HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Thursday he’s willing to meet with the province’s wine industry to try to resolve an impasse over the financial help his government has offered grape growers.
Tim Houston made the comments following a cabinet meeting, after grape growers last week rejected the government's offer of an extra $1.6 million in support.
Houston said Nova Scotia’s wine industry is important and has “lots of potential” so he’s open to more discussions because the government wants to help. “That’s what we’ve been asking for,” Coutinho said in an interview Thursday, adding that farm wineries would like to set something up as soon as possible, despite being busy with their harvest season.
Liberal Leader Zach Churchill said there is no economic reason for the province to be supporting commercial wine bottlers.
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