When post-tropical storm Fiona forced Mark Gabriou's Antigonish, N.S., restaurant to close for a few days, he decided his food wouldn't go to waste it would help feed the community.
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Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies climbed 3.2 per cent in June, reaching a new high. The agency says employers are actively seeking to fill 1,037,900 positions, compared with 1,005,700 in May.
Nova Scotia's restaurants and hotels need workers as job vacancy rates reach record highs. According to the latest Statistics Canada data, there were 24,580 job vacancies in Nova Scotia in May, an increase of more than 22 per cent from April, with more than 1,600 in accommodations and food services.
Staffing shortages that have caused closures, or cut back hours, in sectors from lifeguards to hospitality haven’t improved a lot over the summer in the Maritimes.