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Halifax trio cleaning up with drones

 

HALIFAX, N.S. — A little frustration can go a long way. Bill and Clay Hardman and Ashley Phillips were trying to get some tricky windows cleaned on an eight-storey building in St. John’s and having a hell of a time. That led to a deal with Norwegian drone guru Kennet Nilsen of KTV Working Drones and a North American franchise deal that’s already taken off.

World’s greenest home?

 

Brit twins Nick and Steve Tidball made their fortunes selling space age eco-clothing for the rich made from exotic combinations like copper, hemp and graphene. Now the $500 sweat pant crew is pitching a private island off Nova Scotia with plans for a Viking-inspired off-grid mansion 3D-printed in thatch and concrete.

Eels to seals

 

DFO has a new boss—Diane Lebouthillier. The ex-social worker from Gaspe should be a quick study, having grown up around the fishing industry. Here’s what she’s facing, and it’s not wholly mackerel.

Shellfish shutdown

 

You’d think they’d be having second thoughts at Sober Island Oysters. Hurricane Dorian drubbed the aquaculture operation near Sheet Harbour and last weekend’s torrential rains washed so much debris into the ocean the entire industry in Nova Scotia has been temporarily shut down. But Trevor and Michelle Munroe aren’t giving up.

AI mental health

 

 “I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.” HAL 9000, the creepy killer robot of Space Odyssey fame didn’t do much for the idea of artificial intelligence helping out. Recilify, an app developed by Oladapo Oyebode and Sanjit Jeevanand in Halifax might change that. Here’s their story.

Gold Hunter steps up

 

Prospectors are cashing out and junior miner Gold Hunter Resources hopes to cash in by raising its stake in the Baie Verte area gold play in Newfoundland. Sean Kingsley’s outfit now has claims covering 17,000 hectares. Here’s why.

How to dry out after the deluge

 

While firefighters and other first responders were rescuing people last Saturday, contractor Ryan Lemos was saving their basements, and sometimes more. Here are his tips for making sure the effects of a one-day flood don’t affect you for years to come. Meanwhile, here’s how to get reimbursed if your business was washed out.

PERSPECTIVES

 

LEVITT: Trojan horse of ChatGPT

 

The push for productivity that’s led employers to lean on AI tools like ChatGPT isn’t risk-free. Financial Post columnist Howard Levitt says it could get you hacked or sued, and give staff licence to let the robot do the work while they do Wordle.

EDITORIAL: Get cracking on flood plan now

 

We’ve known what to do for years—shore up the dikes protecting Nova Scotia’s land link to the rest of Canada. Here’s what needs to happen.

That’s The Wrap.

See you next Friday. By then I’ll have come round to embracing the sensible car my wife wanted and not this one.