Canada and Nova Scotia flags at Irving Shipyard

Nova Scotia committed up to $304 million in loans as part of Irving Shipbuilding's successful bid for the $25 billion federal combat vessel shipbuilding program, Premier Darrell Dexter revealed March 30.

It is the single largest investment in jobs and growing the economy in Nova Scotia's history - to strengthen the competitiveness of Irving Shipbuilding's bid to build Canada's next fleet of combat ships. It represents six per cent of the tax revenue the province expects to receive in return.

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This spring, for three days, a group of children from schools around the province got together as Children’s Chorus of Nova Scotia. Most of them met for the first time, and in three days not only put on a beautiful concert of songs they learned in that brief time period, but they also did a recording of O Canada with Symphony Nova Scotia. The beauty of this work, in two languages, warms the heart and reminds us how valuable a resource our children are. The CD they produced is being distributed to all the schools in the province, as the official O Canada for years to come!.."
Pat d'Entremont
Halifax, Nova Scotia
After a long long drive from Vancouver Island, B.C. we finally arrived in the Annapolis Valley on August 13th, 2011 with 4 of our children, the dog and 2 cats. It has taken us a little while to get everything sorted out such as registering the kids for school, finding work, unpacking a never ending pile of boxes and all the other things that come along with a long distance move..."
Elizabeth Anne Faires
Greenwood, Nova Scotia

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Winter in Pictou County NS
Lee Martin