Government of Nova Scotia News

Economic and Rural Development and Tourism -- Cinquante-deux petites entreprises font équipe avec quelques-uns des meilleurs universitaires de la province pour développer des technologies de pointe et de nouveaux instruments médicaux et arriver à offrir plus rapidement des produits et des services novateurs.

Economic and Rural Development and Tourism -- Fifty-two small businesses are teaming up with some of the province's top academics to develop leading-edge technologies, new medical tools, and have innovative products and services available sooner.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- Deux nouveaux outils en ligne liés à l’hiver aideront les Néo-Écossais à entamer leur journée de manière sûre.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- Two new online winter tools will help make it easier for Nova Scotians to safely get on with their day.

Labour and Advanced Education -- Canada's premiers have approved a plan that will make it easier for apprentices to move between provinces and territories while completing their training and certification.

Natural Resources -- Nova Scotia's famous groundhog prognosticator Shubenacadie Sam saw his shadow today, Feb. 2, meaning a predication of six more weeks of winter for Nova Scotia.

Finance and Treasury Board -- The public consultation session on the tax and regulatory review report for Monday, Feb. 2, in Yarmouth has been postponed because of the expected storm. The public will be notified when it has been rescheduled.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Nova Scotians are getting the opportunity to further their study of Gaelic language and culture in Scotland.

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- CONTINUING WORK ---

Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal -- Work is underway to restore a key piece of infrastructure for Lunenburg County residents.

Labour and Advanced Education -- Nova Scotia families working to improve their literacy skills are being celebrated at a Family Literacy Day event.

Natural Resources -- Government signed an agreement today, Jan. 30, with Medway Community Forest Co-operative Ltd. to begin managing a community forest in Annapolis County, the first one in Eastern Canada.

Environment -- The Department of Environment has issued a new industrial approval to Northern Pulp in Pictou County. The approval or operating licence replaces the existing one which expired today, Jan 30.

Health and Wellness -- Government will maintain the annual maximum premiums and co-payments for the Seniors' Pharmacare Program in 2015-16. Seniors currently pay a maximum premium of $424 and a maximum co-payment of $382, these rates haven't changed since 2007. About half of all seniors in the program do not pay a premium at all.

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia -- Nova Scotians visiting the Canadian High Commission in London might get a glimpse of home and a piece of their art collection after a recent loan from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- Une plus grande importance sera accordée aux mathématiques et à la littératie dès les premières années scolaires : voilà une des initiatives que les parents et les élèves pourront observer dès septembre prochain dans le cadre d'un nouveau plan d’action quinquennal en matière d'éducation.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- A stronger emphasis on math and literacy in the early grades is one of the initiatives parents and students will see next September from a new five-year education action plan.

Economic and Rural Development and Tourism -- According to numbers released today, Jan. 29, Nova Scotia's 2014 peak tourism season saw a five per cent increase in accommodation revenues, the largest increase in room nights sold in one year since 2002.

Premier's Office -- The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal will oversee completion of the Bluenose II project, Premier Stephen McNeil announced today, Jan. 28.

Communities, Culture and Heritage -- Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant and Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Tony Ince joined people from communities across the province at Government House today, Jan. 28, to launch African Heritage Month 2015 in Nova Scotia.