My Nova Scotia Campaign to Include Early Round of Winners

NOTE: A schedule of dates, times and venues follows this release.

An early round of winners will be chosen in the My Nova Scotia regional tourism campaign.

The Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism is searching for talented Nova Scotians to star in a television promotion, airing this summer in the Maritimes.

A jury panel will choose a few lucky winning auditions for commercials that will begin airing May 9. To be considered for the early selections, entrants must upload their video to novascotia.com by March 28. Early bird auditions will have a chance to win an iPad.

If people can not produce their own video, the campaign is coming to a venue near them.

The My Nova Scotia audition bus will hit the road Monday, April 4 for the campaign launch in Yarmouth, and travel to 13 more destinations across the province.

The judges want to see star power, and learn what people love most about this beautiful province.

Twenty-one Nova Scotians will be featured in the campaign. The contest ends May 2.

For more information, go to novascotia.com.

• Yarmouth, Frost Park/Town Hall, April 4, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Liverpool, Visitor Information Centre, April 5, 9 a.m.-noon
• Lunenburg, Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, April 5, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Annapolis Royal, Waterfront Wharf, April 6, 9 a.m.-noon
• Wolfville, Willow Park, April 7, 9 a.m.-noon
• Truro, Truro Mall, April 8, 9 a.m.-noon
• Amherst, Amherst Centre Mall, April 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Pictou, Visitor Information Centre, April 12, 9 a.m.-noon
• Antigonish, Antigonish Mall, April 12, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Cheticamp, La Place des arts Père Anselme-Chiasson, April 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Sydney, Cruise Pavilion, April 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Port Hawkesbury, Civic Centre, April 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Sheet Harbour, MacPhee House Museum/Visitor Information Centre, April 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Halifax, Waterfront Wharf, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, April 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.