Do New, Non-Resident Property Taxes ‘Close The Door’ To Nova Scotia?
Earlier this week, the provincial government introduced two new property taxes targeting people who buy property in Nova Scotia but don’t intend to live in the province full-time
Nova Scotia
Podcast: Tim Houston On Nova Scotia’s Plan To Reach A Population Of Two Million
Premier Tim Houston of Nova Scotia wants to be remembered for setting the stage for growth when people look back on his government’s achievements decades from now. Population growth is a top priority, he tells Don Mills and David Campbell on the latest episode of the Huddle “Insights” podcast.
People Cities
Atlantic Canadians are rightly worried about not receiving some protection from the effects of the rising costs of living.
Why Nova Scotia Businesses Are Choosing To Keep Mask Mandates
Many businesses owners don’t yet feel safe dropping mandatory mask rules, even though the government has told them they can. Some argue the government’s decision to lift public safety rules is “passing the buck” to businesses.
N.S. Businesses Optimistic As Restrictions End
Many small businesses failed, many more are in bad shape, held up only by pandemic aid from the federal and provincial governments. With the end of restrictions March 21, some are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Fun Times and Fashion Spring Into Sunnyside Mall
Sponsored: Sunnyside Mall and its 60 tenants prepare to welcome people back with no restrictions on March 21.
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
N.S. Pumps $12M Into 2022 Tourism Initiatives
Nova Scotia’s tourism economy lost about $1.6-billion in both 2020 and 2021 and, as of today, the industry is still down about 20,000 jobs.
Some Halifax Restaurants Say ‘Good Riddance’ To Vaccine Passports
Luc Erjavec, the Atlantic representative for Restaurants Canada, summed up the industry’s response to the removal of vaccine passports: “To a tee, it’s been ‘good riddance,’”
Vaccine Passports Dropped In Every Maritime Province
In a monumental step towards returning to normalcy, all three Maritime provinces officially dropped their vaccine passport systems on February 28.
