Business

The growing popularity of oysters in Nova Scotia over the last five years had been a force for the aquaculture industry, making growers scramble to keep up with demand.

As the holiday season approaches, this year I am going to keep my smoked salmon purchases close to home.

The digital world has played havoc with the traditional ad agency model — with less money spent on traditional media as businesses opt for cheaper online ads — but Colour is now taking advantage of the high tech world.

Kelly Toughill, a King’s School of Journalism professor, has launched a national news weekly website aimed at international students studying in Canada, particularly those interested in settling in this country.

There’s an important thing that brings Eastern Canadians and Western Canadians together — oysters.

Without access to a large population or a top-rate distribution system, profit can be slim to none in the challenging farm industry.

Farmers’ markets offer an option in many areas of the province, but the owners of Fox Hill Cheesehouse in Port Williams, Kings County, figured there was another way.

A 130-acre farm in West River Station in Pictou County is renting out egg-laying chickens to customers.

His own first name just didn’t have the kind of tone chef Gary Kent wanted for his new venture back in 2013.

“Gary’s Fish and Chips…maybe… but I didn’t think ‘Gary’s Dressings’ was a distinctive enough name,” said the Yarmouth-based chef and businessman.

Last weekend in The Macdonald Notebook, I wrote of the charm of regional culture magazine Saltscapes.

This week we focus on challenges of a print product in an online era.