Druhan joins N.S. Liberal Party; aiming for leadership run in future
LUNENBURG: The newest Liberal MLA is already aiming to take a run at the leadership. Becky Druhan, who had been sitting as an Independent MLA for Lunenburg West through the…
Druhan leaves PC Party; to sit as an independent MLA for Lunenburg West
LUNENBURG WEST: The MLA for Lunenburg West has decided to leave the N.S. PC Caucus after being demoted out of Premier Tim Houston’s cabinet last week. Becky Druhan announced her…
New Human Rights Commission chair named
HALIFAX: Lawyer and social worker Shawna Paris, KC (King’s counsel), has been appointed Chair of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. “I want to welcome Ms. Paris to this important…
Province strikes engagement table to address Gender-Based violence
HALIFAX: The government is taking further action to prevent gender-based violence across Nova Scotia and better support those affected with the establishment of an engagement table led by Attorney General…
Column: Statement on Intimate Partner Violence
The following is a joint statement from Becky Druhan, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Today…
Province announces school lunch ordering opens
HALIFAX/WAVERLEY: Beginning Friday, Sept. 20, families of students in 28 Nova Scotia schools can order their choice of delicious, nutritious school lunches. They can now order lunches based on their…
New school year begins with historic changes to support learning: Minister Druhan
HALIFAX: This week, more than 135,000 students and 20,000 teachers, principals and staff across Nova Scotia will start their new school year. They will see positive changes designed to create…
Launch of new school lunch program gearing up
HALIFAX: Families across Nova Scotia will soon be able to order school lunches that are affordable, nutritious and delicious. The Nova Scotia School Lunch Program will serve its first lunches…
Maple Ridge, Holland Road SAC’s among projects to receive funding
FLETCHERS LAKE/LANTZ: Two local School Advisory Councils are receiving funding from the province through the SAC Innovation Fund. The 26 funding recipients across the province were announced June 18 by…
Statement from N.S. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister on N.S. AG report on school violence
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, on Auditor General’s Report on Preventing, Addressing School Violence. Everyone deserves to feel safe,…