Rocky Period: Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia: Nova Scotias economy is expected to gain momentum next year after a rocky period of job losses, weak consumer spending and slowing investment, the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council says, according to The Chronicle Herald. Overall we think 2013 is going to be pretty slow in Nova Scotia, but we are expecting the economy to pick up in 2014, Elizabeth Beale, president and chief executive officer of the economic council, said in an interview and In its annual economic outlook released Monday, the think-tank said the provincial economy is expected to grow two per cent in 2014, buoyed by a jump in natural gas output and increased spending on major projects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.