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HUMAN RIGHTS--HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------ Marlene Ruck of Halifax has been appointed to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. The new appointment was approved this week by the all-party human resources committee of the House of Assembly. The commission is responsible for administering and enforcing the provisions of Nova Scotia's Human Rights Act. This includes complaints investigation and determination, public information and education on race relations, advice and assistance to government departments, and co-operation with and assistance to any person or organization concerned with human rights. The new commissioner has been a teacher in the Halifax/Dartmouth area since 1991. She has extensive community volunteer experience, especially in the areas of education and race relations. The other members of the commission are: Alison Scott Butler, Port Williams, Kings County, a lawyer with considerable experience and interest in the area of family law and children's rights; Norbert Comeau, Church Point, Digby County, a school principal who is active in the Acadian community; Mary MacLennan, Halifax, a lawyer active in the disabled community; Joseph Benjamin Marshall, Eskasoni, Cape Breton County, a recent law graduate of Dalhousie Law Schools's Indigenous Black and Mi'kmaq Program, who has a lengthy involvement in Mi'kmaq community affairs; Dr. Kenneth Ozmon, Halifax, president of Saint Mary's University and commission chair; Prof. Wayne MacKay, Halifax, a faculty member at Dalhousie Law School, and executive director of the Human Rights Commission; and, B. J. Tan of Waverley, Halifax County, a federal government employee who has been an active community volunteer for many years. Commission members are remunerated at a rate of $100 per meeting, with meetings held once a month. The commission chair receives an additional annual honoraria of $6,000. -30- Contact: Prof. Wayne MacKay 902-424-4622 trp Oct. 27, 1995