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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
Upcoming Retirement Receptions
We would like to remind everyone that there will be a retirement
reception for Bruce Curry and Hank Kolstee in the C.A.
Douglas Room and foyer area of Cumming Hall on today May
29, 2008 from 3p.m.- 5p.m.
Please join us in wishing Bruce and Hank all the best.
Roy MacKenzie, field agent with the Nova Scotia
Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission is retiring after 33
years
of
service
with the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture. Roy has been
on staff with the commission for the past eight years,
but served most of his career in the livestock section.
In celebration of his retirement and his contribution to the
department and the provinces agricultural industry, a reception
in his honor will be held in the C.A. Douglas Room
and foyer area of Cumming Hall on Friday June 6, 2008 from
2 p.m. - 4p.m.
Please join us in wishing Roy all the best in
his retirement.
Canadian Dairy Commission Scholarship Program
*Now accepting applications for the October 15 deadline*
To provide scholarships to high caliber students who are
registered in a research-based graduate program at the
Nova Scotia Agricultural
College (NSAC) and who are conducting a thesis research
project that has application to the dairy industry and
is in one of
the following areas: agricultural economics and policy,
food/dairy science or animal science (please note we
are not accepting
applications for animal science area at this time). The
value of the awards is $20,000 per year for up to two
years for students
enrolled in the Master of Science program. In addition,
students who receive the scholarship may apply for a
one-time maximal
additional sum of $5000 for travel costs to further their
education or research program on the advice of their
thesis supervisor.
Recipients of this award must register as full-time students.
Click
here for more information.
Friends of the Gardens Plant Sale
The Friends of the Gardens plant sale will be this Saturday
May 31 from 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. at the Collins Building, 160
College Rd.
There will be a variety of herbaceous perennials, rock garden
plants and some annuals. Funds raised go to help build and
maintain the rock garden, butterfly meadow and other garden
features being implemented on the NSAC campus.
Updated NSAC Phone List
Further to last week's request and responses to date, the most
recent version of the NSAC Phone List can be found on the
NSAC website, or click
here to view the updated list.
Please re-check the listing for errors or omissions and notify
Theresa Blois in the President's Office at 893-6720 or tblois@nsac.ca of any changes. Thank you!
Work Well E-News for May 27,2008
Hello everyone and welcome to your new Work Well E-News. This
e-mail
will be sent out to all Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
and
Aquaculture staff on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
If you have
any information to add to the e-news, email us by the preceding
Monday
to workwell@gov.ns.ca
* May 2008 edition of the Organic
Friends E-Zine, from the
Organic
Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)
* The May 2008 edition of Journey
to Wellness - Your Healthy
Workplace
Newsletter.
* Family caregiving is one of the most important roles in
a person’s
life, but a role for which most individuals are unprepared.
If you think
you are a family caregiver or anticipate being one in the future,
you or
a fellow co-worker may be interested in the Family Caregiving
and the
Workplace course in Halifax is scheduled for June 11-12.Registration
ends this week for the June course. Clik
here to register.
Wellness Tip
ICE Campaign
The Ice Campaign is a method of contact during emergency situations.
As
cell phones are carried by the majority of the population,
all you need
to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who
should be
contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" (In
Case Of Emergency).
In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and
hospital
Staff will be able to quickly contact the right person by simply
dialing
the number you have stored as "ICE."
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