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Two solar gardens are being proposed for a pair of Cape Breton locations: one in the Sydney area, a second in the Loch Lomond area. REUTERS FILE

CBRM throws its support behind new proposed solar gardens projects

Ian Nathanson · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |9 min read Premium content

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, ...

Jackson McLean, manager, and owner Peter Byrne of The Seed Company in St. John's. Next April marks 100 years in business for the company, though the pair have already begun ringing in the occasion and hope to have some sales and contests soon. Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

'We brought The Seed Company into the 21st century': St. John's-based business prepares to celebrate 100 years

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

When Peter Byrne's great-grandfather, E.W. Gaze, opened Gaze Seed Company in 1925, it was the only seed company in N.L. Better known today as The Seed Company, they supplied seeds to farmers and gardeners across the island through mail via a ...

Higher gas prices are expected to have bumped up inflation in March.

All fuel prices drop in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Prices for all fuels came down in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25.  The Public Utilities Board announced gas prices decreased by up to 2.9 cents per litre (cpl), setting the maximum cost of a litre of regular unleaded ...

In this Saltwire file photo, a person rolls up the rim of their Tim Hortons cup to see if they are a winner or not, which was how the contest was run until 2021 when they decided to make it a digital-only game. SALTWIRE FILE

Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake

Nicole Sullivan · Multimedia journalist |Updated 7 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

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 ...

Sarah Stoker is the owner and operator of Pony Pilates in St. John's. (Contributed)

St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving

Jenna Head |Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Pilates studios are experiencing a new wave of popularity thanks to social media platforms like TikTok. Sarah Joy Stoker has noticed the increased interest at Pony Pilates, her St. John's-based studio on Water Street. "I've had people come in over ...

A cod is tagged earlier in 2024 as part of the Northern Cod Fishery Improvement Project in Newfoundland and Labrador, a collaborative effort by industry partners to improve the science of understanding the stock and to elevate its place in the global market. Contributed/Atlantic Groundfish Council

Time to double the quota? Owner of only N.L. fish plant to process exclusively northern cod thinks stocks are ready and is working to regain its position in global marketplace

Gary Kean |Updated Apr. 24, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

For more than three decades, the commercial northern cod fishery has been a closed book, but Alberto Wareham believes it’s time to write a new – and happier – chapter. Wareham is president and chief executive officer of Icewater Seafoods, a fish ...

Newfoundland-based SubC Imaging is developing a new multi-channel inspection system that includes up to six cameras providing complete situational awareness for an ROV. - SubC Imaging

Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Clarenville-based SubC Imaging is set to make more waves in the ocean tech sector with $467,500 in provincial funding. The firm is contributing matching funds for a project to develop a new underwater multi-channel inspection system for ROVs, ...

With provincial plans to ultimately phase out institutional settings for people with disabilities, such as Sydney River’s Breton Ability Centre, there will be a greater need for accessory dwelling units for supportive housing. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST FILE

CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

Ian Nathanson · Multimedia journalist |Updated 6 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

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 ...

Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing Infrastructure and Communities looks on s David Eisnor Atlantic Lead of Futurpreneur takes questions folloing a news conference concerning a fundin g announcement for youth entrepreneurship at the Mellow Mug in Bedford Monday April 22, 2024.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

Ottawa’s $60-million infusion to young entrepreneur program will help 6,250 businesses, Fraser says

Xixi Jiang |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

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 ...

A proposal from Five Corners Properties offers 3,000 new residential units in the Bible Hill area. Image Five Corners Properties

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

Brendyn Creamer |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

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 ...

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