Bad News Mounts For Halifax CFL Hopes
The group trying to bring a team to the city insists the project is healthy despite a mounting number of setbacks standing in its way.
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N.B.’s Farmers Call For Reversal Of Foreign Worker Ban As Efforts To Hire Local Failed
Efforts to replace them with local employees have not been successful.
Non-Profit Youth Group Staring At Tough Forecast For Charitable Donations
Non-profit organization Partners For Youth will continue supporting at-risk children across New Brunswick in the aftermath of Covid-19, and hope for the government and community support to do so.
Premier Announces $500 Per Month Wage Top-Up For Essential Workers
Blaine Higgs also says he’ll ensure farmers and seafood processing plants can find workers with the province’s workforce unable to fill the need caused by the ban on temporary foreign workers.
Four Lessons We Mustn’t Forget As Economy Recovers From Covid-19
With New Brunswick’s move to the “Orange” Covid-19 Recovery Plan phase nearly two weeks ago and the premier’s statement yesterday that we will be moving to “Yellow” on Friday, our province continues to take important steps in our recovery process. Let’s keep things moving forward, says Krista Ross.
Fredericton Will Allow Restaurants To Use Tables In Public Outdoor Spaces Downtown
Because summer events have been cancelled, the city will also allow local food trucks to set up in parking lots serving Odell and Killarney Lake parks.
Port of Halifax Expects No Cruise Ship Visits This Year
It may be years before cruise ship traffic returns to pre-Covid-19 levels in the city says Captain Allan Gray, the port’s president and CEO.
Ottawa Extends Eligibility For Emergency Small Business Loans
Hair salon owners with stylists who rent chairs, local physiotherapists, and independent gym owners with contracted trainers are the kinds of businesses that are now eligible for loans.
Under Pandemic Pressure: Laura Gatien Helps To Maintain Mental Health
In the second of a three-part series of conversations with local female entrepreneurs, we spoke with a private practice therapist and owner of Laura Gatien Counselling Services
Atlantic Canadian Air Traffic Down 97 Percent Since Last April
More than 650,000 fewer passengers travelled in the region in April of this year compared to the same month last year, a 97 percent decline, says the Atlantic Canada Airports Association.
