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Creative Corner Crafts is where Susanna Green focuses on not only making wooden signs, but also crocheting and sewing.

MEET THE MAKERS - Focusing on crafts: Crocheting, sewing and sign making also part of creative process for photographer

Laura Churchill Duke · Freelance |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

Originally, Susanna Green’s plan was to start a photography business, but then things changed and she ended up focusing instead on crafting. At the time, Green was just doing photography and crafts as hobbies but eventually picked the craft angle to ...

Skiers and snowboarders will have to wait a little longer for Marble Mountain to open for the winter season. Mother Nature has to provide a some more snow and favourable conditions for snowmaking. – SaltWire File Photo

Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation

Diane Crocker · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

From a late start to winter and a rainstorm that washed out a main run, the 2023-2024 season was tough for Marble Mountain. With just 58 days of operation, those involved with the running of the Steady Brook ski resort say transitioning to a ...

Gas prices went up in Newfoundland and Labrador after the weekly scheduled adjustment on April 17. - File

N.L. gas prices up 3.5 cents overnight Thursday, April 18

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

Gas prices at the pumps in Newfoundland and Labrador increased overnight Thursday, April 18.  The Public Utilities Board announced all types of gasoline motor fuel was up by 3.5 cents per litre (cpl), setting the maximum price of a litre of regular ...

The seven tree trunk pillars at the centre of the building's foyer represent the seven districts of Mi'kma'ki (traditional Mi'kmaw territory) and the seven sacred teachings of the Mi'kmaq. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated a day ago |8 min read

ESKASONI, N.S. — Shara Poulette shared her anticipation of working in her home community of Eskasoni. A continuing-care assistant who previously worked at Harbourstone Enhanced Care in Sydney, Poulette says the impact Kiknu — a new long-term care ...

With the 2024 crab fishery having slated to have begun this past Saturday, April 6th., 2024, crab fishing boats still remained tied-up as fish harvesters await a settlement on fish pricing issues between the Fish, Food & Allied Workers (FFAW) union and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP). But, fish harvesters are still busy preparing for the return to the fishing grounds once the settlement is reached and they can get back on the water. Here at St. John’s Harbour on Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2024, harvesters load crab pots from a trailer on the waterfront onto the fishing vessel Dalton Princess.       -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president

Gary Kean |Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

The new pricing system for snow crab is a significant step in addressing problems in the contentious fishery, FFAW president Greg Pretty says. The most lucrative fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador has been in turmoil since pandemic-driven market ...

Danielle Latour, owner of the newly-opened Mak 902, with a glass of lavender makgeolli at her Kempt Road establishment on Monday, April 15, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

HALIFAX RETALES: Danielle Latour tapping the Korean rice beverage market

Contributed |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Danielle Latour has opened a tap room for Mak 902 at the production site at 3600 Kempt Rd. in the north end of Halifax. Mak 902 specializes in Korean alcoholic rice beverages. Makgeolli is traditional Korean alcohol. It's a kind of sparkling rice ...

Tara Black of Sydney is among the employees working at the new Steel Grounds Café location on the Sydney harbourfront. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton's Steel Grounds Café opens new location on Sydney waterfront

Barb Sweet |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — The Steel Grounds Café has a new location on the Sydney waterfront. The non-profit venture operated by the Horizon Achievement Centre opened a Steel Grounds Café Grab and Go at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion and in its first week of ...

Cove Soda founders Ryan and John MacLellan outside the Bayers Lake Costco on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Cove Soda will now be available in Costcos across the United States.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Cove Drinks of Halifax has begun shipping its no-sugar sodas to 575 Costco stores in the U.S., forecasts revenue of $100 million

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Eight years after Ryan and John MacLellan founded their company at a kitchen table in Malignant Cove, Antigonish County, Cove Drinks is forecasting annual revenue of $100 million this year. And that could double the following year. “It wasn’t very ...

The team at Nova Scotia Works Career Connections in New Glasgow have been busy preparing for the 2024 Pictou County Job Fair, which is set for April 24th from 10am-3pm at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. Pictured are, from left, Jessie Falcitelli, Workshop Coordinator and Ann MacGregor, Employer Engagement Specialist.

Over 50 employers and service providers taking part in job fair in New Glasgow, N.S.

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |3 min read

Nova Scotia Works Career Connections in New Glasgow has been busily preparing for this year’s Pictou County Job Fair, scheduled for Wednesday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. The job fair aims to help connect ...

The Algoscotia is shown easing through heavy fog in Sydney harbour early Tuesday morning just beyond the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion.This image was captured from the Esplanade in Sydney at around 7 a.m. The fog was lifting at the time after being noticeably heavier earlier in the morning. The Algoscotia is a 148.8 metre long tanker and is frequently seen in the harbour. GREG MCNEIL/CAPE BRETON POST

IN PHOTO: Foggy morning in Sydney harbour

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

The Algoscotia is shown easing through heavy fog in Sydney harbour early Tuesday morning just beyond the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion.This image was captured from the Esplanade in Sydney at around 7 a.m. The fog was lifting at the time after being ...

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