Government of Nova Scotia News

Labour and Advanced Education -- A new pilot program will help post-secondary students connect with local businesses, gain experience, and find good jobs in Nova Scotia after graduation.

Nova Scotia Business Inc. -- Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) has approved an amendment to the existing IBM business development incentive agreement, which began in November 2012.

Labour and Advanced Education -- Government is enhancing the Graduate to Opportunity program to encourage more businesses to hire women, people with disabilities and other diverse graduates.

Natural Resources -- Le ministère des Ressources naturelles avise tous les Néo-Écossais que des feux de forêt peuvent se produire en mars. Les gens doivent donc consulter la carte en ligne avant d'allumer un feu.

Natural Resources -- The Department of Natural Resources is alerting all Nova Scotians that wildfires can happen in March, so people must heed the reminder Check Before You Burn.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- The province is providing support for the Special Olympics Canada 2018 Summer Games by providing a $1 million contribution for one of the main venues at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish.

Labour and Advanced Education -- National Co-operative Education Week kicks off today, March 20, and Nova Scotia is joining the celebration by highlighting the benefits of co-op.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Upper Clements Park will soon get an upgrade, thanks to an investment from the province.

Executive Council -- UPDATE: To a news release issued at 6:10 a.m., today, March 20, to change opening time from 10 a.m. to noon. Due to weather and road conditions, provincial government offices in Richmond and Cape Breton (Cape Breton Regional Municipality) counties, as well as southern Inverness (including offices in Port Hawkesbury) will delay opening until noon today, March 20.

Health and Wellness -- Government will work to enhance and better coordinate mental health supports offered to children and youth, through school facilities like youth health centres.

Executive Council -- Due to weather and road conditions, provincial government offices in Richmond and Cape Breton (Cape Breton Regional Municipality) counties, as well as southern Inverness (including offices in Port Hawkesbury), will delay opening until 10 a.m. today, March 20.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- CONTINUING WORK

Municipal Affairs -- Nova Scotia is adopting changes to the National Building Code, which include increasing the maximum height of wooden residential buildings from four to six storeys.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Le gouvernement investit dans un projet qui marquera le 150e anniversaire de la Confédération et soulignera les rapports de longue date qui existent entre les Mi’kmaq et les Acadiens.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Government is investing in a project that will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Confederation by celebrating the historic relationship between the Mi’kmaq and Acadians.

Housing Nova Scotia -- Indigenous women and children fleeing domestic violence will soon have a safe new place to call home, with the help of government funding for affordable second-stage housing.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness -- Renovating an unused operating room at the Hants Community Hospital in Windsor will mean 800 more surgeries at the hospital each year, nearly doubling the annual number of procedures.

Justice -- The RCMP and the provincial government are offering up to $150,000 for information about the murder of an elderly Colchester County man.

Human Rights Commission -- An independent Nova Scotia human rights board of inquiry in the case of Y.Z. v. Halifax Regional Municipality is scheduled to resume Wednesday, March 22.

Justice -- Judges and justices of the peace can now issue emergency protection orders for families living in First Nations communities.