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NSAC E-Bulletin
Please forward your submissions to the NSAC E-Bulletin to
the newsdesk at (news@nsac.ca).
for inclusion in the next edition, which run on Monday and
Thursday of each week. Remember you can post notices anytime
on the NSAC Forums at http://nsac.ca/forums
Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is looking for volunteers to conduct the
Economics of Staying in School (ESIS) program in Colchester
County. ESIS is a half-day program delivered during the morning
of April 3, 2007 (YES only a week away!) in all grade 9 classes
in Nova Scotia. Details of the program are found on this webpage:
http://www.janovascotia.org/programs.cfm?itemid=265&smocid=68.
If you can spare a half a day to show students in grade 9 the
value of getting a good education, consider becoming a volunteer.
It is a fun and rewarding program for the students and for you
as a volunteer. If you are interested, please contact David
Fullerton immediately at dfullerton@nsac.ca
or call 896-2419. Training in the program is provided to you
before you get to the class.
Volunteer Now!
Leadership Lessons of Senior Public Sector Leaders
Monday April 23, 2007
Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, Atlantic Ballroom
1181 Hollis St., Halifax
8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The IPAC Nova Scotia Regional Chapter is pleased to host a
half-day symposium on the lessons of leadership from former
senior leaders in the public sector. The symposium will bring
to light the type of leadership required in the public sector
to balance competing demands for accountability, innovation
and the provision of fearless advice. Speakers will reflect
on public sector leadership as they experienced, conceived and
shaped it; how their leadership experiences transformed them;
and, how they worked with the political actors. The symposium
will also provide a view from the political side on the leadership
required from public servants. More information...
Compost Tea Workshop
This is a reminder for the last upcoming Compost Tea workshop
in Halifax. There is still space left, so it is not
too late to register. However, if you are planning to attend,
please call asap to register.
What is compost tea?
Compost tea is a liquid rich in microbes beneficial to plants.
It is brewed from high quality compost or worm compost.
The Workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 2, BioSciences
Centre, 1721 Lower Water St., Halifax.
Cost: $125. HST included (lunch and refreshments provided)
To register: Phone 902-445-3894 or email us at info@sfce.ca
Group rates available! -- Visit our website at www.sfce.ca
Environmental Health Project Update
A skilled workforce and access to specialized expertise are
necessary to building a strong environmental health system.
That said, myself, and the deputy ministers of Health Protection
and Promotion, and Environment and Labour, along with the Chief
Medical Officer of Health, are pleased to announce that the
first working group to be established under the joint framework
for collaboration on environmental health protection will focus
on human resources.
The turnover associated with staff retirements and natural
career movement poses challenges for our three departments
which employ the largest corps of environmental health protection
professionals in Nova Scotia.
The working group has been asked to develop two recruitment
and retention strategies aimed at public health inspectors:
a joint bursary program and a formalized process for coordinating
student practice across the three departments. In the longer
term, the working group may expand its work to meet the needs
of a range of environmental health protection professionals
in innovative ways, linked with broader government human resource
planning.
View the terms of reference for the Environmental Health
Human Resources Working Group.
We recognize that this has been a widely discussed topic for
some time and are now pleased to offer our support to the working
group who will proceed to make recommendations. Updates will
be provided periodically.
Regards,
Paul LaFleche
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
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