Writer Madeleine Drohan will discuss “Going Global: Toward a Sustainable Resource Strategy.” The event is presented by the Canadian International Council Halifax Branch and Dalhousie University. The event will be held at the Lord Dalhousie Room, Henry Hicks Administration Building. Contact: j.breau@dal.ca.
The Nova Scotia Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives will release a report called Public Disservice: the impact of federal government job cuts in Atlantic Canada at a press conference in Halifax. The report makes projections for federal public sector job cuts in Atlantic Canada and discusses the breadth and depth of their … Read more
Minister of State (Seniors) Alice Wong (Richmond, B.C.) will speak at a press conference following the meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for seniors. The event will be held at Halifax World Trade and Convention Centre, Room 200C1, 1800 Argyle Street. Call 819-953-1144.
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will officially launch the fourth annual Halifax International Security Forum. The event will be held at the Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis Street , Main Ballroom. Call 613-697-9183 .
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.), Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.), and General Tom Lawson, chief of the Defence Staff, and other senior military leaders will award NATO service medals to 210 Canadian Forces members who served as part of Operation Unified Protector. The event will be … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will officially launch the fourth annual Halifax International Security Forum. The event will be held at the Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis Street, Main Ballroom. Call 613-996-2353.
Conservative MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, N.S.) will hold a news conference to announce federal support of two internship programs designed to promote academic-industrial research and development while supporting the development of future innovation leaders. The conference will be followed by photo opportunities and a site tour of the Immunovaccine Labs in Halifax. Armstrong will … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) will make a major tourism announcement which will benefit the industry in each Atlantic Province. Valcourt will be joined by National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.), and provincial government representatives. The event will be held at Canadian Museum of Immigration, Pier 21, … Read more
National Defence Minister Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will meet with key representatives of the fish and seafood sector to highlight the many benefits that an ambitious Canada-EU trade agreement would bring to hard-working Nova Scotians and all Canadians across the country. The event will be held at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Gateway Facilities, Cargo … Read more
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) will announce Government of Canada support for ABK BioMedical. The event will b e held at the Life Sciences Research Institute, 1344 Summer Street. Call 613-790-3637.
