Government of Nova Scotia News

African Nova Scotian Affairs -- African Nova Scotian Affairs Minister Tony Ince will be joining a small delegation of youth travelling to Ghana, Africa for the African Youth and Governance Convergence event, Aug. 11 to 18.

Health and Wellness / Labour and Advanced Education -- Government is adding 16 new seats to Dalhousie University’s Medical School.

Nova Scotia Securities Commission -- The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is alerting investors that aGifttoken is not registered to sell securities in Nova Scotia.

Health and Wellness -- MyHealthNS, the province’s secure online service that allows patients to access their health information and securely communicate with their doctor, is moving to a new software vendor.

Speaker's Office -- Biographies of every member of Nova Scotia’s legislative assembly since its founding are now online.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness -- Construction of a new primary health-care centre beside Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Middleton will soon get underway.

Communities, Culture and Heritage / Lands and Forestry -- Nova Scotians and visitors will soon have access to improved trails across the province.

Premier's Office -- Le premier ministre Stephen McNeil a annoncé, aujourd'hui 2 août, que des élections partielles auront lieu dans les circonscriptions d'Argyle-Barrington, de Northside-Westmount et de Sydney River-Mira-Louisburg, le mardi 3 septembre.

Premier's Office -- Premier Stephen McNeil announced today, Aug. 2, that byelections will be held in the constituencies of Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Premier's Office / Labour and Advanced Education -- Nova Scotia Community College’s (NSCC) Marconi Campus will have a new, contemporary home on Sydney’s waterfront.

Premier's Office / Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness -- North Sydney will soon be home to a new, modern community health centre, long-term care home and laundry centre.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- NEW WORK

Premier's Office / Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness / Education and Early Childhood Development -- New Waterford will soon be home to an innovative community hub that includes a new school, community health centre and long-term care home.

Premier's Office / Health and Wellness -- Government is supporting a new 10-bed hospice in Cape Breton with annual operating funding, Premier Stephen McNeil announced today, Aug. 2.

Energy and Mines -- The provincial and federal governments are working together to add more clean, renewable electricity in the province to power federal facilities.

Seniors -- NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister of Seniors Leo Glavine will participate as an athlete on the South Shore men’s hockey team and will help officially open the Nova Scotia 55+ Games at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1 at Oland Stadium, St. F.X. University, Antigonish. The ceremonies will be held in the MacKay Room in Bloomfield Centre on the campus if it rains. Older Nova Scotians benefit from staying active and government’s investment in the Nova Scotia 55+ Games is helping to support them.

Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services -- Businesses incorporated in another province or territory no longer have to pay extra provincial registration and renewal fees when they set up shop in Nova Scotia.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness -- Construction of a new six-station dialysis unit at the Glace Bay Hospital is now underway.

Lands and Forestry -- Starting tomorrow, Aug. 1, hunters can apply for an antlerless deer hunting stamp for the 2019 hunting season. There are 5,000 antlerless deer hunting stamps available this year.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal / Health and Wellness -- A company has been selected to design a major expansion of the emergency department at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax that will see it double in size.