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Posted 22 September 2022 | Business Leaders, Energy

How Emera Is Building A North American Energy Powerhouse From Halifax

With annual revenues of more than $5 billion and $36 billion in assets, the importance of Emera on the regional economy is not well understood. In a wide-ranging conversation on the “Insights” podcast with Emera’s President & CEO, Scott Balfour, Don M

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Posted 15 September 2022 | Economic Development, Exports

Herb Emery On Why Exports Are The Key To Growth In Atlantic Canada

The Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics at the University of New Brunswick helps us understand the current state of the economy in Atlantic Canada and what we need to do to foster a strong economy moving forward. The conversation is wide-ranging from infl

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Posted 8 September 2022 | Climate Change, Environment

Scott Skinner On How The Clean Foundation Can Help N.S. Achieve Net-Zero Emissions Targets

With a staff of 90 people, the non-profit organization delivers programming on green energy solutions for individuals, organizations and businesses. They also develop policy prescriptions for helping the province and country at large achieve ambitious net

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Posted 1 September 2022 | Business Leaders, Tourism

Fox Harb’r Resort Plays An Important Economic Role In Cumberland County

Ron Joyce’s vision to create a destination resort on Nova Scotia’s north shore that would contribute to the local economy has been largely achieved with new near-term investments being planned.

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Posted 25 August 2022 | Green Energy, SMRs

Brett Plummer On The Big Opportunity For Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

This week on the Insights podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell continue their conversations about the transformation of the energy sector in Atlantic Canada as it looks to decarbonize our economy and continue to foster a strong regional economy.

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Posted 18 August 2022 | Green Energy, Hydrogen

EverWind Bets Big On Green Hydrogen

The latest “Insights” podcast features an in-depth conversation with Trent Vichie, the CEO of EverWind Fuels, which has plans to be the first company in Nova Scotia to commercially produce green hydrogen from wind power.

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Best Of ‘Insights’: The N.S. Entrepreneur Who Helped Build Three Billion-Dollar Companies
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Posted 11 August 2022 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs

Best Of ‘Insights’: The N.S. Entrepreneur Who Helped Build Three Billion-Dollar Companies

In this rebroadcast of one of the most popular “Insights” podcasts, David Campbell and Don Mills continue their series profiling the region’s top entrepreneurs with one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful business leaders, Clearwater Seafoods co-founder

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Posted 4 August 2022 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs

Best Of ‘Insights’: John Bragg On Running A Blueberry And Telcom Empire From Rural N.S.

In this rebroadcast of one of the most popular “Insights” podcasts, Don Mills and David Campbell have a look at the challenges of rural economic development and speak to one of the region’s biggest proponents of rural development, the CEO of the Bragg Gro

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Posted 28 July 2022 | Business Leaders, Energy

Heritage Gas: John Hawkins On A Company In Transition

In the last couple of episodes, Don Mills and David Campbell have talked about companies about the ocean of opportunities for power generation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the region. In this episode, they speak with John Hawkins, the CEO of N

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Posted 21 July 2022 | Environment, Startups

Planetary Technologies Explores An Ocean Of Opportunities To Address Climate Crisis

In this episode of the “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell continue their series on innovative emerging companies in our region with a conversation with CEO Mike Kelland and Chief Chemist Will Burt of the Nova Scotia-based Planetary Technolog

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