Jun 19, 2020
(Irving Shipbuilding) The first-ever Pathways to Shipbuilding Program for African Nova Scotians concluded today at Halifax Shipyard where students had been working on their final practical training in the two-year welding program.
Jun 08, 2020
(CBC Nova Scotia) NSCC to shift many fall courses online because of COVID-19 Nova Scotia Community College said it's moving many of its courses online in the fall with some trades students and instructors meeting on campus, possibly with protective equipment, as part of the new COVID-19 reality.
Jun 04, 2020
(Global News) Representatives from post-secondary institutions are taking part in a panel discussion on campus accessibility as part of the National AccessAbility Week Digital Conference, hosted by Halifax-based organization reachAbility.
May 28, 2020
(Irving Shipbuilding) Nineteen students participating in the two-year Pathways to Shipbuilding Program for African Nova Scotians who were just weeks away from completing their Welding Diploma program from Nova Scotia Community College when Covid-19 disrupted studies and schedules have been able to resume program thanks to a sponsorship by Irving Shipbuilding and continued support from our key community partners; East Preston Empowerment Academy, the YMCA, Employment Nova Scotia, NSAA and CWB.
May 23, 2020
(Chronicle Herald) NSCC Chef Claude Aucoin has no children of his own. But he is from a large Cheticamp family, and, at 58, has already mourned the loss of not just his parents, but two brothers.
May 21, 2020
(Chronicle Herald) The new principal of the Strait Area Campus brings an extensive background in the marine industry as well as post-secondary experience to his new post. The Nova Scotia Community College recently named Vivek Saxena as the new principal at the Port Hawkesbury campus.
May 19, 2020
(Cape Breton Post) Creativity the key to NSCC Marconi campus response to coronavirus Fred Tilley, principal of the Nova Scotia Community College’s Marconi campus, said staff and students at the post-secondary institution are using creativity and co-operation to make the best of a bad time as the school’s campus remains closed during the ongoing COVID-related state of emergency.
May 13, 2020
(CBC Nova Scotia) Nova Scotia screenwriter finds Hollywood success with horror film 'Becky' Halifax-based screenwriter Nick Morris is anxiously awaiting the debut of his first film “Becky", a horror film which stars Joel McHale, Kevin James, and Lulu Wilson. Morris’s love of storytelling led him to take the Radio and Television Arts program at the Nova Scotia Community College in Kentville, N.S., graduating in 2000.
May 12, 2020
(101.5 The Hawk) The NSCC Strait Area Campus has named their new principal, Vivek Saxena. A release Monday said Saxena lead the Nautical Institute team at the campus for the last seven years.
May 01, 2020
(CBC Nova Scotia) Sea levels rising faster in the Maritimes, but science can help communities plan and prepare Tim Webster, a research scientist with the Applied Geomatics Research Group at Nova Scotia Community College, has helped model what sea level rise could look like in the province.
Apr 30, 2020
(Pictou Advocate) IGNITE Labs Inc. is helping is helping frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19.
Apr 30, 2020
(Chronicle Herald) Halifax man recounts leaving Syria to find his 'dream place' in Canada Mohammad Al Masalma says he would have never imagined how a decision he and his family made seven years ago would lead him to Nova Scotia, where he now has a full-time job and runs his own business.
Apr 29, 2020
(Chronicle Herald) Halifax humanitarian Mel Boutilier dies at 92 Mel Boutilier came into the world 92 years ago as the son of a poor Nova Scotia fisherman and left it Tuesday night as a humanitarian "giant." The Order of Canada, the Order of Nova Scotia, an honorary doctorate from Saint Mary's University and an honorary diploma from the Nova Scotia Community College are among the many honours he received in recognition of his charitable work.
Apr 27, 2020
(Education News Canada) Project Pandemic will help Canadian news organizations to inform audiences about the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath.
Apr 25, 2020
(Global News Nova Scotia) A centralized hub hosted by the Nova Scotia Community College will connect businesses to support programs available from post-secondary institutions and other regional organizations.
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