Bill Spurr

1 week ago | saltwire.com | Bill Spurr

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentThe challenges of operating a Harbour Hopper in Charlottetown begin with getting one there. “It’s interesting any time you move a unit like this 350 kilometres,” said Sean Buckland, vice-president of operations for Ambassatours, which has been operating a fleet of the tourist vehicles/vessels in Halifax for 10 years.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Bill Spurr

Advertisement 1  •   •  Article contentAmong the ideas from the Trump administration not getting raves from the business community is the scheme to charge gigantic fees to cargo ships built in China or linked to China when they call at U.S. ports. Fees that could top $3 million per U.S. port call have been proposed by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) after it investigated China’s maritime sector and development plans beginning a year ago.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Bill Spurr

Advertisement oopSkip to ContentAdvertisement 1  •   •  Article contentThe Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. is looking to expand. The corporation wrote to licensed agents and representatives on Tuesday, soliciting expressions of interest in selling “non-alcohol adult beverage products.”“The introduction of a non-alcohol adult beverage category at the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation . . . is part of our continued focus to create shopper value and deliver on shopper expectations,” said the communication.

2 weeks ago | saltwire.com | Bill Spurr

Skip to Content Advertisement 1 Think-tank sounds the alarm about Atlantic Canada's financial future • Article content All four Atlantic provinces are financially unsustainable, says a report published Tuesday by the Fraser Institute think-tank that points to “several risks that threaten to make their fiscal situations even worse.” “Across Canada, most provinces have fiscal challenges but there are several reasons to be particularly worried about the fiscal future in the Atlantic region,” Ben...

2 weeks ago | oddsshark.com | Bill Spurr

For Canadians of a certain vintage, there was something appropriate about watching Toronto mayor Olivia Chow standing at a podium to mark the start of the Blue Jays season while snowflakes fell around her.