Government of Nova Scotia News

Community Services -- NOTE: A list of Prevention Innovation Grant recipients follows this release. Twenty-four community groups from across Nova Scotia are receiving more than $630,000 in Prevention Innovation Grants through the province’s Sexual Violence Strategy.

Labour and Advanced Education -- Government is investing $25,000 for the Richmond County Literacy Network to support residents in Richmond and Inverness counties.

Justice -- Provincial Court services will soon be established in Wagmatcook First Nation, including Nova Scotia’s first Gladue or specialty court. The court will support the cultural needs of aboriginal people in conflict with the law.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Crab dinners, axe-throwing, free concerts and a fiddling ceremony are only a few of the activities that will take place at ports across the province during Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta.

Premier's Office -- The province is investing to repair and reopen Perkins House Museum, a provincially registered heritage property and one of the oldest buildings in the Nova Scotia Museum collection.

Premier's Office / Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness -- Construction of a new health-care clinic in Shelburne is expected to start in June, as the community welcomes two new doctors and two new nurses to the area.

Housing Nova Scotia -- Eligible homeowners and landlords in the Tufts Cove area of north Dartmouth are getting help to fix the exterior of their homes and spruce up their neighbourhood.

Community Services / Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Government is investing $225,000 towards a building project by L’Arche at Iron Mines, Inverness Co. that will create an accessible setting for Nova Scotians with disabilities to sell produce, artwork and crafts.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- A new investment in multi-use trails will help people in Inverness County make the most of recreational opportunities year-round.

Municipal Affairs -- The province today, April 21, announced improvements to its Emergency Services Provider Fund program to make it easier for volunteer fire departments and emergency services organizations to purchase equipment.

Service Nova Scotia -- Businesses and community groups applying for a permanent liquor licence now have the option to have the required police system check conducted by Service Nova Scotia liquor licensing staff, at no cost to the client.

Housing Nova Scotia -- Women and children fleeing domestic violence in Cumberland County will soon have access to a safe place to call home, with the help of federal and provincial government funding for new affordable second-stage housing units.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- CONTINUING WORK ---

Health and Wellness -- Dartmouth General Hospital and the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre will each receive six new dialysis chairs as part of the QEII redevelopment project.

Municipal Affairs -- Municipalities will soon post hospitality expenses online, based on a recommendation from a committee appointed to examine municipal expense policies and practices.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Les élèves réussissent mieux à l'école lorsqu'ils sont présents et arrivent à temps tous les jours. C'est la valeur de base qui appuie la version provisoire de la Politique sur l'assiduité et la participation des élèves, publiée aujourd'hui 20 avril, en vue de recevoir les commentaires des gens.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Students do their best in school when they attend daily and arrive on time. That is the core value behind a draft student attendance and engagement policy issued for feedback today, April 20.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- NOTE: The following is a news release from the Council to Improve Classroom Conditions. The Council to Improve Classroom Conditions finished three days of meetings today, April 20.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness -- A site has been selected for the new Community Outpatient Centre that will be built as part of the QEII redevelopment project.

Health and Wellness -- Four communities across Cape Breton are welcoming seven new nurses. As a result, about 4,000 additional people on the island will have access to primary health care.