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Charlotte Street businesses brace for final round of downtown Sydney redevelopment
It’s time for the final group of shops, bars and restaurants on Charlotte Street to endure several weeks of construction in front of their storefronts. Some will have to deal with the problem of drawing downtown visitors to an uninviting-looking ...
East Coast Credit Union assets hit $1.3 billion in 2023
A Nova Scotia Credit Union celebrating its 90th year serving members in 2023 ended the fiscal year with assets reaching more than $1.3 billion. East Coast Credit Union, which operates 20 branches between Cape Breton and Bridgewater, grew to 43,465 ...
MEET THE MAKERS - Focusing on crafts: Crocheting, sewing and sign making also part of creative process for photographer
Originally, Susanna Green’s plan was to start a photography business, but then things changed and she ended up focusing instead on crafting. At the time, Green was just doing photography and crafts as hobbies but eventually picked the craft angle to ...
Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation
From a late start to winter and a rainstorm that washed out a main run, the 2023-2024 season was tough for Marble Mountain. With just 58 days of operation, those involved with the running of the Steady Brook ski resort say transitioning to a ...
N.L. gas prices up 3.5 cents overnight Thursday, April 18
Gas prices at the pumps in Newfoundland and Labrador increased overnight Thursday, April 18. The Public Utilities Board announced all types of gasoline motor fuel was up by 3.5 cents per litre (cpl), setting the maximum price of a litre of regular ...
Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni
ESKASONI, N.S. — Shara Poulette shared her anticipation of working in her home community of Eskasoni. A continuing-care assistant who previously worked at Harbourstone Enhanced Care in Sydney, Poulette says the impact Kiknu — a new long-term care ...
Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president
The new pricing system for snow crab is a significant step in addressing problems in the contentious fishery, FFAW president Greg Pretty says. The most lucrative fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador has been in turmoil since pandemic-driven market ...
HALIFAX RETALES: Danielle Latour tapping the Korean rice beverage market
Danielle Latour has opened a tap room for Mak 902 at the production site at 3600 Kempt Rd. in the north end of Halifax. Mak 902 specializes in Korean alcoholic rice beverages. Makgeolli is traditional Korean alcohol. It's a kind of sparkling rice ...
Cape Breton's Steel Grounds Café opens new location on Sydney waterfront
SYDNEY, N.S. — The Steel Grounds Café has a new location on the Sydney waterfront. The non-profit venture operated by the Horizon Achievement Centre opened a Steel Grounds Café Grab and Go at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion and in its first week of ...
Cove Drinks of Halifax has begun shipping its no-sugar sodas to 575 Costco stores in the U.S., forecasts revenue of $100 million
Eight years after Ryan and John MacLellan founded their company at a kitchen table in Malignant Cove, Antigonish County, Cove Drinks is forecasting annual revenue of $100 million this year. And that could double the following year. “It wasn’t very ...