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Price of gas likely to rise about 2 cents a litre under UARB plan
The price of gasoline in Nova Scotia is likely to increase by about two cents a litre due to a change in how the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board calculates the price. In a notice released on Monday, the UARB is proposing a change in the ...
Son cutting in on father’s Amherst barber shop business
AMHERST, N.S. – The barber shop is a social hub of society, and it’s also the social hub of the Fahey family. “A lot of fathers and sons, unfortunately, don’t get along and don’t work well together,” said ...
Advanced robotics, automation to be employed at Surrette Battery in Springhill
SPRINGHILL, N.S. – The growing demand for batteries built at Surrette Battery in Springhill is powering the need for expansion. “For the past three years Surrette Battery has been fortunate to enjoy significant year-over-year growth in ...
Cavendish Farms plant having to import millions of pounds of potatoes to P.E.I.
Cavendish Farms is importing a larger than usual amount of potatoes from other parts of Canada and the U.S. to make up for a local shortfall in supply. The Irving-owned Cavendish Farms said it has had to import 20 million pounds of potatoes from ...
Rita’s Tea Room in Big Pond to close
After over 30 years in business in Big Pond, Rita’s Tea Room will be closing its doors. Cape Breton songstress, the late Rita MacNeil, opened the tea room in 1986. In a post on its official Facebook page, it was announced that the ...
Springhill company receiving business development incentive from NSBI
SPRINGHILL, N.S. – A Springhill company is receiving a business development incentive in the former of an innovation rebate from Nova Scotia Business Inc. By proceeding with a $4.8-million capital investment in automation and formation ...
Thinking big with minis: P.E.I. potato company rolls out new product line
A major P.E.I. potato grower is placing big hopes on small potatoes ...
Prestigious Man Booker fiction prize loses its main sponsor
LONDON — Britain's leading literary award, the Man Booker Prize, faces uncertainty after its main financial backer announced it is ending its sponsorship after almost two decades. Investment manager Man Group PLC says it will stop funding the Man ...
‘We will miss their fine service’: The Crossing restaurant closes in Kingston
Rhonda Shee says it was nothing for her to drive from her home in Porters Lake to Kingston to enjoy some carrot soup at The Crossing. ...
East Coast Pop Up Weddings offers unique nuptials
When Sarah Anderson decided to respond to an ad she saw in the newspaper two years ago, she had no idea it would put her on a path to starting her own wedding business. East Coast Pop Up Weddings, launched last May, offers non-traditional weddings ...