MANAGING DIRECTOR Rod Gregg EDITOR Lee Ann Atwater ACCOUNTS & ADMIN Calli Gregg COMMUNICATION, RESEARCH & ADMIN Tristyn Gaudette EDITORIAL & PROJECT MANAGER Ashley Davis Kate Lindsay CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Shannon Ferguson Will Gibson Deborah Jaremko Ashley MacInnis Kris McCarthy Ryan Myson Teresa Siqueira
Now that Summer is finally here we have Chilly the Moose out on the road in search of Sun, Sand, Songs, and Sociables. In our last issue, we shared our 2024 Big Summer Music Festival Bucket List, but we understand that big crowds and venues are not what all our readers are looking for in their summer festival plans. So that being said, our researchers went on the hunt again from British Columbia to Newfoundland, analyzing over a hundred summer music festivals from all genres with under 15,000 daily festivalgoers for what we think are the Small and Mighty Summer Music Festivals of 2024 and very deserving of being on anyone’s bucket list. If you are looking for a festival that has something for the whole family at all budgets, then you need to travel to the town of Pictou, Nova Scotia for a celebration that has been 90 years in the making. The Pictou Lobster Carnival is more than just a three-day festival in early July that celebrates the end of the lobster fishing season. It is a signature Nova Scotia event celebrating Maritime culture, music, and East Coast Lifestyle. Staying in Nova Scotia and on the hunt for amazing seafood we travelled down to the town of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, where the Harbour View Restaurant is an institution. Once known as The Pier, this property has been offering delicious food for decades. While no one’s sure exactly when the restaurant was established, word of mouth suggests that there has been a canteen there since the 1950s, and once you try the food and experience the hospitality you will know why. Oh yeah, and the view of the highest tides in the World is not too shabby either! For countless craft beer enthusiasts, home brewing has become more than just a pastime it has become a passion that has developed in a business intricately tied to safety. It offers a chance to experiment, innovate, and bask in the pride of creating a beverage that’s uniquely theirs. It’s essential for every brewer, whether a novice or seasoned business pro, to understand these challenges including that a safety- first approach ensures that the joy of the craft remains undiminished and each sip reflects expertise and diligence. When you think about Canada’s women’s hockey, you immediately think of Jayna Hefford. She represented her country on the game’s highest stages for almost two decades. We sat down with the five- time Olympian, twelve-time IIHF World Women’s Championship, and Hockey Hall of Famer to talk about what drives her passion for the game and her transition from a dominating forward on the ice to continuing her trailblazing career in the front office as the senior vice- president of hockey operations for the Professional Women’s Hockey League, in our ‘in the spotlight’ segment this issue. As always, my team and I want to thank everyone who made this issue possible, and we look forward to sharing more stories about growing industries, successful businesses, and brands, and the entrepreneurs making it all happen. Lee Ann Atwater Editor E ditor’s S potlight
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