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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

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 ...
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Charlotte Street businesses brace for final round of downtown Sydney redevelopment
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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

East Coast Credit Union assets hit $1.3 billion in 2023
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East Coast Credit Union in Dartmouth.

Despite tough season, N.L. tourism minister says province sees value in investing in Marble Mountain, focusing on year-round operation
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Food vendors no longer allowed at downtown Charlottetown market say they are disappointed
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N.L. gas prices up 3.5 cents overnight Thursday, April 18
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The seven tree trunk pillars at the centre of the building's foyer represent the seven districts of Mi'kma'ki (traditional Mi'kmaw territory) and the seven sacred teachings of the Mi'kmaq. Mitchell Ferguson/Cape Breton Post

Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated 11 hours ago |8 min read

ESKASONI, N.S. — Shara Poulette shared her anticipation of working in her home community of Eskasoni. A continuing-care assistant who previously worked at Harbourstone Enhanced Care in Sydney, Poulette says the impact Kiknu — a new long-term care ...
With the 2024 crab fishery having slated to have begun this past Saturday, April 6th., 2024, crab fishing boats still remained tied-up as fish harvesters await a settlement on fish pricing issues between the Fish, Food & Allied Workers (FFAW) union and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP). But, fish harvesters are still busy preparing for the return to the fishing grounds once the settlement is reached and they can get back on the water. Here at St. John’s Harbour on Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2024, harvesters load crab pots from a trailer on the waterfront onto the fishing vessel Dalton Princess. -Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

Crab deal will pay dividends this year and pave way for longer-term stability, says union president

Gary Kean |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

The new pricing system for snow crab is a significant step in addressing problems in the contentious fishery, FFAW president Greg Pretty says. The most lucrative fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador has been in turmoil since pandemic-driven market ...
Tara Black of Sydney is among the employees working at the new Steel Grounds Café location on the Sydney harbourfront. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton's Steel Grounds Café opens new location on Sydney waterfront

Barb Sweet |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — The Steel Grounds Café has a new location on the Sydney waterfront. The non-profit venture operated by the Horizon Achievement Centre opened a Steel Grounds Café Grab and Go at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion and in its first week of ...
The Algoscotia is shown easing through heavy fog in Sydney harbour early Tuesday morning just beyond the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion.This image was captured from the Esplanade in Sydney at around 7 a.m. The fog was lifting at the time after being noticeably heavier earlier in the morning. The Algoscotia is a 148.8 metre long tanker and is frequently seen in the harbour. GREG MCNEIL/CAPE BRETON POST

IN PHOTO: Foggy morning in Sydney harbour

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

The Algoscotia is shown easing through heavy fog in Sydney harbour early Tuesday morning just beyond the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion.This image was captured from the Esplanade in Sydney at around 7 a.m. The fog was lifting at the time after being ...
Walmart's logo is seen outside one of the stores in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 20, 2018.

Walmart Canada launches free pilot program to recycle its reusable shopping bags

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Are you holding onto any old blue Walmart shopping bags because you’ll feel guilty about throwing them out? Walmart Canada is teaming up with U.S.-based recycling company TerraCycle to launch a pilot program to repurpose excess or damaged blue ...
Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vivi Village in St. John's. Keith Gosse • The Telegram

Mallard Cottage in St. John's may be forced into bankruptcy

Evan Careen · Multimedia journalist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

Well-known St. John’s restaurant Mallard Cottage may soon be forced into bankruptcy. The restaurant, which has been named one of the Top 100 in Canada, is the subject of a court hearing on April 24 brought forward by the Business Development Bank of ...
Forrester Centre co-owner Shannon Forrester, left, and floral designer Katie Hodder in the "Krypt" section of the centre on March 30. Hodder, who is also a wedding and event planner, recently joined the Forrester Centre as its in-house design and planning specialist for its events, including specialty weddings and other private functions. Prior, Hodder ran the Family HeirBlooms flower shops in New Waterford and Membertou. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

'I get to do what I love'; Coxheath floral designer joining forces with Forrester Centre close to home

Luke Dyment |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

Katie Hodder is back home. For several years, the florist and interior designer from Coxheath lived out her longtime dream of running her own flower shop: Family HeirBlooms in New Waterford and Membertou. But as a new opportunity emerged close to ...
One of the old Cape Breton Eagles buses sits at Carabin’s & Transoverland Ltd., the site where a fire burned the business's main shop, a garbage truck, some scrap buses and the new Cape Breton Eagles bus nearly three weeks ago. Owner Craig Carabin said the shop will be rebuilt on the site, hoping to complete it before the summer. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton's Carabin's bus charters expecting quick rebuild after March fire

Luke Dyment |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Just over two weeks after a fire took out Craig Carabin’s shop and some of his charter buses, his long-running business is already rebuilding.  And if plans go well, it won’t be long until Carabin’s & Transoverland Ltd. bus charters and rentals ...
Dave Callahan owns the independent gas station in St. George's on the province's west coast. - Contributed

'People are struggling and we see it every day': Bay St. George gas station owner offering all customers discounted gas

Sanuda Ranawake Local Journalism Initiative Reporter · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |6 min read

Dave Callahan knows the cost-of-living crisis intimately; he’s one of the hardest hit, he says, which is why he wanted to give back. Callahan owns a small business in the Bay St. George area, a gas station attached to a small grocery store. The ...
Hannah Rowe, 20, said she started her online based jewelry business, Mae & Co., after realizing how hard it is to find classy yet affordable jewelry. - Contributed

'A brand of jewelry for classy women': CBS woman starts online high-end-jewelry business catering to those who want nice pieces at an affordable rate

Cameron Kilfoy |Updated Apr. 15, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

When Hannah Rowe of Conception Bay South became a licensed real estate agent in November 2022, she didn't realize how hard it would be to find classy yet affordable jewelry. “I wanted something nice to wear to showings, and I didn't want to wear ...
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A new Canadian holds a Canadian flag, their citizenship certificate and a letter signed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as they sing O Canada after becoming a Canadian citizen, during a special Canada Day citizenship ceremony in West Vancouver on Monday, July 1, 2019.
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Soundafex owner Stephen Bidart, left, and general manager Lloyd Cox at the Sydney electronics store on Friday — its final day in business after 45 years. Soundafex will continue with installation services but the storefront will close as Bidart gradually begins to step away from the business. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST
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Construction work continues on the Cunard development on the Halifax waterfront on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald
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People browse the Downtown Farmers’ Market July 3. The downtown market will run on Sundays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. until September. - Alison Jenkins • The Guardian
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Betty-Ann Gaslard, 59, owner and operator of Flowers With A Special Touch based on Commonwealth Avenue. Four years ago, when she first opened, she didn't expect to now have to be selling the business due to receiving a cancer diagnosis. - Cameron Kilfoy/The Telegram
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The Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Saint John. The New Brunswick arm of the global organization is getting ready to open another store in Miramichi and build two more affordable housing units in the norther N.B. city.
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