News releases from Speaker's Office (Page 4)

Onze membres de la communauté acadienne et francophone ont été reçus dans l'Ordre de la Pléiade lors d'une cérémonie qui a eu lieu à Province House aujourd'hui 22 mai.

Eleven members of the Acadian and francophone community joined the Ordre de la Pléiade during a ceremony at Province House today, May 22.

The fifth session of the 61st general assembly will open at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 26, with the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia reading the Speech from the Throne.

Speaker of the House Gordie Gosse announced the fourth session of the 61st general assembly will reconvene at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25.

Richard Temporale has been appointed Nova Scotia's new chief electoral officer, the first under the province's new Elections Act.

The fourth session of the 61st general assembly will open at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 29, with the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia reading the Speech from the Throne.

A report into pensions and other retirement benefits of Members of the Legislative Assembly was released today, Nov 3. The report, commissioned by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, recommends a number of changes to the pensions and benefits of elected officials.

For the first time, Nova Scotia is hosting the Annual Meeting and Regional Policy Forum of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference, held Aug. 7 to 10 in Halifax at the Marriott Harbourfront Hotel.

The MLA Pension Review Panel is seeking public input and invites written submissions from interested persons or groups.

NOTE: Biographies of the panel members can be viewed at http://gov.ns.ca/govt/pensionreview/Pension_Review_Panel_Biographies.pdf .

Des membres de la communauté acadienne et francophone ont été reçus dans l'Ordre de la Pléiade lors d'une cérémonie qui a eu lieu à Province House aujourd'hui 23 mars.

Members of the Acadian and francophone community were received into the Ordre de la Pléiade during a ceremony at Province House today, March 23.

The third session of the 61st general assembly will open at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 31, with the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia reading the Speech from the Throne.

NOTE: A full list of changes to MLA benefits and compensation is available at https://www.gov.ns.ca/news/docs/2011/feb/MLA-Expenses-update-2011.pdf .

Speaker of the House of Assembly Gordie Gosse, today, Jan 21, initiated an independent review of pensions for Members of the Legislative Assembly. The review will be conducted by an independent panel and be completed and presented to the Speaker in late spring.

Speaker Charlie Parker today, Jan. 11, announced the appointment of a new chief clerk of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

A book that links the history and architectural design of Province House and other maritime parliamentary buildings was launched today, Nov. 16.

The system in development to post MLA expenditures will provide the identities of vendors who provide the goods and services to MLAs, Speaker of the House of Assembly Charlie Parker said today, Oct. 1.

The second session of the 61st general assembly will resume at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28.

Rod MacArthur, chief clerk of the House of Assembly, announced today, Aug 20, that he plans to retire on Oct. 1, after serving in the position since 1986.