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Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024
Moncton is experiencing a significant construction surge, with 183 permits worth $56.5 million issued in the first quarter of 2024, more than doubling the total permit value over the same period in 2023. Residential construction represents 37 per ...
CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects
More solar gardens may be appearing in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, if a proposal from an Ontario developer and a local engineering partner gets approved. Sydney-based TriMac Engineering has joined forces with SolarBank Corp., a developer, ...
Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake
Paula Cleveland cried when she read the prize recap email from Tim Hortons. The email came before lunch on April 17, the day the Roll Up to Win contest closed, which listed the prizes she won for 2024. The 2024 Tracker Targa 18 WT Boat and Trailer ...
CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units
A municipal bylaw change may be in the works that would allow secondary housing units on a single-family residential lot to apply to properties deemed as supportive housing. Currently, the Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s land-use bylaw allows ...
Ottawa’s $60-million infusion to young entrepreneur program will help 6,250 businesses, Fraser says
Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser was in a Bedford coffee shop on Monday to tout the federal government’s $60-million spring budget allocation to help young entrepreneurs. The minister of housing, infrastructure, and communities talked about the boost for ...
Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill
Entrepreneur Evan Price hopes to build a Bible Hill community hub. Announced on April 1, Price's company, Five Corners Properties, applied to develop a 69-hectare plot between Brookside and Pictou Roads in Bible Hill. It was approved by Colchester ...
New Upper Canadian owners for two central Nova Scotia golf courses
The golf season now starting is the first full year under new ownership at Mountain Golf and Country Club in East Mountain, Colchester County and the Glen Lovat Golf Club in New Glasgow. The Crown Group of Hotels, based in Mississauga, Ont., took ...
Leon's furniture store completes relocation from Charlottetown to Summerside
The cutting of a bright yellow ribbon has marked a homecoming for a long-time Summerside business. Dave MacDonald held the scissors; he is co-owner, along with his brother Duane, of Callbecks Home Hardware and its associated family of businesses. On ...
Local job fair coming to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, N.S.
The Colchester Job Fair is coming to town on Wednesday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre. Job seekers will have a chance to meet with over 25 employers that are actively hiring, with on-the-spot interviews, and a ...
MEET THE MAKERS - In good company: Chantal Paupin’s business name honours the women in her pottery class
As a young adult, Chantal Paupin took pottery classes as a way to spend time with her mother. It soon, however, became much more than that. “Taking classes at Thrown Together Pottery and Art in Truro has brought me so much opportunity, learning and a ...