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St. John’s escape room business connects the island of Newfoundland to the legendary city of Atlantis
Escape Quest, a local business specializing in escape room adventures, has launched a new room that connects the Island of Newfoundland to the lost city of Atlantis. “This is our most immersive room yet and, as always, we are pleased to put ...
College of the North Atlantic partners with Metro Business Opportunities to offer social enterprise training for students
Sixty students from the College of the North Atlantic’s business management program are getting a lesson in social enterprise this fall. The post-secondary institution has partnered with local not-for-profit advisory, lending and training ...
N.L.’s Kendra MacDonald appointed as inaugural Ocean Supercluster CEO
Kendra MacDonald, currently the chair and acting CEO for the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries (NATI), has been named the inaugural CEO for Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. MacDonald, originally from Ontario, has ...
Canadian Institute of Forestry's new national president sees room for growth in province's forestry sector
The issues facing the forestry sector are very similar all across the country and that’s why Colin Carroll sees a great benefit for this province being a part of the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF). Carroll works in the forest sector as ...
Peace by Chocolate founder recognized by Google
Google has spoken. Peace by Chocolate is officially the National Hero Case in the multinational tech-giant’s Grow with Google program. ...
Wedgeport company’s new super soil designed for cannabis growers
WEDGEPORT, YARMOUTH COUNTY, NS - If you’re looking forward to growing cannabis plants of your own, but have never planted them before, a Wedgeport, Yarmouth County, company has developed a “super soil” for newbies . ...
Rally for locked-out Gander employees draws Unifor members from across Canada
GANDER, N.L. NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR CANADA A show of support for the locked-out employees at D-J Composites is underway in Gander today, Sept. 26. Thirty Unifor members have been picketing for nearly two years. "We have had ...
Discount car rental company says its absence from Corner Brook will be short-lived
Discount Car and Truck Rentals has closed up shop in Corner Brook, but only temporarily. According to Paul La Lumiere, Discount’s director of operations in Atlantic Canada, the company is in the process of looking for a new location to set ...
Ski club president, board of trade chair have no problem with Marble Mountain reducing operations
There doesn’t appear to be much opposition to Marble Mountain becoming a six-day operation this winter. Not even from a man who skis every day he possibly can and who even starts a countdown to the next season the day after the slopes ...
Gael Force plans expansion to Newfoundland and Labrador
Global company Gael Force Group has revealed its plans to expand in the supply of marine equipment, technology and services to Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture market. In a news release, Gael Force said it is seeking to make investment in ...
