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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, ...
'We brought The Seed Company into the 21st century': St. John's-based business prepares to celebrate 100 years
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 ...
All fuel prices drop in Newfoundland and Labrador overnight Thursday, April 25
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 ...
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 ...
St. John's Pilates studio helping those with Parkinson's: Classes offered free to those with the disease to help keep people moving
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 ...
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
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 ...
Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project
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, ...
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 ...