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Cottage real estate region: South Shore, Nova Scotia

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The most famous town on Nova Scotia’s South Shore lends its name to a prized Maritime architectural feature: the “Lunenburg bump,” a protruding dormer over a house’s main entrance. It’s not exclusive to Lunenburg but is seen as a mark of historical authenticity. Chester, closer to Halifax, is known as a summer playground for the well-heeled. Gatsby-esque waterfront places here are priced accordingly, so many people settle for a cottage on a side street, within walking distance of pubs and restaurants, the yacht club, and the theatre. From Chester, the ferry goes to Tancook Island, with its isolated, less expensive waterfront properties. Just west of Lunenburg, Bridgewater is the area’s commercial centre. Downstream, on both sides of the LaHave River, are some lovely shoreline properties with boating opportunities on the tidal estuary.

Along the South Shore, an affordable waterfront home may require some work and renovations to retain its historical character. Drive toward Liverpool and Shelburne and there are spectacular white-sand beaches.

 

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CRTC grants funding to improve internet access in Alberta and Nova Scotia communities

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is funding projects in Alberta and Nova Scotia that will help improve internet access.

$8.8 million is going towards four projects that are targeting 680 households. Five communities will be impacted, including four Indigenous communities.

In Alberta, ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership is the service provider receiving funds for three projects. The funds are allocated to We’koqma’q First Nation and Seaside Communications Inc. in Nova Scotia for the remaining project.

Funding was granted only after the companies submitted reports outlining projects, schedules, and costs for approval by the CRTC.

The money is coming from the Broadband Fund, which funds projects that improve infrastructure that delivers wireless internet access. The fund has committed $186.5 million since it launched in 2019. This has improved broadband access in 160 communities in Canada.

Source: CRTC

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CRTC grants funding to improve internet access in Alberta and Nova Scotia communities

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is funding projects in Alberta and Nova Scotia that will help improve internet access.

$8.8 million is going towards four projects that are targeting 680 households. Five communities will be impacted, including four Indigenous communities.

In Alberta, ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership is the service provider receiving funds for three projects. The funds are allocated to We’koqma’q First Nation and Seaside Communications Inc. in Nova Scotia for the remaining project.

Funding was granted only after the companies submitted reports outlining projects, schedules, and costs for approval by the CRTC.

The money is coming from the Broadband Fund, which funds projects that improve infrastructure that delivers wireless internet access. The fund has committed $186.5 million since it launched in 2019. This has improved broadband access in 160 communities in Canada.

Source: CRTC

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CRTC grants funding to improve internet access in Alberta and Nova Scotia communities

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is funding projects in Alberta and Nova Scotia that will help improve internet access.

$8.8 million is going towards four projects that are targeting 680 households. Five communities will be impacted, including four Indigenous communities.

In Alberta, ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership is the service provider receiving funds for three projects. The funds are allocated to We’koqma’q First Nation and Seaside Communications Inc. in Nova Scotia for the remaining project.

Funding was granted only after the companies submitted reports outlining projects, schedules, and costs for approval by the CRTC.

The money is coming from the Broadband Fund, which funds projects that improve infrastructure that delivers wireless internet access. The fund has committed $186.5 million since it launched in 2019. This has improved broadband access in 160 communities in Canada.

Source: CRTC

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IBM to bring AI and hybrid cloud jobs to Nova Scotia

Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine – May 13, 2019: IBM logo is seen on an smartphone over stock chart. IBM logois displayed on the screen of a mobile device.

Technology corporation IBM has announced it will create hundreds of jobs in Nova Scotia.

The company is partnering with Nova Scotia Business Inc., an organization working to attract new businesses to the Atlantic province. The agreement will bring 350 jobs focusing on AI and hybrid cloud over the next five years.

The jobs will be based in the Nova Scotia Client Innovation Centre (CIC). IBM has CICs all over the world as part of its global network. Of its services, it offers to consult for businesses, enterprises, and governments focusing on digital transformation.

“The province has a globally recognised culture of innovation, and we are proud to be contributing to local economic growth by creating high-value jobs,” Dave McCann, from IBM Canada, said in a statement. “By significantly expanding our team, we will create more opportunities for Nova Scotians, and build capacity for IBM to help our clients as they seize a wide array of opportunities created by evolving digital technologies.”

IBM has an eight-year history with the province and has created academic partnerships with Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Community College in the past.

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Source: IBM

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Bell pure fibre internet is coming to Barrington, Nova Scotia

Bell is expanding its pure fibre internet services in the Nova Scotian communities of Barrington Passage and Brass Hill.

According to the carrier’s press release, 900 locations in the Municipality of Barrington will soon have access to the carrier’s all-fibre broadband network.

Earlier this month in the Maritimes, Bell made a similar announcement regarding New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula.

Specifically, the telecom giant said it was building new fibre broadband infrastructure in the N.B. communities of Lamèque, Miscou Centre, Saint-Raphäel-sur-Mer, Haut-Shippagan, Le Goulet, and Pigeon Hill.

Both of these broadband expansions are funded through a $1.7 billion Canada-wide investment from Bell, which the company announced back in May 2021.

Source: Bell

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Rogers expands 5G to Dartmouth and Bedford, Nova Scotia

Toronto-based national telecom company Rogers announced it expanded 5G coverage to more areas in Nova Scotia.

In an email release, the carrier said it expanded 5G in Dartmouth and Bedford, Nova Scotia. The expansion brings Rogers’ 5G to a total of 16 communities across the Atlantic region, including Halifax, Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton, all part of a broader series of investments in Canada’s east coast.

Along with the 5G improvement, Rogers “enhanced” wireless networks across 32 communities in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island over the last 20 months.

Rogers also boasted about its investment in wireline network upgrades, which the company says helped improve connections across 71 communities in Atlantic Canada.

“We’re proud to enhance connectivity in cities, towns, and rural communities across Atlantic Canada, especially during the pandemic when world-class connections have played a critical role in people’s lives,” said Matt MacLellan, president of the Atlantic region at Rogers.

Rogers says its ongoing investments have enabled enhanced connectivity to over 1,000 Canadian communities and will expedite plans to bring enhanced connectivity to an additional 750 communities by the end of 2021.