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Homegrown Business: Tareq Hadhad of Peace by Chocolate

July 13, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Tareq Hadhad is the Founder and CEO of Peace by Chocolate, a Canadian chocolate company whose story is as remarkable as the product it makes. After fleeing Syria, the Hadhad family rebuilt their generations-old chocolate-making […]

Homegrown Business: Abe Toulany of Leo’s Donair

July 6, 2026 Demian Vernieri

Abe Toulany is co-owner of Leo’s Donair, a Nova Scotia-based manufacturer and wholesale supplier of donair meat serving pizza shops, restaurants, and retail grocers across the province. Built on a family business that began in […]

Homegrown Business: Shannon Carla King of Whiskey Jack Gallery

June 29, 2026 Lauren Kannwischer

Shannon Carla King is redefining what an art gallery can be. As the owner and principal artist behind Whiskey Jack Gallery, King has created a one-of-a-kind space where fine art meets environmental education, using paintings, […]

Homegrown Business: Jake Mahoney of The Halifax Honey Company

June 22, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Jake Mahoney, CEO and Co-Founder of The Halifax Honey Company, knows what it means to build something from the ground up. What began in a small East Coast kitchen back in 2016 has grown into […]

Homegrown Business: Ashley Jollimore of The Ultimate Party & Rental Store

June 15, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Ashley Jollimore is the Owner and General Manager of The Ultimate Party & Rental Store, a women-owned small business based in Lower Sackville, NS, that has been helping Atlantic Canadians celebrate in style since 2013. […]

Homegrown Business: Venessa Cavicchi Downing of Cavicchi’s Meats

June 8, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Tucked into Tantallon and woven into the fabric of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Cavicchi’s Meats is the kind of neighbourhood shop that reminds you food is about more than groceries. Built on family tradition and […]

Homegrown Business: Margo Khoury of Better in Boxes

June 1, 2026 Emilea Semancik

There’s a moment every host knows — the mild panic of “what do I bring?” — and Margo Khoury built an entire atelier around solving it beautifully. As the Founder and Owner of Better in […]

Homegrown Business: Liquid Gold Tasting Bar & All Things Olive

May 25, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Darryn Steeves and his wife Jackie didn’t just buy a business when they took over Liquid Gold Tasting Bar & All Things Olive in September 2025 — they bought into a mission. After a decade […]

Homegrown Business: Peter Llewellyn of Shoreline Design

May 18, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Peter Llewellyn spent years climbing the corporate ladder before realizing something was missing — the simple, profound satisfaction of making something with his own hands. So he walked away, picked up a carving tool, and […]

Homegrown Business: Nathalie Rousseau of ROUSSEAU Chocolatier

May 11, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Nathalie Rousseau didn’t set out to solve a problem — she set out to fill a feeling. Together with her husband, Julien, a French Master Chocolatier, she built ROUSSEAU Chocolatier from the ground up in […]