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Young Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs shine at BDC gala

October 29, 2009 - 12:43am - Danielle Kelly
BDC Bank of Canada hosted the Young Entrepreneur Awards gala in Ottawa on October 20th as part of the Small Business Week celebrations. Each of the Atlantic Provinces is the proud home of an outstanding up and coming small business owner who has made exceptional strides while facing the challenges of the global economic downturn. Read more

NL's The Novaks unleash Canadian tour on the heels of new CD

October 29, 2009 - 12:06am - Ian Finley
After releasing their sophomore album Things Fall Apart (Sonic/Warner) in May of this year, The Novaks haven’t looked back. With numerous successful gigs this summer including an opening slot with KISS, this band is ready to throw down the hammer on their Canadian tour later this month. Read more

Premier Darrell Dexter promotes investment in NS at Toronto talk

October 22, 2009 - 5:45pm - Ian Finley
Making his first public speech outside his home province, the newly elected premier of Nova Scotia continued his quest for investment as the nation claws its way into economic recovery. In June Darrell Dexter became the first NDP premier in the history of the province and spoke to a healthy crowd at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto last Thursday. Read more

Amherst NS native wins Nobel prize for physics

October 14, 2009 - 5:51pm - Ian Finley
Not everyone gets a million dollar wake up call, but at 5 a.m. October 6th Willard S. Boyle received word that he’d won the Nobel prize in physics for developing the charge-coupled device (CCD). He shares honour and US$1.4 million with his colleague George Smith and Charles Kao, who won for his work on developing fibre optic technology. Read more

Former 19 year old mayor gets his recount in Paradise N.L.

October 7, 2009 - 5:47pm - Ian Finley
Being Canada's youngest mayor for 36 hours and losing the title after a recount and name drawing didn't sit well with Kurtis Coombs. After the teenager and his mother made their request to the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme court, a judge has ordered a second recount of municipal election results for the city of Paradise Newfoundland. Read more

ECC Profiles: David Noble, Founder and Principal of 2degreesC

September 30, 2009 - 9:43am - Alex Willis
Saving the world is all about our shared values, according to David Noble. The trick is finding ways to make these values real. You’ll be lucky to catch the Fredericton, NB native at his home in Guelph, ON. The reason is that saving the world means spending a lot of time visiting and working in different parts of it. Read more

PEI wind energy trend causes debate

September 30, 2009 - 12:31am - Ian Finley
TD bank recently announced an investment of over $50,000 in carbon credits that will benefit a provincially funded PEI wind farm. As the banking behemoth vies for carbon neutrality, critics are quick to point out that islanders aren’t the ones receiving the immediate benefits of this renewable energy source whose growth is just over the horizon. Read more

Nova Scotia Power making waves in green energy sector

September 30, 2009 - 12:01am - Danielle Kelly
Waves of green energy will soon be lapping Nova Scotia’s shores. Nova Scotia Power has announced it will install a 1-megawatt tidal turbine that will be installed in the middle of the Bay of Fundy and will be an integral part of the power company’s tidal power testing facility. Read more

Gander's 9/11 compassion revisited by NBC's Tom Brokaw

September 23, 2009 - 5:34pm - Ian Finley
On September 11, 2001, dozens of planes made emergency landings in Gander and the town generously opened its doors as hotels filled up. NBC's Tom Brokaw met with Gander residents last Thursday to commemorate the extraordinary event showcasing Canada US relations for the 2010 Olympic Games. Read more

Molson Coors CEO visits St. John's brewery

September 23, 2009 - 4:23pm - Ian Finley
Peter Swinburn, president and CEO Molson Coors Brewing Co., visited St. John's on Thursday to drop in on one of the smallest breweries in the Molson Coors empire. Recently the Newfoundland brewery received approval for $6 million in upgrades and improvements that will reduce CO2 emissions. Read more