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IGNITE Atlantic has partnered with Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network to facilitate cross-cultural collaboration and innovation. ANGELA CAPOBIANCO

IGNITE Atlantic signs MOU with Indian grassroots innovation organization

IGNITE Atlantic had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gujarat Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN) on April 24. The MOU represents a strategic alliance facilitating knowledge and technology transfers and innovation ...

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Diving into the Deep End: New coffee raising money for Annapolis Royal, N.S., pool repairs

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Moschelle’s Helen Ritchie was the first customer to have a taste of Deep End, a new coffee that is raising money to help replace the liner of the Annapolis Community Pool. Taking part in the launch April 19 in Annapolis Royal were, front row, from left, Erin Welch, of Sissiboo Coffee Roaster, and Ritchie. Second row, Sam Melanson and Daniel Hodder.
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How a new restaurant in Morell, P.E.I., helps a father stay close to home with family

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Natasha Perry joins her husband, Derek, and their seven-year-old daughter, Madelyn, in front of their new business, Dreadnaught Eatery, in Morell. Thinh Nguyen • The Guardian

N.S. fuel update for April 26, 2024: Gas up, disel down

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Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

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Construction boom hits Moncton in first quarter of 2024

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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

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, ...

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 5 hours ago |6 min read

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 ...

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 3 hours ago |6 min read

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.

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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

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

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 ...

Golfers chipping onto the green at the Mountain Golf and Country Club April 20. Richard MacKenzie

New Upper Canadian owners for two central Nova Scotia golf courses

Bill Spurr · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |3 min read

The golf season now starting is the first full year under new ownership at Mountain Golf and Country Club in East Mountain, Colchester County and the Glen Lovat Golf Club in New Glasgow. The Crown Group of Hotels, based in Mississauga, Ont., took ...

Duane, left, and Dave MacDonald, co-owners of Callbecks Home Hardware and now Leon’s Summerside, celebrated the latter’s official opening on April 17. Their company purchased the Leon’s franchise for P.E.I. from D.P. Murphy earlier this year and subsequently relocated it from Charlottetown to Summerside. Colin MacLean

Leon's furniture store completes relocation from Charlottetown to Summerside

Colin MacLean · Journalist |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |5 min read

The cutting of a bright yellow ribbon has marked a homecoming for a long-time Summerside business. Dave MacDonald held the scissors; he is co-owner, along with his brother Duane, of Callbecks Home Hardware and its associated family of businesses. On ...

The Colchester Job Fair, hosted by Futureworx, is coming to town on Wednesday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre

Local job fair coming to the Rath Eastlink Community Centre in Truro, N.S.

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |2 min read

The Colchester Job Fair is coming to town on Wednesday, May 1 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre. Job seekers will have a chance to meet with over 25 employers that are actively hiring, with on-the-spot interviews, and a ...

Chantal Paupin operates In Good Company Pottery in Londonderry, N.S., Paupin initially took pottery classes as a way to spend time with her mother but it has since grown from a hobby into a business. Steve Currie • Code 1 Coverage

MEET THE MAKERS - In good company: Chantal Paupin’s business name honours the women in her pottery class

Laura Churchill Duke · Freelance |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |4 min read

As a young adult, Chantal Paupin took pottery classes as a way to spend time with her mother. It soon, however, became much more than that. “Taking classes at Thrown Together Pottery and Art in Truro has brought me so much opportunity, learning and a ...

Magog Cantonniers hockey players and staff get lunch, courtesy of the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, before their first day of Telus Cup gameplay at the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre. The Membertou Trade and Convention Centre is providing lunch and dinner for all six teams throughout the tournament. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

Telus Cup crowds have Membertou businesses prepared for busy week in Cape Breton

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated Apr. 23, 2024 |6 min read

MEMBERTOU, N.S. — The return of the Telus Cup national under-18 men's hockey championship to Nova Scotia and the tournament's first time coming to Cape Breton marks a significant step up for Membertou-hosted sports events but also in local economic ...