The following is an op-ed by Joanne Bernard, Minister Responsible for the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act about International Women’s Day, Wednesday, March 8.
Kelly Regan
Province Expands Services to Protect Women and Address Sexual Violence
The province will improve its support of women, children and other victims of sexual assault in the criminal justice system, including hiring two special prosecutors in the Public Prosecution Service to handle sexual assault cases and opening a new Domestic Violence Court in Halifax Regional Municipality.
Open Data Contest Winners Announced
Sixteen teams of young innovators spent the weekend building apps, websites and models and pitching their ideas to judges as part of the province’s first open data contest at Dalhousie University. First place was awarded to Sunil Udhayakumar, Keerthana Mohan, Siddharth Thangharaj and Rasheed Andrews for using Crown land and weather data to create a model for determining the best places for wind turbines in Nova Scotia.
Save the Date: Small Business Community Connect
Whether you’re a boot strappin’ start-up or an established local business, we’ll have presenters on hand with information that will help your business grow.
Startups Selected for Clean Technology Acceleration Program
Five Nova Scotia startups will participate in an acceleration program to help grow their clean technology ventures. The CleanTech Accelerate Program provides the companies with financing and business guidance.