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Insurance company pulls plug on expensive N.B. barn solar project
By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner Hetty Smyth thought she was doing the right thing by installing solar panels on her small barn in southern New Brunswick last fall, to help save money and the planet. But when ...
How will a 318,000-barrel-a-day refinery meet net-zero emissions?
By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner A new report that looks at the future of oil refining in Atlantic Canada says Ottawa and New Brunswick must come up with better policies if they want to ensure a smooth ...
N.B. lawsuit names over 100 alleged elver poachers and enablers, including Indigenous chief
By John Chilibeck Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Daily Gleaner A New Brunswick businesswoman is suing more than 100 people, most of them Indigenous, who she says are stealing American baby eels in the southern part of the province, ...
Nova Scotia mini wind-turbine maker Shine fanning out its customer base
Aurea Technologies, headquartered in Dartmouth, expects to shortly announce deals with major North American retailers to carry the Shine Turbine, until now sold only online at Shineturbine.com, but scheduled to be on physical store shelves in the ...
Saint John startup wants its electric motor system in 'everything'
Steve Belyea had been working out how to make his favourite classic cars electric so his grandkids could drive them. Now, he's trying to corner the market on high-performance, electric drivetrains made in Saint John that can power everything from his ...
Atlantic Restaurant Supplies moving to newer, larger location in St. John's
Atlantic Restaurant Supplies will be relocating to a new 20,000-square-foot facility and warehouse in St. John's. Beginning March 25, the new location at 26 Austin Street will be open to the public and feature a state-of-the-art test kitchen and ...
N.S. MP concerned about fate of local news
On the heels of the largest newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada filing for creditor protection, a Nova Scotia member of Parliament is urging people to think about what losing local news may mean. Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois was in Windsor March 12 for a ...
Apartment construction on the rise in Halifax, according to latest CMHC housing start numbers
If the towering cranes dotting the skyline weren’t indication enough, the latest Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation housing start numbers for February 2024 are a good sign of increased apartment building and other multi-unit residence ...
Barrier-breaking Nova Scotia winemaker Gina Haverstock gets national award
Every year, Gina Haverstock is interested to learn which of her colleagues across the country has been honoured by the Winemakers of Canada with the Karl Kaiser Award. This year, it was even more interesting than usual. “I always get wind of this ...
Earnings and profits climb in Q3 for Sobeys parent Empire
Empire Company Limited reported third-quarter earnings of $134.2 million Tuesday, an 8.5 per cent increase over the same time in 2023. For the third quarter, the Sobeys parent company reported a gross profit increase of 4.6 per cent, attributed, as ...