Okay, okay. So there weren’t any explosions like I’d suggested in my last blog, but Craig did spend six (hmmm) hours testing out a Helly Hansen survival suit in an industrial kiddie pool.

This episode, lucky number seven, reminded me of just how lucky we are here in Halifax. We are located footsteps from the Atlantic Ocean, and have a harbour deep enough to handle pretty much anything we want to import or export.

We also have the talent and expertise here to make clothing and sportswear for world-class sailors, skiers and adventurers. Helly Hansen Canada Ltd., led by President Dan Clarke, employs 125 people at its factory. This means there are no “Helly-bots” doing the work. Real people are doing everything from cutting the fabric, putting in the last zipper, and performing safety and quality tests on every product they make.

This series continues to be an eye-opener for me. It’s great to see how we are capitalizing on our natural assets and talented people to create employment and prosperity in Halifax.

Maeghan Murphy, Marketing & Communications Co-op Student

Maeghan is with the Partnership on a four month work-term. She is in her third year of Public Relations at Mount Saint Vincent University and had her first taste of the working world on her work-term with Nova Scotia Power this summer. Although she’ll always be a Cape Bretoner at heart, Maeghan is happy to now call Halifax her home.