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22
Jan
2021
Coronavirus: BCHL, WHL requesting relief funding from provincial government
The Penticton Vees, like all junior hockey teams in B.C., have been doing a lot of losing lately — but not on the scoreboard. “When this thing is all said and done, we are going to lose half a million dollars,” Penticton Vees general manager Fred Harbinson told Global…
08
Jan
2021
COVID-19: Calgary hair salon considers opening despite public health orders – Calgary
True You Salon & Spa in Calgary is considering opening its doors Monday despite public health orders that forbid it from doing so. “It’s nerve-racking — we would 100 per cent get supporters and we would 100 per cent get backlash,” said True You Salon & Spa’s Adam Spence.…
22
Dec
2020
Ottawa restaurateur calls Ontario lockdowns a ‘kick in the gut’
Sarah Chown, managing partner of Ottawa’s Metropolitan Brasserie, tells Global News that the Ontario government’s decision to include the nation’s capital in its provincewide lockdown is unfair to restaurant owners heading into the normally busy holiday season.
21
Dec
2020
Lethbridge Downtown BRZ executive director Ted Stilson retires – Lethbridge
Former executive director of the Lethbridge Downtown Business Revitalization Zone — or BRZ — Ted Stilson is hanging up his hat after more than two decades. “I think the first few years of my employment with the BRZ was most exciting because we were basically starting with a blank…
04
Dec
2020
Coronavirus: Ontario retail businesses banking on some holiday magic
Selling Christmas has never been so hard. With restrictions and lockdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses that rely on a little holiday magic are struggling if not shutting down entirely. Read more: Lockdowns ahead of Black Friday a blow to small retailers The Miracle pop-up bar…
13
Nov
2020
Inter Pipeline hopes to find petrochemical partner in first half of 2021
Inter Pipeline says it hopes to conclude its search for a partner in its $4-billion petrochemical project now under construction near Edmonton in the first half of next year. “We continue to advance the process to secure a partner for a material interest in the Heartland Petrochemical Complex,” said…
16
Oct
2020
Saskatoon mayoral candidates pitch job creation ahead of 2020 civic election – Saskatoon
Creating and retaining jobs is top of mind for the six people running to be Saskatoon’s mayor in the 2020 civic election. Incumbent Charlie Clark said, if re-elected, he’ll focus on protecting jobs now and in the future. Read more: Saskatoon mayoral candidates meet in first debate of 2020…
29
Nov
2019
N.B. seafood supplier Connors Bros. filed for bankruptcy, selling assets to Taiwanese company – New Brunswick
Connors Bros. Clover Leaf Seafoods Company, which owns a fish processing facility in New Brunswick, has filed for bankruptcy due to its American affiliate Bumble Bee Foods debt of approximately US$820.8 million. The San Diego-based Bumble Bee Group, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Clover Leaf, is one of North…
24
Apr
2019
80- and 75-year-old business partners still reporting to work in Calgary
Community reporter Deb Matejicka talks to a couple of Calgary grandfathers who still find joy in running the business they bought together over 30 years ago.