Podcast: Rhiannon Davies on Why Women-Led Companies are a Better Investment
Only 2.8 percent of the world's venture capital is given to women entrepreneurs, yet women-led startups outperform their male counterparts.Sandpiper Ventures is a women-led venture fund (which in itself is a rarity) that invests in seed-stage ...
Mar 15, 2023
Ed Moriarity on Why Newfoundland and Labrador is a Mining Powerhouse
On the latest Insights Podcast, we continue to spotlight mining and its importance to Canada's climate goals. This week, Don and David sit down for a fascinating conversation with Ed Moriarity, the executive director of Mining Industry NL.Newf...
Mar 08, 2023
Northern New Brunswick's Titan of Forestry: Jean-Claude Savoie
Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick-based Groupe Savoie is a thriving forest products business with sawmills, pallet production facilities, a pellet manufacturing plant, and other operations across the Maritimes.The company is one of the largest priv...
Mar 01, 2023
How Jacques Dube Really Feels About Your Tax Bill
Last year, every urban centre in the Maritimes witnessed population growth. Moncton and Halifax, in particular, had the fastest-growing populations among Canada's 35 largest urban centres.The big challenge facing cities now properly managing g...
Feb 22, 2023
The Entrepreneur Fighting To Dismantle P.E.I.'s Development Roadblocks
Tim Banks may not be well-known beyond Prince Edward Island, but he is among Atlantic Canada's most successful entrepreneurs. His business, APM MacLean, is involved with real estate development, with annual revenues of more than $100 million. ...
Feb 15, 2023
Colin MacDonald: The Unheralded Co-Founder Of Clearwater Foods
It's hard to think of Clearwater Foods without conjuring to mind John Risley. But while Risley was the public face of the company, his former brother-in-law, Colin MacDonald, was not only the co-founder of the company but responsible for its d...
Feb 08, 2023
Allan MacMaster to Make Announcement on Community Generator Program
Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster is going to Cheticamp. He is expected to visit the North Inverness Recreation Centre for a joint press conference with Inverness County council members. An announcement is set to be made regarding the Community Generator Program and the organizations in the county that will benefit from th...
Feb 08, 2023
Port Hawkesbury Paper Extends Agreements with the Province
Port Hawkesbury Paper and the Province of Nova Scotia have updated their agreements on ecological forestry practices and management of public lands. The companies forest utilization license agreement set out terms and conditions on the annual volume of timber from certain parcels of crown land. This originally 20-year ...
Feb 08, 2023
New Mulgrave Councilor Elected at Large
Nominations for a new council member for the Town of Mulgrave have closed. According to a letter from the municipality, one councilor was elected at large. With only one nomination filed acclamation has been declared for Amber Carrigan. The nominations officially closed yesterday afternoon.
Feb 08, 2023
EverWind Fuels Receives Environmental Approval for First-Scale Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia Project in North America
The EverWind Fuels company has received environmental approval for the initial phase of its $6 billion green hydrogen and ammonia project in Point Tupper. The first of its kind to be approved in North America and among the first in the world. The approval was issued today by the honourable Timothy Halman, Provincial Mi...
Feb 07, 2023