Author Archives: SPANS

East Coast Ag Has Plenty of Room For More

Country Guide By: Ralph Pearce March 31, 2020 The agri-food industry has been losing farmers for decades, yet that doesn’t distract most producers from doing the job they do, in spite of what federal Census of Agriculture numbers indicate. The fact is agriculture continues to drive excellence in quality, in volume and in encouraging investment […]

Disaster Financial Assistance for Small Businesses: Hurricane Doiron

The Disaster Financial Assistance program is now available for those whose operations were effected by Hurricane Dorian. This program is meant to help individuals, small businesses and not-for-profit organizations with uninsurable losses, from Hurricane Dorian, to return to pre-disaster conditions. Full details of the program for small businesses is available at: https://beta.novascotia.ca/disaster-financial-assistance-small-businesses-hurricane-dorian