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Atlantic NewsMakers: Chamber of Commerce moves to Main Street
[DUNDEE, NS] – Chamber of Commerce moves to Main Street: It’s back to the downtown for the Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce, which is relocating to 342 Main St. from the Yarmouth airport, where the organization had been based in recent years. “We thought it was appropriate for the chamber to be (downtown again),” [...] More
NS: Challenges, controversy won’t ground flight school plans
[YARMOUTH, NS] — The people behind the company that wants to bring a flight school to Yarmouth say they have moved on from difficulties in the past and More
NS: Flight school could land 70 jobs
[YARMOUTH, NS] – The limited amount of air traffic at the Yarmouth airport might be the best thing to happen to the town in years. A Nova Scotia-based company is in talks with several Chinese companies to establish a flight school, maintenance services and aviation maintenance classes at the Yarmouth airport. More
NS: DFO consultation model broken, FRCC told
[YARMOUTH, NS] – A person who has spent decades working with the groundfish industry has told the Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (FRCC) that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ model for consultation is broken and in many respects is nothing more than mouth service. More
NS: Yarmouth’s downtown plans moving ahead despite challenges
[YARMOUTH, NS] — The lack of a ferry and changing direction at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s Yarmouth branch will have no impact on downtown revitalization plans, says the mayor of Yarmouth. When the town’s much-vaunted downtown revitalization plan was unveiled several weeks ago many of the potential projects and ideas were connected to the [...] More
NS: Final CAT voyage marks end of an era
[YARMOUTH, NS] — CBC News is reporting that, on Saturday, The CAT ferry left the dock bound for Bar Harbour for the final time, marking the end of a unique high-speed ferry service and the beginning of new challenges for Yarmouth. More
NS: Protesters face off with premier over ferry cancellation
[YARMOUTH, NS] — CBC News is reporting that protesters upset over the sunken CAT ferry came out in full force when Premier Darrell Dexter recently visited Yarmouth for a town council meeting. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/04/07/ns-dexter-ferry-protest.html More
NS: Movement afoot to get ferry terminal into the hands of the community
[YARMOUTH, NS] – By accepting a recommendation to have the Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission work towards obtaining ownership of the ferry terminal on Water Street, municipal units in this area are hoping that divestiture of the terminal from Transport Canada will remove a major hurdle to finding a new ferry service for next year. More
NS: Yarmouth Airport flying high with new air service
[YARMOUTH, NS] — After a turbulent past year, coping with the loss of its Starlink air service (between Yarmouth, Halifax and Portland), Yarmouth International Airport is again seeing blue skies ahead. Today, Yarmouth International Airport Corporation (YIAC) announced it is partnering with Twin Cities Air Service of Auburn, Maine, to offer regular air service between Yarmouth, [...] More
NS: Municipalities say they’ll cost share The Cat with province
[YARMOUTH, NS] – Municipal officials are hoping the bucks start here. Or more to the point, they’re hoping the funding they’re prepared to put up to keep The Cat in operation this year will convince the province to do the same. More
NS: Highest grade lithium deposit in North America in Yarmouth
[YARMOTUH, NS] – A Vancouver-based oil and gas exploration and development company is partnering with Nova Scotia’s Champlain Mineral Ventures Ltd. to develop one of the highest-grade lithium deposits in North America. More
NS: Lack of ferry seals fate of Yarmouth restaurant
[YARMOUTH, NS] — In the first of what could be a potential domino effect of closures, the owner of a long-established restaurant/pub/lounge has announced he is closing because of the loss of ferry service between Yarmouth and Maine. More
NS: Border services union worried about loss of status
[YARMOUTH, NS] — The president of the union branch that represents border services officers in Yarmouth says since the cancellation of The Cat not only have these have been stressful times for their workers, but there is concern over what impact this could have on Yarmouth’s status as a port of entry. More
NS: Protestors head to Halifax to save ferry
[YARMOUTH, NS] — News that the Government of Nova Scotia will still be paying $3 million to Bay Ferries this year as a “termination fee” is driving those involved in the tourism industry to even greater lengths to secure a ferry for 2010. In fact, it is driving them all the way to Halifax. More
NS: Province faces $3-million bill for defunct ferry
[HALIFAX, NS] — The province must pay Bay Ferries $3 million this year to not operate the defunct Yarmouth CAT Ferry. “I have no choice,” Tourism Minister Percy Paris said Thursday. More
