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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 ...
Telus Cup crowds have Membertou businesses prepared for busy week in Cape Breton
MEMBERTOU, N.S. — The return of the Telus Cup national under-18 men's hockey championship to Nova Scotia and the tournament's first time coming to Cape Breton marks a significant step up for Membertou-hosted sports events but also in local economic ...
2024 Outlook: Busy tourism season expected in southwestern Nova Scotia
A strong 2023 season has tourism operators in southwestern Nova Scotia optimistic for 2024. Not only will the region be hosting the World Acadian Congress (Congrès mondial acadien, CMA 2024) in August, but the Digby Wharf Rat Rally is celebrating a ...
N.B. bottle exchanges close in face of stricter requirements
Two New Brunswick bottle exchanges have permanently shut their doors and several others in the province are in danger of folding as they struggle to meet the stricter requirements of a new system. Caissie's Recycling, which operated in Rogersville ...
IN PHOTOS: Canadian Army Reserves open doors in Cape Breton for job fair
SYDNEY — As part of a nationwide recruiting campaign by the Canadian Army Reserve, the Cape Breton Highlanders infantry regiment welcomed potential recruits to a job fair in Sydney on Saturday. More than a dozen stations were set up at the regiment's ...
‘This is our dream’: New Louisbourg bistro blends global and local
While Michael Mondor and Rhonda Scott have more than 50 years of combined experience in the restaurant business, the couple credits their dog with convincing them to finally open their own eatery. The owners of Bistro Phare 756 (bistrophare756.ca), ...
Port of Halifax had a ‘solid year’ in 2023
Calls at Halifax in 2023 by 107 ultra-class container vessels of 10,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) meant that specific type of traffic more than doubled from the previous year, said a statement by Port of Halifax senior vice-president Paul ...
New Compass rum enters the market smoothly
Compass Distiller’s first batch of its new Hell Isle rum went out the door so quickly that head distiller Miranda Parker had to take a break from bottling the second batch to talk about it. “This product is launching directly through the NSLC, which ...
Cape Breton company moving offshore wind parts internationally from Sydney
Not only are cruise ships returning to the Sydney Harbour this spring, but water watchers may have noticed some big boats — in some cases much larger than the cruise liners — coasting through. Most likely, they were heading for a berth in the north ...
A multimillion-dollar question: Should the lobster carapace size be increased in southwestern Nova Scotia?
Lobster licence holders in Atlantic Canada’s Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) have a lot to consider when it comes to whether or not they follow suit with their American counterparts and increase the minimum lobster carapace size effective Jan. 1, ...