Government of Nova Scotia News

Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services -- Nova Scotia is joining other provinces in reducing the potential for companies to be used for money laundering, tax evasion and other crimes.

Municipal Affairs and Housing -- More than 200 public housing units in Cape Breton Regional Municipality will receive energy efficiency improvements, ensuring tenants are more comfortable in their homes.

Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment -- Community groups on the Eastern Shore will work together, each with a different focus, to recruit and retain healthcare workers using funding from the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- REMARQUE : Voici un article de la ministre de l'Éducation et du Développement de la petite enfance, Becky Druhan, pour la page contre-éditoriale. Vous pouvez consulter les plus récents résultats des évaluations des écoles publiques au https://plans.ednet.ns.ca/results. Comment s’en sortent nos enfants à l’école? Voilà la question fondamentale que se posent tous les parents et tuteurs, et que je pose moi-même régulièrement à notre personnel et à nos éducateurs.

Education and Early Childhood Development -- NOTE: The following is an op-ed from Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development. The latest public school assessment results are posted at: https://plans.ednet.ns.ca/results How are our kids doing in school? This is the fundamental question all parents and caregivers have and one I ask of our staff and educators regularly.

Executive Council Office -- Provincial government offices in Pictou and Antigonish counties and Cape Breton will delay opening until 11 a.m., today, February 14, due to significant snow fall.

Agriculture -- Nova Scotia farmers can now apply for funding to help them grow their businesses – and more food for Nova Scotians.

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission -- The chair in an independent human rights board of inquiry has found that a woman whose employment was terminated following complications in her pregnancy was discriminated against on the basis of sex (pregnancy).

Public Works -- NOTE: For the most up-to-date traffic notices, follow @511ns on Twitter at https://twitter.com/511ns , call 511 or visit: https://511.novascotia.ca/ CONTINUING WORK

Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment -- The Province is supporting work to recruit and retain healthcare professionals in Antigonish through the Community Navigation and Physicians Retention Services Association.

Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment -- The Province is supporting a group that is working to bring healthcare professionals to Lunenburg and Queens counties and keep the providers already there.

Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment -- A Lunenburg County group is receiving support from the Province to recruit and retain healthcare professionals.

Agriculture -- A new provincial government program will help farmers replace greenhouses damaged during hurricane Fiona.

Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment -- New funding from the Government of Nova Scotia will help recruit and retain healthcare professionals for the people of Yarmouth.

Justice -- Fourteen Nova Scotia lawyers are being recognized with the prestigious King’s counsel designation.

Natural Resources and Renewables -- The Province’s agreements with Port Hawkesbury Paper have been updated to support sustainable ecological forestry practices and management of public lands.

Justice -- REMARQUE : Ce qui suit est une annonce conjointe avec la Province du Nouveau-Brunswick. La Nouvelle-Écosse et le Nouveau-Brunswick ont conclu une entente au sujet des enquêtes d'incidents graves impliquant la police dans les deux provinces.

Justice -- NOTE: The following is a joint announcement with the Province of New Brunswick. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have reached an agreement on oversight for serious incidents involving police in both provinces.

Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment -- Patients and their families who live in Shelburne will benefit from new tools the community will have to recruit and retain healthcare workers thanks to a new investment from the Government of Nova Scotia.

Hurricane Fiona / Emergency Management Office -- Nova Scotians eligible for the remaining hurricane Fiona financial assistance programs have until February 24 to apply.