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"What a privilege it was, once again, to have a front row seat to all 21 graduation celebrations." ~ Don Bureaux, President, Nova Scotia Community College
Nova Scotia Community College, celebrated over 4,500 graduates from its 13 campuses during 21 convocation ceremonies across the province.
"NSCC is committed to giving students the tools and experience they need to succeed in their programs and beyond," says NSCC President Don Bureaux. "Convocation is an exciting time and a chance for us to celebrate each student's success and reflect on all they have accomplished as they embark on the next leg of their journey."
"What a privilege it was, once again, to have a front row seat to all 21 graduation celebrations." ~ Don Bureaux, President, Nova Scotia Community College
Dylan Francis, a member of Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick, knew he wanted a career in the metal trades. But getting there proved difficult.
Nova Scotia’s government will use transition money to create new training paths for workers affected by the pending closure of the Northern Pulp mill who want to stay in Nova Scotia.
The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency and Nova Scotia Community College are working together to enhance programming to connect these workers to opportunities in the skilled trades.
There were silent vigils across the country on Wednesday – including at a number of schools in Halifax – for the victims of the Iranian plane crash last week.
At the Nova Scotia Community College's Institute of Technology, Hedieh Tehrani and Mahsa Majidi took a silent moment to remember their friend Masoumeh Ghavi, one of the 176 people killed in the crash of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752.
Are Cape Bretoners still happier than their mainland counterparts? That question will be answered in the coming weeks when Engage Nova Scotia releases the results of a survey that measured the overall quality of life in 10 regions across the province.
Michele Whynot couldn’t have known it at the time, but a wrong turn in life turned out to be just the thing she needed to turn her life around. The Honey Bees ministry, part of the Parish of Christ Church Shelburne, was her saving grace.
In 1994 the sudden collapse of the first Seongsu Bridge in South Korea claimed the lives of 32 people and injured 17 others. It was a tragedy that would ignite Simon An’s passion to pursue a career that could help prevent such disasters in the future.
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