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Chambers & Boards of Trade in the News
Thursday, July 9, 2020While the economic death toll from COVID-19 isn't yet clear, recent layoff announcements likely foreshadow bad news in the coming months, say some business leaders. Figuring out how many businesses won't survive the pandemic is "a really elusive target that we do need to get a handle on," said John Wishart, the chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton. Read moreThursday, July 2, 2020On March 16, Moco Downtown, a restaurant in downtown Fredericton, celebrated four years in business. A day later it was closing its doors and laying off its staff as a result of COVID-19. “Closing our restaurant is the hardest thing we’ve had to do,” said Shawna Foster, the restaurant’s owner. Read moreThursday, July 2, 2020Over the past few months, business travel has been replaced by Zoom calls and working from home, but as New Brunswick steadily reopens, the business community is concerned about the loss of six Air Canada routes. The CEO of the Saint John's Chamber of Commerce said he's worried about Atlantic Canada as a whole. Read moreThursday, July 2, 2020Atlantic Canada could be feeling an extended impact from Air Canada's decision to suspend some key flights in the region, says the CEO of the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce. Read moreTuesday, June 30, 2020he first thing Nora Gaulton is going to do with the money she won from a national competition is buy a new chair. The hairstylist and owner of Fewer’s Hair Salon of Marystown, has been using the same chair for her customers for over 30 years. Read moreTuesday, June 30, 2020The Atlantic Bubble takes effect this coming Friday July 3rd, but all regional leaders are reminding travellers they must still adhere to local entry requirements Read moreMonday, June 29, 2020As the Atlantic bubble comes into effect on July 3, businesses in Moncton, N.B., are preparing to welcome Islanders back to the province. Islanders and those from northern Nova Scotia are critical to the Moncton area's business community, says John Wishart, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton. Read moreMonday, June 29, 2020Eight Maritime companies are the lucky recipients of a $10,000 grant from the Canadian Business Resilience Network, which is offering grants to 62 companies to help support Covid-19 recovery efforts. Winners of the grant were chosen based on how they demonstrated their financial strain, how the grant will be used, what type of change will allow the business to continue and how this would support the community. Read moreThursday, June 25, 2020Sheri Somerville joins CBC Information Morning shows in NB to discuss the Atlantic Bubble starting on July 3rd. Read moreMonday, June 22, 2020For the last several months, it seemed any hope for a regular tourism season in Nova Scotia was all but dead, and tourism businesses would have to rely on money spent by locals instead. But on Thursday, Premier McNeil offered a surprising ray of hope when he announced intentions to open provincial borders to Canadian travelers as early as mid-July. He hopes an Atlantic bubble will be created before then. Read more