Authentic Seacoast Distilling Co. has become the Nova Scotia Health Authority’s main supplier of hand sanitizer, and the only local one.
NSHA finance spokesperson Nicole Poole says having a local and reliable supplier of sanitizer was an important part of the NSHA’s strategy in its coronavirus response.
She says the Guysborough-based distillery reached out to the NSHA in early April. This year, Authentic Seacoast, which started in hospitality and moved to alcohol manufacturing, is celebrating 15 years since opening.
Owner Glynn Williams says he never thought he’d be making hand sanitizer. But after the state of emergency was declared, Williams wanted to use his resources to help out health authorities. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter