By Alison Strachan Who else has spent some time sorting through photographs during the pandemic? While most of mine are digital, the May 18 issue of The New Yorker featured a woman sitting on the floor sorting through hundreds of print photos with the caption, "You're...
By Andrew Macdonald Over the last little while, The Notebook has heard from leading hoteliers in the region, and a commercial broker on whether an infrastructure economic stimulus package is necessary to prop up the economy post-pandemic times. In the Saturday edition...
Thanks to a Halifax & Nova Scotia business leader, who I shall not name, but is among the wealthiest business titans in the Atlantic - and who became a new paid reader when I offered this business person a discount Friend's Rate Notebook subscription, I am able to...
By Andrew Macdonald HFX Insurance Broker Keith Dexter Campaigns Against Global Insurers Demanding Lower Customer Premium Payments During A Pandemic Keith Dexter, a retailer for entrepreneurs and consumers at his insurance brokerage Gateway Insurance, headquartered on...
By Andrew Macdonald The global pandemic is playing havoc with the significant tourism economy in Halifax — no question about that. It has also impacted the Ross Jefferson, led Discover Halifax, formerly known as Destination Halifax, the regional destination marketing...
By Andrew Macdonald Don Mills, who is a retired 40-year long pollster, says he expects an uptick in Premier Stephen McNeil’s popularity because of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “People get behind their leaders in times of crisis, and their support...
By Andrew Macdonald As reported in the above story, noted realtor Rick Foster has just joined a new brokerage, Engel & Volkers Halifax. This is Part II of our chat with Foster, focussing on the residential real estate scene under the Nova Scotia government’s state...
By Andrew Macdonald Bill MacAvoy, managing director of Cushman & Wakefield Atlantic, says commercial real estate listings and sales are continuing during the pandemic, albeit on a reduced scale. I caught up to MacAvoy to talk about the health of the brokerage...
By Andrew Macdonald Commercial broker Bill MacAvoy says there are no fire sales of commercial properties during the pandemic. “I get a variety of phone calls every day from lots of people, and there are lots of really aggressive buyers, who are calling me wanting to...
By Andrew Macdonald Tim Moore has rolled out a first responder’s discount rate at his extended-stay business Moore Executive Suites. And, he is also banking on growing daily, weekly and monthly bookings in the local tourism business for Halifax, once the pandemic...
