May 06, 2022
(iHeart Radio) Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) says it will offer four, $4,000 entrance scholarships to alumni of the PREP academy.
May 04, 2022
(Global News) (Video) Monika Ouellet fills her days in unexpected ways. During the workday, she’s a funeral director and embalmer at a funeral home in Saint John. A job she describes as “fun’ but when she’s off the clock, she goes by a different name entirely: Lazermortis.
May 04, 2022
(Saltwire) Progress is being made in the development of the Marine Innovation Centre at the NSCC Shelburne Campus School of Fisheries with the purchase of portable simulators.
May 02, 2022
(CICan) We just wrapped up our first-ever hybrid conference and we hope you’ll agree it was a success! This year, our Connection Conference promised to get participants thinking about how we can Navigate Anew in these shifting global tides. If you missed it, here’s the who, what, when, where, why, and how in key conference numbers.
Apr 29, 2022
(101.5 The Hawk) NSCC Strait Area Campus is receiving $250 thousand for bursaries and research for the Nautical Institute.
Apr 26, 2022
(CBC Nova Scotia) With work progressing at the new NSCC Marconi campus in downtown Sydney, excitement is building with local businesses.
Apr 22, 2022
(CBC Nova Scotia) Nova Scotia is placing a greater emphasis on renewable energy sources in order to meet its target of 80 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
Apr 20, 2022
(Saltwire) The top trades students and apprentices will showcase their talents at the 2022 Nova Scotia Skills Competition on Wednesday. Skills Canada said the event open to both secondary and post-secondary students will take place at NSCC Strait Area Campus in Port Hawkesbury from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Apr 16, 2022
(Saltwire) Todd Boland and Jamie Ellison, the authors of the upcoming book, Gardening for Acidic Soils: Working with Nature to Create a Beautiful Landscape provide insight on spring bulbs, trees and shrubs that will provide year-round structure, protection and habitat for birds, and early colour.
Apr 14, 2022
(Saltwire) A first-generation landfill that operated from 1946 to 1996 in the Town of Shelburne’s south end – that has also been the subject of environmental racism claims – may finally be officially decommissioned.
Apr 13, 2022
(Huddle) This past Saturday, black entrepreneurs from across the city gathered downtown for the takin blk spring market. The event, held at the Halifax Brewery Farmer’s Market, showcased several new businesses and shone an extra-bright spotlight on youth and women entrepreneurs.
Apr 12, 2022
(VIDEO) (CTV News) There's growing excitement among people of Caribbean descent in the Maritimes with the upcoming opening of what's believed to be the region's first dedicated Caribbean grocery store. It's been a year-long project for 31-year-old Shawn Montique, a former NSCC student originally from Land Settlement, Jamaica.
Apr 11, 2022
(Canadian Metalworking) In Part II of this two-part series we look at how two colleges, NBCC and NSCC, rose to historical challenges of skilled trades training in Atlantic Canada and adapted their skilled trades training to better meet industry and student needs.
Apr 07, 2022
(Saltwire) A new tenant is setting up shop in a historic New Glasgow church. The new owners of the 19th Century Baptist church with stained windows, a century of character and a layout of twists and turns, hope to create a place for those looking for something a little different. They call it The Odditorium.
Apr 05, 2022
(Saltwire) ayden Green has never wanted to work for the man. The 19-year-old Glace Bay man discovered his entrepreneurial spirit while in elementary school and has been developing his business acumen ever since. Now, Green and partner Kelsey Woodland are the proud owners of Cape Breton’s newest business.