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NSAC Annual Open House
NSAC's annual Open House is just around the corner! This year’s event is being held on Thursday, July 22.
NSAC has been hosting an open house for the last 39 years! The university continues to support the event in an effort to engage and educate the community in the activities of the university.
We need everyone's support to make this year’s event successful. We'll be holding a meeting today from 2 - 3 p.m.in the C.A. Douglas room. Let’s come together and show the community what we're all about!
We will have snacks and drinks for the meeting!
Another successful year for Tractor Safety Training
Continuing Education has been offering a tractor safety course for young Nova Scotia tractor drivers since 2007. The course is designed to allow those with a NS class eight (tractor) license to learn tractor safety, safe use and hauling of trailed implements and highway regulations. Students who successfully complete the course are eligible to have a condition 15 endorsement added to their drivers license. The condition 15 endorsement allows them to haul implements between 4500 and 14 000 kg on Nova Scotia's public roads.
Thirty-one students participated in the course this spring/summer (11 from NSAC). Thanks to instructors Scott Read, Alden Knight and Stewart Yuill for being committed to the course and doing a great job.
A special thank you goes out to Blueline New Holland for donating one of the tractors used in teaching and testing this past weekend at NSAC Farm.
Tractor Safety Students must be able to back up a tractor with an implement attached as part of the driving test.
NSAC Grad Student Wins First Prize at National Conference
Second year NSAC M.Sc. student, Jeff Nimmo recently won first prize for his oral presentation on "Nutrient Flows on Maritime Dairy Farms" at the national joint conference of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) and Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA). Jeff was presented with a $900 cash prize sponsored by CSA.
The conference titled "Transfers and Transformations: Our Evolving Biosphere" was held at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon from June 20-24, 2010. Jeff's research is supervised by Dr. Derek Lynch, NSAC Canada research chair in Organic Agriculture. Other project committee members include Dr. David Burton (NSAC), Dr. Bernie Zebarth (AAFC), and Josee Owen (AAFC).
The Research and Graduate Studies office would like to congratulate Jeff on his accomplishments and thank him for strongly representing NSAC at a national event!
Third Annual Spirit Nova Scotia Local Food Award
The 3rd Annual Spirit Nova Scotia Local Food Award, co-sponsored by Spirit Nova Scotia and Select Nova Scotia, will celebrate individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to the local food movement in Nova Scotia. Prizes will be awarded for three categories:
- Producer (farmer/fisher)
- Non-profit (organizations, institutions, individuals etc.)
- Business (restaurants, retail, etc.)
Click here for nomination form.
Deadline for nominations is July 9.
OH&S and WHMIS Training Cancellation
OH&S and WHMIS Training scheduled for June 29 is cancelled.
Canada Day Office Closures
The following will be closed on July 1 and 2.
MacRae Library
XEROX Print Center
Development and External Relations
Financial Services
Research and Graduate Studies
Enrollment Management
Continuing Education
Physical Plant (maintenance worker on call -897-5804)
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Mark Mason's Canada Day Celebrations
Bible Hill has a Canada day parade each year that runs along College and Pictou Road. The theme this year is: My Canada is....
The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. and should pass by my place on 114 Pictou Road around 11:00 a.m. Everyone is invited to come and watch the parade on my front lawn. After the parade we will have a BBQ and play some friendly games. It's a great time to relax, have some food and enjoy Canada's birthday.
What: Canada Day Celebration and BBQ
When: Thursday July 1, 10:30 am.- 11:00 a.m. start
Where: 114 Pictou Road
RSVP: Let me know if you're coming! (Family and friends welcome!)
If it's raining we'll move inside.
There will be non-pork and vegetarian foods available. Please let me know if you have any special requests.
Hope you can make the celebrations!
mmason@nsac.ca
RCMP SAFE Plan (School Action For Emergencies)
NSAC is working with the local detachment of the RCMP to develop a site specific law
enforcement program at NSAC or SAFE Plan –School Action for Emergencies. Members of the RCMP will be on campus over the next several weeks developing an effective operational planning and support tool when responding to serious university incidents.
The RCMP SAFE Plan, modeled after Peel Regional Police’s proven school response program, was developed to allow members access to site specific information on schools in their respective detachment areas. The SAFE Plan can be used in the event of an armed suspect on campus, bomb threats, chemical spills, biochemical incidents or any event that requires extraordinary deployment of resources. For more information contact Elaine Rector at 893-4190
Surf and Turf Golf Tournament
The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Surf) and Department of Agriculture (Turf) are teaming up once again to host the 2010 Surf and Turf Golf Tournament in support of United Way. This year's event is being held Friday, September 10 at Mountain Golf Course, just outside of Truro. The cost is $50.00 for all the fun you can handle!
This tournament has been a major contributor for the department's United Way Campaign. It's a fun scramble, so skill is not a concern!We accept teams of four or individual registrations and would welcome any individuals or teams from NSAC.
For something a wee bit different this year, there is a theme for the tournament, so haul out your favorite Hawaiian Shirt!
For more information or to register, please contact Linde Greening with Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
greenijl@gov.ns.ca
Emergency SMS
The emergency SMS text message system was a great success last year. To get ready for the new year we'll be clearing out the database of all cellphone numbers today, June 28. If you'd like to receive emergency SMS texts to your phone, we ask you to sign your cellphone number up again at my.nsac.ca.
Bookstore News
Angela will be on vacation July 1 - 16th. During this period the bookstore will be open limited hours. The bookstore hours will be based on Mark's master's schedule which is not set. Therefore, hours will be posted on the door or you can call ahead (#893-6728). The bookstore will be back to regular hours July 19th.
Nova Scotia Tractor Safety Certification Course
Due to increased demand in 2010, Continuing and Distance Education is offering a second NS Tractor Safety Course in June. The course is intended for (but not limited to) youth aged 14-16 who hold a valid NS class eight driver’s license.
Those who successfully complete this course are eligible to obtain a condition 15 endorsement on their license. This course increases the awareness and competency regarding the safe operation and use of farm tractors and implements.
Topics such as safety, highway regulations, pre-operation checks, safe starts and stops and connecting and hauling various implements are covered. NSAC CDE is pleased to contribute to the safety of our youth!
The course is set for this weekend: June 26 - 27, 2010
Click here
for more information.
Signage and posters for Open House? Plan now!
NSAC's Print Centre is now ready to print all of your giveaway material, large format signage and posters. We can print both exterior and interior signage and posters, on paper and vinyl. Talk to Glenn at 4737 about the possibilities. And since there is always a run on the Print Centre in the three days before Open House, why not avoid the stress and order now? xerox@nsac.ca
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