“You’re richer than you think” Scotiabank used to say in its marketing campaign to prospective customers. Today we learned the Province is in better financial shape than we were led to believe a year ago. Audited financial statements for the year March 2018–March 2019 show the province had a surplus of $120 million, four times...
Fool’s Gold
Nova Scotia's Myopic Pursuit of Metals & Minerals
A Halifax Examiner / Cape Breton Spectator investigation. Part 1: Welcome to the Gold Rush There’s a 21st century gold rush starting in Nova Scotia, just as industrial gold mining is increasingly coming into disrepute around the world. It has been described as an “environmental disaster” which often leads to contamination of water sources on […]
The Fabulous Lobster Trap
Morning File, Friday, March 16, 2018
News 1. Yarmouth ferry Back in November, the Portland Press Herald reported that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency was demanding upgrades to the Portland, Maine terminal used by Bay Ferries for the Yarmouth–Portland route. The cost of the upgrades was estimated at $7 million: “We have been clear from Day 1 that we are not in […]