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Econenix Design Consortium’s proposal was the winning entry for a contest to design a modular home community in the Kentville area. Contributed

Northern India consortium wins contest to design Kentville, N.S., property

Ron Lovett envisions residents getting to know their new neighbours as they walk through a modular home community proposed for the Kentville area. “Hey, nice to meet you, Jason,” he envisioned them saying. “Hey Sue, how are ya?” Unlike other ...
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THE WRAP: Spaceport countdown, Bricklin rebound and farewell to Arthur Irving
Updated a day ago |4 min read
Malcolm Bricklin, in Florida where he lives, stands between his new vehicle, the 3EV, left, and the original Bricklin SV-1. - CONTRIBUTED

Bridgetown, N.S., student Maddie Quirk wins provincial award for creating Annapolis Youth Sports Club
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Bridgetown Regional Community School’s Maddie Quirk won one of three Minister’s Entrepreneurship Awards of Excellence May 1 in Halifax. Communications Nova Scotia

'Pleased with the volume of bookings': CAT ferry starts new and longer season between N.S. and Maine
Updated May. 16, 2024 |9 min read Premium content

Prices at the Pumps: This week is a gasoline guess
Updated May. 15, 2024 |1 min read Video Premium content

New general manager, restaurant, and observation decks at iconic Cape Forchu Lighthouse in Yarmouth
Updated May. 15, 2024 |7 min read Premium content
Lobster vessels sit tied up at the Meteghan wharf on a calm and quiet Sunday morning. DFO says the coastal lobster fishery will not be impacted by marine protected areas. TINA COMEAU

Marine protected areas won't shut down lobster fishery, says DFO spokesperson

Tina Comeau · Multi-media journalist |Updated May. 15, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

YARMOUTH COUNTY, NS – A spokesperson for DFO says they know when fishermen see maps and hear talk of proposed marine protected areas it’s scary. Everyone wants to protect their livelihood. But when it comes to lobster specifically, Marty King hopes ...
Clementsport’s Carolynn Price checks out one of her homemade hats May 11 at the Annapolis Royal Farmers and Traders Market. She had a table full of handmade hats for sale that included wide-brimmed Greta Garbo hats, short-brimmed flappers, fishermen, poor boy and baseball caps.

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Farmers and traders market moves back outside in Annapolis Royal, N.S.

Jason Malloy · Lead editor Annapolis Valley Register |Updated May. 13, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

The Annapolis Royal Farmers and Traders Market opened for the outdoor season May 11 in downtown. It was a week earlier than normal. The market attracted about 70 vendors, which will increase to about 90 during peak season. The market, located in ...
Replace the tall ships with fishing boats and this is the atmosphere the organizer of a new weekly Yarmouth Night Market envisions for Yarmouth's waterfront. YARMOUTH NIGHT MARKET FACEBOOK

Weekly night market on Yarmouth waterfront aimed at adding vibrancy to downtown core, says organizer

Kathy Johnson |Updated May. 13, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

There’s lots of buzz around the region about a weekly Friday night market that is starting on May 24 on the Yarmouth waterfront. “The response has been amazing,” says founder Mike Kitney. “It’s all kind of overwhelmingly awesome.” Kitney, who moved ...
FOR DESOUZA STORY: Owner and Creative Director of Soli Productions Management Inc, Solitha Shortte, for De Souza story in Halifax Monday April 29, 2024. TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

THE WRAP: Bud the Spud, Bluenose wine stud and picking on Galen Weston

Brian Ward · Managing Editor |Updated May. 10, 2024 |4 min read

Halifax Haute Solitha Shortte’s journey to the top of the model agency business in Atlantic Canada took her from a village in the Grenadines to runways around the world. Now she’s mentoring a new generation of models of all backgrounds, looks and ...
Greg Roberts, CEO and owner of Mary Brown's, gave a keynote speech Wednesday at the St. John's Board of Trade's Business Bootcamp at the Delta Hotel. — Andrew Robinson/The Telegram

Atlantic Business Magazine names 2024 Top 50 CEOs

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 10, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

The top CEOs across Atlantic Canada were honoured at the Atlantic Business Magazine’s annual Top 50 CEO awards in St. John’s on April 9. MB International Brands CEO Greg Roberts was named CEO of the Year, operating 400 Mary Brown’s Chicken and Fat ...
On May 9, the sign outside the Meadowbrook Meat Market in Somerset thanked customers “for 40 years of supporting local.” The business announced on May 8 that it would close its doors later that day. KIRK STARRATT

Kings West MLA saddened by news of Meadowbrook Meat Market’s abrupt closure

Kirk Starratt |Updated May. 10, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

A well-known Somerset business has closed its doors after almost 40 years of serving the community. In a May 8 news release, Meadowbrook Meat Market representatives said it was with heavy hearts that they confirmed the news that the business would ...
Fishing boats are docked in the Port of Yarmouth. TINA COMEAU

Economic impact study to be used to leverage funding for Port of Yarmouth

Kathy Johnson |Updated May. 10, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

An economic impact study commissioned by the Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission is seen as “an important step on the road to seeking out the necessary funding partners” to revitalize the Port of Yarmouth infrastructure. The Port of Yarmouth includes ...
Meadowbrook Meat Market in Somerset, N.S., has closed after serving the community for almost 40 years. - Meadowbrook Meat Market

Kings County’s Meadowbrook Meat Market closing after 40 years

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated May. 8, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Meadowbrook Meat Market has closed permanently after nearly 40 years in Somerset, Kings County. The store announced the last day was Wednesday, in a statement issued on the same day.  "There have been many challenges that can no longer be overcome, ...
Prices rising inflation.

Prices at the Pumps: What's driving gasoline prices?

Scott Squires · Producer video/audio |Updated May. 8, 2024 |1 min read Video

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Kim Smerek of Port Clyde, N.S., operates Studio 181, an art studio and medicinal herb farm and sanctuary.

MEET THE MAKERS - ‘A dreamer and a doer’: Artist features many different mediums at her Port Clyde, N.S., studio

Laura Churchill Duke · Freelance |Updated May. 7, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

During the pandemic, Kim Smerek started looking for property. She wanted to find a place where she could grow medicinal herbs but also have a beautiful teaching garden along with an art studio. She found this all in Port Clyde, N.S. Over the past ...
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