Feed Nova Scotia is expected to close soon on a purchase and sale deal to move its Bedford Highway headquarters into a former food brokerage warehouse in Burnside.
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Halifax Needs A Modern Day Jim Vaughan To Fight Against Rising HRM Property Taxes
Mayor Fillmore Offers Viable Solution ‘To Reduce Ratepayer Burden’ As Halifax Water Commission Seeks 36 per cent Rate Hike
Fiona Diamond, of Brookes Diamond Productions, Remembers Bob Dooley
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Don Mills: A Business Point Of View – The MacLeod Group Story – The Business of Long-Term Care
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James McKenna’s Glenwood Kitchen Ltd. Custom Cabinet Manufacturer Eyes More Business In The Atlantic To Make Up For High Tariffs Exporting Into The U.S.
Halifax Southend Condo Dweller Endorses Glenwood Cabinets
Minister Fraser Appoints Don Mills as Chair of Atlantic Economic Panel
Meet the Atlantic Economic Panel Members
Housing affordability in HRM has collapsed since 2014
Minister Sean Fraser Makes judicial Appointment in Cape Breton
Holiday Recipe: Homemade Antipasto Perfect For Holiday Gift-Giving
Frank McKenna Brood: Third Generation Studies at St. FX University
Robert Newcombe: From The Farm To AI Consulting Guru
Denis Ryan: Bob Dooley Promoted Celtic & Folk Music With Band ‘McGinty’
Official Obituary: Robert Joseph ‘Bob’ Dooley Obituary
Politicos Grill Nova Scotia Power CEO Peter Gregg
The Halifax Herald Had Gifted Writer John DeMont & Now The Macdonald Notebook Has His Equally Gifted Writer, Brother, Philip DeMont
Lunenburg Newspaper Folds; Barnacle Reports On Its Own Demise
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Nova Scotian Named Pierre Poilievre’s Campaign Manager
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Real Estate
Breaking News: Feed Nova Scotia Buys Burnside HQ & Warehouse
Sep 8, 2017 | Real Estate
KoD Unfazed By Loblaws Retailing Donairs On Barrington Street
Sep 8, 2017 | Real Estate
Halifax eatery chain King of Donair is not fazed by Loblaw, which has been retailing donairs for the past year at its Atlantic Superstore on Barrington Street.
Halifax Regional Municipality Seeks Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Help
Sep 1, 2017 | Real Estate
Breaking News: King of Donair To Launch Out West
Sep 1, 2017 | Real Estate
Why Landlord Titan Jim Spatz Is Avoiding Office Developments
Sep 1, 2017 | Real Estate
Jim Mills On The New Office Furnishing Trends
Jul 21, 2017 | Real Estate
Jim Mills says the latest trend in the office furnishings industry is revealed in the term ‘sit and stand’.
The Charm Of Halifax’s Venerable Used Book Stores
Jul 21, 2017 | Real Estate
“It’s like being a guide, working at a bookstore,” says Wayne Greene. He’s the owner and sole employee of The Last Word on Windsor Street.
Jim & Barb Brennan’s New Life After Bird Construction
Jul 14, 2017 | Real Estate
Prominent Halifax building contractor and civil engineer Jim Brennan is firing on all cylinders in his new life after leaving a senior exec role with Bird Construction’s Atlantic office.
Jim Spatz On A Roll At Maple Rentals
Jul 7, 2017 | Real Estate
Residential landlord Jim Spatz is on a roll with his new posh 300-unit rental, The Maple, at the corner of Hollis and Sackville streets in Halifax.
Cottage Life: Flying The Flags Goes With Summer Residency
Jul 7, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Real Estate
This year in a first, some of my neighbours, like Harold & Diane have festooned their properties with the Maple Leaf flag.
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