Category: Government Updates

The province, in partnership with the Business Education Council, is inviting students in Grades Six to 12 in Nova Scotia public schools to apply for the first Minister’s Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence.

The Commission on Inclusive Education’s public engagement phase starts on Tuesday, Nov. 21, with public workshops, an online survey and other ways for people to share their stories.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Halifax explosion. Each year, Nova Scotia sends a Christmas tree to the people of Boston to say thank you for their help in 1917.

The cookbook features a selection of historic recipes from the archives that were given a modern interpretation by chefs, including 2017 Taste of Nova Scotia Culinary Ambassador Award Winner Chef Chris Velden from the Flying Apron Inn and Cookery, Summerville, Hants Co.

The auction is at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 25, at Auction Advantage, 40 Orion Ct., Woodside Industrial Park, Dartmouth. The items can be viewed on auction day between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

The representative volunteer award recipients are selected by their municipalities. The volunteer youth and volunteer family award winners are selected by a review committee.

More details about productions approved for incentives through the Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund are available on the NSBI website at www.nsbi.ca/filmfunding.

A total of 18 successful applications were chosen across the province. All applications were overseen by Clean Foundation, the independent procurement administrator. The impact to ratepayers is capped at 0.1 per cent, which is already built into the rate stability plan.

The funding will also go toward the Public Prosecution Service to create a helpful guide on the court process for victims and survivors of sexual assault and provide training specific to sexual violence for Crown attorneys.