Government of Nova Scotia News

Hurricane Fiona / Education and Early Childhood Development / Emergency Management Office -- Les classes sont annulées le lundi 26 septembre dans les Centres régionaux pour l’éducation suivants : Halifax, Cap-Breton-Victoria, Strait et Chignecto-Central. Les classes sont également annulées dans les écoles du Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) situées dans la région du nord et dans le Grand Halifax.

Hurricane Fiona / Education and Early Childhood Development / Emergency Management Office -- Public school classes are cancelled for Monday, September 26, in Halifax Regional Centre for Education, Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education, Strait Regional Centre for Education and Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education. Classes in Conseil scolaire acadien provincial schools (CSAP) in its northern and metro groups are also cancelled Monday.

Hurricane Fiona / Emergency Management Office -- Nova Scotia has requested the support of the Canadian Armed Forces to assist in clean up and power restoration efforts after Hurricane Fiona.

Emergency Management Office -- Ce qui suit est une mise à jour sur l’ouragan Fiona pour aujourd’hui, le 24 septembre.

Hurricane Fiona / Emergency Management Office -- The following is a provincial hurricane Fiona update for today, September 24.

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

Justice -- The government is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the homicide of 18-year-old Simon Morrison of Halifax.

Justice -- The conclusion of the Desmond Fatality Inquiry has been extended to allow Judge Warren Zimmer to continue his work.

Natural Resources and Renewables -- The winner of the provincial 2022 Woodland Owner of the Year Award is James Leggate Forestry of Five Mile River, Hants County.

Hurricane Fiona / Natural Resources and Renewables / Emergency Management Office -- All provincial campgrounds, beaches and day-use parks and the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park will close at noon on Friday, September 23, because of severe weather expected from hurricane Fiona.

Speaker's Office -- The public will now have electronic access to all of the Nova Scotia Legislative Library’s historical journals dating from 1758.

Premier's Office -- De nouveaux dirigeants sont mis en place à l'Office du recrutement des professionnels de la santé et au ministère de l'Éducation et du Développement de la petite enfance.

Premier's Office -- New leadership is being put in place at the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Hurricane Fiona / Emergency Management Office -- Le Bureau de gestion des urgences (BGUNE) de la province rappelle aux gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse qu’il faut se préparer en vue d’une météo possiblement violente en fin de semaine, et ce, afin de réduire le risque de blessures et le risque de dommages à la propriété.

Hurricane Fiona / Emergency Management Office -- The provincial Emergency Management Office (NSEMO) is reminding Nova Scotians to minimize the risk of property damage and personal injury by being prepared for potentially severe weather this weekend.

Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage -- Artists, researchers and film lovers will have better access to Atlantic Canada’s remarkable film heritage through a new lab at the Nova Scotia Archives.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- À compter d'aujourd'hui 21 septembre, les gens de 18 ans ou plus peuvent prendre rendez-vous pour recevoir le vaccin bivalent contre la COVID-19.

COVID - 19 / Health and Wellness -- Starting today, September 21, people aged 18 or older can book a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine.

Natural Resources and Renewables / Premier's Office -- The Province has set a target to offer leases for five gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 to support its budding green hydrogen industry.

Auditor General -- Auditor General Kim Adair released her performance audit of healthy eating in Nova Scotia schools under the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and Nova Scotia Health today, September 20.