Liz Chisholm Takes Council Helm

Liz Chisholm of Antigonish has been elected chair of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

She was welcomed at a reception at Province House in Halifax, today, April 17.

Ms. Chisholm is a municipal councillor for the Town of Antigonish and has been a member of the advisory council for six years.

"I am pleased to have been elected as chair," said Ms. Chisholm. "I'm looking forward to leading the council as they bring forward issues related to women's experiences and aspirations, and as we work toward equality for all women in Nova Scotia."

Ms. Chisholm is active in her community and church, sitting on the R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home board and the Antigonish Integrated Sustainability Committee, and chairing the Antigonish Beautification and Tree Committee. She is the proud mother of five daughters and grandmother of 11.

"Liz Chisholm's skills and experience will be important assets as she chairs the advisory council for the next two years," said Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act. "I look forward to working with her."

During her tenure as chair, Ms. Chisholm will focus on women's participation in government decision-making and politics, and on ways to reduce women's vulnerability to poverty.

The chair is elected by a majority of council members every two years, as specified by the regulations to the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act. Ms. Chisholm succeeds Sonja Power, whose term ended March 31.