Purdys Chocolatier Celebrates Maritime Grand Opening September 4

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 26, 2026--

Purdys Chocolatier's highly anticipated Maritime expansion is just days away, with four new shops opening Friday, September 4, across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Family-owned and Canadian-operated since 1907, Purdys Chocolatier is known for expertly crafted chocolates made with premium ingredients and 100% sustainable cocoa. The new shops will carry beloved favourites like Hedgehogs and Sweet Georgia Browns, alongside a special collection inspired by Canada’s East Coast. Created specifically for the region, the Maritime-exclusive gift boxes will be available at all new locations.

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New locations opening September 4th include:

“Bringing Purdys Chocolatier to the Maritimes has been a long time in the making, and we’re thrilled to finally share our official opening date,” says Kriston Dean, Chief Operating Officer at Purdys Chocolatier. “The support we've received from chocolate lovers across the Maritimes has been incredibly meaningful, and we can’t wait to welcome the community into our shops. We have so many exciting things planned for opening weekend - from exclusive giveaways to our highly anticipated Share Joy, Share Chocolate pop-up - and we can't wait to celebrate this milestone together with the Maritimes community.”

Grand Opening Celebrations & Exclusive Giveaways
During Grand Opening weekend starting September 4, visitors to any of the four new Maritime locations can enjoy complimentary chocolate tastes and two exclusive giveaways (while supplies last):

Brand Activation Pop-Up
The festivities will extend beyond shop doors with a “Share Joy, Share Chocolate” brand activation pop-up hosted on the Halifax Waterfront (Sept 4–6) and at Champlain Place (Sept 11–13). Designed to resemble a giant replica of Purdys Chocolatier Classics Gift Box, the installation will feature:

Contest Requirements: Writing a note and an email sign-up are both required. One email sign-up unlocks both the coupon and the contest entry.

Join Purdys Chocolatier on September 4th to celebrate its official Maritime launch. Visit purdys.com or follow @PurdysChocolatier on social media for store hours, giveaway details, and pop-up activation schedules.

About Purdys Chocolatier:
Purdys Chocolatier has been Canada's Chocolatier since 1907. As a proud, family-owned company, they make a wide range of chocolate gifts from premium ingredients and sustainable cocoa. Community and people are at the heart of Purdys Chocolatier, and together with their Purple Partnerships initiative and Seasonal Fundraising Program, they find opportunities to support, advocate and craft more kindness.

Interior view of Purdys Chocolatier's new shop, opening in the Maritimes on September 4.

MIAMI (AP) — The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but the timing is pure coincidence and has no connection to Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday.

Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and the lists of names are reused every six years. For the Atlantic region, the lists are alphabetical and alternate male and female names.

This season started with Tropical Storm Arthur coming ashore on the U.S. Gulf Coast in June, and Tropical Storm Bertha dumped rain in Louisiana and Texas in July. Tropical Storm Cristobal formed and quickly dissipated in the Atlantic earlier in August.

The National Hurricane Center was monitoring a weather system off Africa that may strengthen into a named tropical storm.

Conditions were somewhat favorable for the area of thunderstorms south of the Cabo Verde Islands to become a tropical depression sometime in the next week, forecasters at the Miami-based center said early Wednesday.

If it further develops, with maximum sustained winds of at least 39 mph (63 kph), the system would be named Tropical Storm Dolly.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast a below-average Atlantic hurricane season due to El Nino. It forecast eight to 14 named storms, with three to six of them reaching hurricane strength and one to three of those intensifying to major hurricanes.

The NHC and other weather agencies name storms to easily communicate warnings about them to people and to avoid confusion. The WMO says names are chosen to be short, easy to pronounce and familiar to the regions of the world where the storm names are used. It meets regularly to evaluate potential names, and some names are retired for reasons of sensitivity, particularly for deadly or destructive storms.

One name from the 2025 season was retired, Melissa, which was a Category 5 hurricane that brought devastation to the Caribbean.

Actor Gregg Donovan kneels over Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

This NOAA satellite image taken at 11:21 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, shows Tropical Storm Cristobal in the Atlantic Ocean. (NOAA via AP)