Government of Nova Scotia News

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- NEW WORK

Seniors -- Partout dans la province, les Néo-Écossais peuvent célébrer la contribution des personnes âgées à leur collectivité durant la Semaine des aînés, du 1er octobre au 7 octobre.

Seniors -- Nova Scotians can celebrate the contributions older adults make in communities across the province during Seniors Week, Oct. 1 to 7.

Health and Wellness -- Life-saving naloxone kits are now available in community pharmacies across the province.

Environment -- Amendments to the Environment Act introduced today, Sept. 29, will allow Nova Scotia to develop a cap and trade program.

Internal Services -- The Information Access and Privacy annual report released today, Sept. 28, shows government is becoming more transparent and making it easier for Nova Scotians to access information.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Government is taking steps to clearly define the roles and responsibilities when it comes to staging professional and amateur combat sport in Nova Scotia.

Municipal Affairs -- Legislation to help the province’s municipalities and villages be more consistent and accountable for expense reporting was introduced today, Sept. 28.

Nova Scotia Provincial Lotteries and Casino Corporation -- Nova Scotians are being reminded to balance gambling activities with other things they enjoy as part of 16th annual Responsible Gambling Awareness Week, Oct. 1-7.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Nova Scotians who are visually impaired or those with other print disabilities will now have additional access to books and materials in a variety of alternative formats.

Finance and Treasury Board -- George McLellan has been appointed as a member and chair of the board of directors of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC).

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Le gouvernement a présenté, aujourd'hui 27 septembre, des modifications à la loi sur la prématernelle (Pre-primary Education Act) qui accorderont aux conseils scolaires l'autorité explicite d'offrir le programme provincial de prématernelle aux enfants de quatre ans à l'échelle de la province.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Government introduced amendments to the Pre-primary Education Act today, Sept. 27, that will give school boards the explicit authority to deliver the provincial pre-primary program to four-year-olds across the province.

Labour and Advanced Education -- Government is making it easier for front-line and emergency response workers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to access benefits.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Mr. Speaker, on Monday of this week, I had the good fortune to visit Hillside Park Elementary School in Lower Sackville.

Natural Resources / African Nova Scotian Affairs -- Government will invest about $2.7 million over two years to help residents in five communities get clear title to land on which they live.

Finance and Treasury Board -- Nova Scotia’s 2017-18 budget builds on the budget tabled in the spring by making additional investments in health care, pre-primary education, and economic development.

Public Service Commission -- Premier Stephen McNeil recognized the exceptional efforts of more than two dozen public servants with the Premier’s Award of Excellence today, Sept. 26.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- Victoria County: Seal Island Bridge

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Des centaines d'enfants de quatre ans vont entrer dans l'histoire de l'éducation en Nouvelle-Écosse cette semaine quand ils commenceront le programme de prématernelle.