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Michael Mondor and Rhonda Scott own Bistro Phare 756, which is set to open later this month at 7551 Main St. in Louisbourg. “This is our dream. We've always wanted to have our own place and we have a blank canvas to do whatever we want,” says Mondor, who describes the Bistro Phare 756 menu as “casual with a flare.” CHRIS CONNORS/CAPE BRETON POST

‘This is our dream’: New Louisbourg bistro blends global and local

Christopher Connors |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

While Michael Mondor and Rhonda Scott have more than 50 years of combined experience in the restaurant business, the couple credits their dog with convincing them to finally open their own eatery. The owners of Bistro Phare 756 (bistrophare756.ca), ...

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The self discharging bulk carrier, Algoma Vision, passes beneath the Macdonald Bridge as it leaves the port of Halifax Tuesday March 26, 2024.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

Port of Halifax had a ‘solid year’ in 2023

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 21, 2024 |1 min read

Calls at Halifax in 2023 by 107 ultra-class container vessels of 10,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) meant that specific type of traffic more than doubled from the previous year, said a statement by Port of Halifax senior vice-president Paul ...

This large ship anchored in the Sydney Harbour this week is called the Sea Installer. Owned by Belgium company DEME, the Sea Installer is specially designed to carry and help install offshore wind turbine components. It often transports equipment such as windmill blades and monopile seabed anchors between the Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal in Sydney and destinations in Europe and the United States. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton company moving offshore wind parts internationally from Sydney

Luke Dyment |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |8 min read Premium content

Not only are cruise ships returning to the Sydney Harbour this spring, but water watchers may have noticed some big boats — in some cases much larger than the cruise liners — coasting through. Most likely, they were heading for a berth in the north ...

Lobster fishing boats make their way into the Falls Point Wharf in Woods Harbour after a day on the fishing grounds. Kathy Johnson

A multimillion-dollar question: Should the lobster carapace size be increased in southwestern Nova Scotia?

Kathy Johnson |Updated a day ago |9 min read Premium content

Lobster licence holders in Atlantic Canada’s Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) have a lot to consider when it comes to whether or not they follow suit with their American counterparts and increase the minimum lobster carapace size effective Jan. 1, ...

Danny Fellingham, owner and operator of Tee Box Indoor Golf said, the move to Freshwater Road was an effort to better accommodate customers and go from a seasonal operation to a year-round business. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram

'A more sociable thing': St. John's business Tee Box Indoor Golf moves locations, adds mini-golf and bar area

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

When Danny Fellingham opened Tee Box Indoor Golf four years ago on Stavanger Drive, he was surprised a business like this one didn't already exist. "When I lived in Edmonton, I used to play indoor golf, and when I moved I noticed there wasn’t any, ...

Waves full of capelin roll in at a beach at Cape Bonavista recently. Glen Whiffen/The Telegram

Union, processors recommend DFO increase N.L. capelin quota amid calls for temporarily halting the fishery

Gary Kean |Updated Apr. 19, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

While they may have been at odds for snow crab pricing, harvesters and processors have put up a united front when it comes to capelin — both recommend an increase in the capelin quota. Things were heated between FFAW-Unifor, the union that represents ...

The Office of the Fire Marshal issued an order to vacate for the upper units of this home on Charlotte Street in Sydney earlier this month due to fire code infractions and safety concerns. NICOLE SULLIVAN/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton tenants ordered to vacate rental due to fire code violations

Nicole Sullivan · Multi-media journalist |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Tenants of a Sydney rental unit were ordered to vacate immediately after a fire marshal inspection on April 3 found violations of the Nova Scotia Fire Safety Act. A source who knows the property and tenants told the Cape Breton Post eight Cape Breton ...

Sabrina Vatcher, the chief executive officer of YMCA Cape Breton, stands by a construction fence outside of the Frank Rudderham Family YMCA on Charlotte Street. The YMCA is one of several downtown businesses that will have to contend with the interruptions coming from the street's redevelopment work this year, but Vatcher says the YMCA and Cape Breton Regional Municipality have arrangements in place to keep things running as smoothly as possible for at least the next four months. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

Charlotte Street businesses brace for final round of downtown Sydney redevelopment

Luke Dyment |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |11 min read Premium content

It’s time for the final group of shops, bars and restaurants on Charlotte Street to endure several weeks of construction in front of their storefronts. Some will have to deal with the problem of drawing downtown visitors to an uninviting-looking ...

East Coast Credit Union in Dartmouth.

East Coast Credit Union assets hit $1.3 billion in 2023

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 18, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

A Nova Scotia Credit Union celebrating its 90th year serving members in 2023 ended the fiscal year with assets reaching more than $1.3 billion. East Coast Credit Union, which operates 20 branches between Cape Breton and Bridgewater, grew to 43,465 ...

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 Apr. 18, 2024 |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 ...

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