An interesting local business idea has just started up in Halifax: Contractme.ca is an online database of freelancers and independent business professionals in a number of disciplines, listed in order to connect them with the businesses, government agencies and not-for-profits that need their services. A quick browse of the membership shows multi-media experts, designers and photographers are already taking to it. And membership at Contractme.ca is free until June 2012. Check it out now.
This article appears in Feb 2-8, 2012.
another site also exists, based out of halifax- and it is free always!
http://www.onjobcontracts.com/