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Ridiculous Red Tape

Ridiculous Red Tape

Readers rejoice! After a mere three years of deliberation, Halifax City Hall finally gave its endorsement to the $80 Million Waterfront Hotel and Condo project of developer Ralph Medjuck of Centennial Properties. The last waterfront project to be [...]

The Sens win, and Halifax can't

The Sens win, and Halifax can't

In a last minute decision, I left work on Friday and, with a couple of friends, drove overnight and arrived in Ottawa the next day to spend the long weekend in sunny 21-degree weather instead of the forecasted weekend of [...]

Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson

Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson

A great quote from Andrea Mandel-Campbell‘s discussion today on the Globe and Mail Report on Business: “… But we can’t compete on price, because someone will always be cheaper than you – which is why, for [...]

‘They are idiots if they say no.’

‘They are idiots if they say no.’

I attended a MISA International Networking event on May 2, 2007. Booth occupancy at these events in Nova Scotia are usually 70% government and government affiliated non-profit programs (the ‘helpers’), and 30% actual businesses (the people [...]