Ross Jefferson, president and CEO of Discover Halifax says the number of visitors is up 8.5 per cent when compared with pre-pandemic levels. But not all businesses are thriving.
Following significant damage from Nova Scotia’s storm over the weekend, the only rail service connecting the province with the rest of Canada has been interrupted.
Many of the communities that had to leave their homes in the Tantallon-area wildfire only had one way in and out of their subdivision. Now, the community of Westwood Hills is pressuring the city to fast-track more exits.