
Emergence of an East Coast boomtown: 'The timing is now for Halifax'
One tech veteran says Halifax's current start up scene feels like Waterloo 15 years ago. (Joseph Robichaud photo) Halifax is booming, its skyline awash with construction cranes, and Ontario native Jesse Rodgers can tell you why. Rodgers, a veteran of Waterloo's tech startup scene, moved to the Nova Scotia capital a year ago with his wife and four kids. They bought a big house on a quiet, tree-lined street a stone's throw from the ocean. The family bought a boat. They eat supp