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August 18th 2003 - Week 142

Scholarships Awarded
Two NSAC Engineering Diploma program graduates have received prestigious entrance scholarships to Dalhousie as they continue on to complete their engineering degrees. Ryan Gaunce received the Minas Basin Pulp and Power Company entrance scholarship valued at $2,000. Nathan Bokma has received the Gordon C.McCausland entrance scholarship valued at $1,000. Ryan is continuing on in mechanical engineering and Nathan in civil engineering. Congratulations!

Public Service Commission Training Calendar
The new Public Service Commission training calendar is now complete and should be available in a week or two. Since some training will begin in September and October, the PSC has sent us what is available at this time. I will send you this information once it is available to me. Please use the same format to apply for courses as outlined in the attachment. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Course application forms can be obtained through your stationery stockroom and a supply should be available at each office location.

Angela Ament
Human Resources CSU
Phone: 424-5612 or Fax: 424-8407
E-mail: aeament@gov.ns.ca

Secondhand Smoke at work
A brochure on Secondhand Smoke at work has been distributed to the Departmental Secretaries, the library and the Physical Plant. For more information on this study please contact Shirley Campbell, Principal Investigator (902) 424-6267 or by e-mail at campbes@gov.ns.ca

Colchester East Hants Rural Volunteer Coalition
The Colchester East Hants Rural Volunteer Coalition Presents two volunteer workshops.

#1 Volunteering: The Legal Issues
Presenter: Dianne E. Paquet
Partner, Burchell MacDougall Barristers & Solicitors
Lecture Theatre, Forrester Hall, NSCC
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 6:30-9:30 p.m.

#2 Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
Presenter: Max Chauvin
Trainer, Recreation Nova Scotia
Library Lower Floor Classroom, NSCC 36 Arthur St
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 6:30-9:30 p.m.

*No Charge but PRE-REGISTRATION required by September 17, 2003

To register, please contact: Wendy Robichaud 895-0235 wrobicha@nstc.library.ns.ca
Trish Spark 895-9313 office@colchester.unitedway.ca

Sponsored by the Rural Volunteer Project and Office Of Health Promotion, Nova Scotia Sport and Recreation Commission.

United Way Campaign
For the last several years, the Nova Scotia Agricultural College has consistently been one of the United Way’s Provincial Government Division valued supporters. We hope to continue this tradition again this year. The 2003-2004 Campaign will be a bit different this year with one campaign to include the entire campus with co-coordinators; one for the Department and one for NSAC. The President is looking for an enthusiastic volunteer to represent the NSAC. If you are interested in learning more about this please contact Dr. Hicks at phicks@nsac.ns.ca or by phone at (902) 893-6720

August Post
The August edition of the NSAC Post is now available at the following link:
http://www.nsac.ns.ca/news/ac_post/2003/August_2003_POST_A.pdf Many thanks are extended to our Guest Editor this month, Tina Geldart.

Twilight Tour: Cropping Systems Research at the NSAC

Hosted by the Cropping Systems Research Program

Time: August 27th/03 (Wed), 6:00 PM.
Meeting place: Truro AgriTECH Park Cropping Systems Research Centre Building.
Directions: From Main str in Truro take Pictou Road. After the RCMP station go left into Innovation Road. At the first stop sign go right into Research Drive, the Cropping Systems Research Centre Building is at the end of Research drive.

Everybody is welcome. For more information please contact Dr. Valtcho Jeliazkov at NSAC: Ph: (902) 893 7859 Fax: (902) 897 9762, e-mail:vjeliazkov@nsac.ns.ca