The PIER
Both Café Chianti and Northern Watters Knitwear And Tartan Shop are expected to open this coming Spring, after current renovations are complete.
Gunman’s Former Dartmouth Clinic Being Torn Down
The former office and residence have been vacant since April 2020, after 22 people were killed in a 13-hour rampage orchestrated by the man who owned the clinic.
N.S. Resort To Close Amid Surging Covid-19 Cases
This latest Covid-19-related closure for the resort comes after some of its employees tested positive for the illness.
Disney Series Will Bring Crew Of 150 To Shelburne For Filming This Spring
Sterling K. Brown will star in and executive produce the series, which will be filmed in Shelburne, N.S. this spring.
Unemployment Down Across The Maritimes
Unemployment was down in the Maritimes, but the employment situation in the region isn’t as rosy as it appears.
Halifax Travel Agency Sees Business Boom Despite Omicron
Absolute Travel has 500 clients planning to travel in the winter and early spring. It’s the busiest the small agency has been since 2019.
One In Five Halifax Transit Workers Off Sick
There are only about 750 operational workers for the city’s buses and ferries. That means 20 per cent are not able to work.
P.E.I. Shortens Isolation Period Amid Omicron
Prince Edward Island is shortening the isolation period for those who test positive for Covid-19 to seven days for vaccinated individuals and ten days for the unvaccinated.
Months After Major Investment, Halifax Company Lays Off A Quarter Of Its Staff
Software copmany Proposify made a sudden, unexpected announcement today that it has laid off 25 of roughly 110 staff. The layoffs happened after the company failed to meet its aggressive growth targets by the end of 2021.
