Nova Scotia

Nova Star Cruises releases local benefits report for July

Nova Star Cruises spent more than $600,000 on provincial suppliers in July, the company said in a report released Monday.

Yarmouth ferry says it's spent $1.7M in the province this year

Nova Star Cruises released its monthly local benefits report for July, and says it has spent $660,000 with companies in Nova Scotia. (Angela MacIvor/CBC)

Nova Star Cruises spent more than $600,000 on provincial suppliers in July, the company said in a report released Monday. 

The company's local benefits report for last month indicates $660,000 was spent with Nova Scotia companies. 

Of that, $160,000 was spent with local food and alcohol suppliers. 

Three companies were also added to the company's vendor list in July: Inshore Fisheries, Riverside Lobster and Yarmouth Bar Fisheries. 

Nova Star Cruises, which is operating on a one-year contract with the Nova Scotia government, said it has spent over $1.7 million in the province since Jan. 1.