News releases from Premier's Office (Page 1)

Nova Scotia will receive more than a quarter of a billion dollars under the $19-billion federal-provincial-territorial Safe Restart Agreement announced today, July 16.

BUREAU DU PREMIER MINISTRE—Entrée en vigueur de la loi sur le don d’organes et de tissus en janvier

Government announced today, June 30, the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act will come into effect on Jan. 18, 2021.

Today, June 21, is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada.

A three-member trustee board will oversee spending decisions of a $50 million trust fund that will continue to advance the transition and development of Nova Scotia’s forestry sector.

Over the next few weeks, we need to monitor COVID-19 cases to ensure they stay low and we have little to no community spread. If we continue to flatten the curve, our first priority is to ease restrictions in our own province, including expanding the family bubble.

Up to 2,000 local jobs will be created as Nova Scotians get back to work on more than 200 infrastructure projects across the province. The province is investing up to $230 million to improve infrastructure and help get the economy moving again.

Now that the Northern Pulp mill has stopped discharging wastewater into Boat Harbour, Nova Scotians expect the remainder of the shutdown of the mill site to be completed in a way that is safe and protects the environment.

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed extensive demands on front-line health-care workers but the majority did not initially qualify for the federal top-up program. That is why Premier Stephen McNeil lobbied the federal government for flexibility around its program.

Le gouvernement provincial prolonge l'état d'urgence pendant deux semaines supplémentaires en vertu de la loi sur la gestion des urgences (Emergency Management Act) pour la sécurité et la protection de la santé des gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse.

The province is renewing the state of emergency for another two weeks under the authority of the Emergency Management Act for the protection of the health and safety of Nova Scotians.

Today, Nova Scotians are mourning another loss after a Canadian helicopter involved in Operation Reassurance with Halifax’s HMCS Fredericton crashed in international waters off the coast of Greece.

An online book of condolences for those who lost their lives this past weekend is now available.

La Province a renouvelé l’état d’urgence décrété en vertu de la loi sur la gestion des urgences (Emergency Management Act) afin de protéger la santé et d’assurer la sécurité des Néo-Écossais.

The province is renewing the state of emergency under the authority of the Emergency Management Act for the protection of the health and safety of Nova Scotians.

Scott Farmer has been appointed the new deputy minister of Environment, replacing Frances Martin who retires on April 30. Mr. Farmer has served as associate deputy minister of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services since 2015.

Les membres du Cabinet se sont rencontrés par téléconférence, aujourd'hui 2 avril, et ont convenu de demander au lieutenant-gouverneur de prolonger l'état d'urgence pendant deux semaines supplémentaires. L'ordonnance serait en vigueur du dimanche 5 avril à midi au dimanche 19 avril à midi.

Cabinet met today, April 2, by teleconference and agreed to ask the lieutenant governor to extend the state of emergency for another two weeks. The order would take effect at noon Sunday, April 5 and extend to noon, April 19.

Candace Thomas has been appointed the new deputy minister of Justice, replacing Karen Hudson who retires on April 30. Ms. Thomas will also serve as deputy minister of the new Office of Social Innovation and Integrative Approaches, established in the 2020-21 budget.

Aujourd'hui 22 mars, la Nouvelle-Écosse a déclaré un état d'urgence provincial pour contribuer à réduire la propagation de la COVID-19. Les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse ne doivent pas sortir de la province et doivent seulement quitter leur logement pour obtenir des articles et services essentiels.