Category Archives: News
Brandon Searle and the Often-Ignored Solution to the Maritimes' Housing Crisis
Is modular housing really the answer to New Brunswick's housing crisis?The stereotypical images of flimsy buildings and low-quality mini-homes don't reflect today's reality. New technologies and pract...
Mar 29, 2023
Andrew Oland on Moosehead's 'Export or Die' Strategy
Moosehead Breweries is a New Brunswick icon. The company has been in business for more than 150 years and is described as "the last major brewery in Canada still owned by Canadians." With annual sales...
Mar 22, 2023
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 itse...
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 ex...
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 Marit...
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 chal...
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 ...
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-found...
Feb 08, 2023
New Funding to Recruit, Retain Healthcare Workers in Shelburne
The Municipality of Shelburne is the latest community to benefit from the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment Community Fund. The province is investing $75,000 to help the community recruit...
Feb 07, 2023
A Most Consequential Premier
Don Mills considers Stephen McNeil to be Nova Scotia's most consequential premier in the last half-century.McNeil's reform of the collective bargaining process for public sector contracts, and his dec...
Feb 01, 2023
