by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/3fe071af/abbd00f3.mp3 There is something going on in Newfoundland and Labrador. The province’s tech sector is booming. Real GDP from the IT sector has more than doubled since 2018, IT employment is up 46%. The number of tech firms is up more than 20 percent...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/931f4f97/e7960ce1.mp3 Forestry Sector in Recovery Mode in Nova Scotia The closure of Northern Pulp was a significant blow to the forestry sector in Nova Scotia creating a gap in demand for low grade fiber of 1.5 metric Tonnes. Despite this blow, the forestry...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/996933d4/d28b4b8e.mp3 Glenn Cooke discusses how Cooke Inc. has quietly become the largest privately owned seafood company in the world This episode of the Insights Podcast features an exclusive and rare interview with Glenn Cooke, the driving force behind New...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/cc297c8d/1cb37789.mp3 Sean Fraser Outlines Federal Government’s Housing Strategy This episode of the Insights Podcast features a live, in-person conversation with Sean Fraser, the Federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure & Communities that was held at...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/ad092f56/4dc95727.mp3 The decision to appoint someone outside the healthcare community to lead the NS Health Authority was met with considerable scepticism across the healthcare sector in Nova Scotia, yet that was exactly what the doctor ordered to introduce a series...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/7f2fd67e/6862d116.mp3 Atlantic Canada Can Become an Energy Superpower A new report called “Catching the Wind” from the Public Policy Forum outlines how Atlantic Canada can become an energy superpower by harnessing offshore wind. On this episode of the...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/cc9187da/f2933513.mp3 On this week’s podcast we talk to the CEO of one of Atlantic Canada’s oldest family run companies, Crosby Foods. Founded in the late 19th Century as an importer of molasses from the Carribean, Crosby’s continues to be a family...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/e38a3567/65bf3296.mp3 Medavie, A Company Changing Health Delivery In Canada Medavie is a company that few in this region would be familiar with, although a third of Atlantic Canadians are covered through benefit programs with Blue Cross which, along with Medavie...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/1bca9018/8bb92779.mp3 Wine Industry Growing in Size and Reputable in Nova Scotia This week’s Insights Podcast features an in depth look at the growing wine industry in Nova Scotia which has become important both economically and from a tourism attraction...
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by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/c1014ff6/f52129c4.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Andrew MacLean, the author of Backyard History, a podcast, blog and newspaper column covering interesting stories from across the Maritimes. Since much of Backyard History is about...
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