Dear ABMInsider,

What happens when a physiotherapist takes an unexpected turn into entrepreneurship? You get a healthcare innovator and Atlantic Canada’s 2026 CEO of the Year. Meet Sascha Boulet Devost, the cover story of our summer issue, and read about the journey that led her there.

Inside:

• From Anne of Green Gables to Oak Island, “set jetting” is transforming Atlantic Canada’s stories, screens and stages into powerful tourism engines
• A closer look at the cruise industry—is it overstating its economic impact?
• PEI’s aging ferries are sinking local confidence, but could this be the turning point?
• How NONIA shaped history, one stitch at a time
• Unless Atlantic Canadian employers and policymakers fix newcomer woes, they’ll squander a once-in-a-generation growth opportunity
• Bioteem40—the nutraceutical startup that’s combining probiotics, vitamins, minerals and other supplements into a single powdered daily serving designed to improve nutrient absorption and gut health.
• In Small Business Spotlight, Marcia Poirier is an Acadian artist finding commercial success as a shell carver
• Nova Scotia shuts down its visitor information centres
• Atlantic Canada’s construction sector increases productivity
• Atlantic Canada Meetings and Conventions Planners’ Guide, featuring Tourism New Brunswick, MeetPEI, Hemmings House, Light House Arts Centre, Memorial University Conferences & Event Services, Tourisme Edmundston, Blackbush Beach Resort and Destination Moncton-Dieppe
• Tourism is both culture and business. Dawn Chafe explains why we need to respect both aspects of this important industry
• Uncertainty is the new normal. Jim Templeton offers advice as t how Atlantic Canadian businesses can adapt
• Daniel Ohaegbu says a lack of immigrant entrepreneur pathways is driving away graduates who could build local businesses
• Canada has vast economic and resource potential, but John Risley warns we may miss that opportunity without bold, urgent action
• Top 50 CEO Hall of Famer and CEO of Steele Auto Group, Rob Steele, is driving in a new direction. Find out what it has to do with Evel Knievel in the latest edition available now.

Don’t miss a bit of this packed summer issue.

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Dawn Chafe Co-owner & Executive Editor [email protected]