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Luncheon with Governor General Mary Simon
As part of our 75th anniversary celebrations, The Nova Scotia Co-operative Council is thrilled to invite you to a luncheon event with special guest & keynote speaker. Aug 14, 2024 11:45am Best Western Glengarry Register by emailing info@novascotia.coop Call 902-893-8966 Online Registration
Michael Creagen awarded the “Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee” Medal
In January 2022, our photographer Michael Creagen was awarded the "Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee" Medal by Lt. Governor Arthur LeBlanc, for his service to the Crown and contribution to the Arts in Nova Scotia. The medal was awarded to a select few Nova Scotians who have made a significant [...]
Community Solutions to Affordable Housing Crisis
The Nova Scotia Co-operative Council has acquired a 132 year old historic building in downtown Pictou, Nova Scotia, for conversion to affordable housing. To be called the Stone House Manor (a Co-operative Caring Community) the building will be converted to 15 units, a combination of one and two bedrooms. “This [...]
Local, Award-Winning Author to Write Definitive Story of Nova Scotia Co-operative Movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELocal, award-winning author to write definitive story of Nova Scotia cooperative movement(Truro, N.S., August 8, 2022)—The Nova Scotia Co-operative Council is delighted to announce that it has commissioned multi-award-winning Nova Scotia journalist and author Alec Bruce to write the definitive story of the province’s Co-operative movement, focussing on its [...]
Coady’s Place in New Glasgow
Your co-operative impactCoady’s Place in New GlasgowA living example of the cooperative impact at work to fulfill the need of communitiesOn May 26, 2022, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, MP Sean Fraser and The Nova Scotia Co-operative Council announced 36 new affordable housing units in New Glasgow.Under the federal government’s [...]