Nova Scotia hosting world culinary tourism summit.Join the foodie fun in Sept. 2010 in Halifax, NS.
by Kathryn Harley Haynes 2 April 2010
| Search for images of Canada at our Digital Asset Management site. Janice Ruddock figures it’s the seafood that clinched it. “In Nova Scotia, we’re all about the experience—with cooking, with the ocean and now the wines,” says the executive director of Taste of Nova Scotia. She is elaborating on the province’s selection to host the inaugural Culinary Tourism Thought Leadership World Summit & Consumer Marketplace this September. “There’s a passion for the freshest ingredients and the availability of amazing seafood.”
Coordinated by the International Culinary Tourism Association (ICTA), the Oregon (USA)-based authority on the industry, the two-day summit is expected to draw upwards of 300-500 culinary tourism leaders from around the world to Halifax, NS, to exchange ideas on the state of the industry and best practices for sustaining and growing it.
The Nova Scotia host committee—which in addition to Taste of Nova Scotia includes the Winery Association of Nova Scotia, the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Association of Chefs and Cooks, Slow Food Nova Scotia and several government departments and agencies—will be offering a selection of pre- and post-summit activities. Among the options for summit attendees will be wine tours to the Annapolis, Gaspereau and other vine-friendly valleys, cooking classes at renowned Trout Point Lodge of Nova Scotia (read more on Trout Point Lodge) and a period dinner at Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, a reconstructed, 18th-century fortified French town in North America.
Says Ruddock, “As the first summit, Nova Scotia will set the bar for future world culinary tourism conferences.”
http://novascotia.com
Monday, April 5, 2010
Biomass and NSP
NS: NewPage, NS Power propose new biomass venture
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Daily Business Buzz, April 5, 2010
[HALIFAX, NS] — Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) and NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp. (NewPage) have announced agreements to develop a new 60 MW biomass co-generation facility.
The development entails an NSPI investment of $200 million. This includes $93 million in construction costs for new facilities, $80 million to purchase assets from NewPage, and other related costs. NewPage will be responsible for the construction and operation of the co-generation facility and be completely responsible for fuel supply. This project remains subject to regulatory approval from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board and is targeting an in-service date of late 2012.
NSPI says the proposed co-generation project represents another important step toward meeting Nova Scotia’s renewable energy commitments while at the same time creating and sustaining jobs in the province. This local biomass fueled co-generation facility could supply Nova Scotians with approximately 400 GWh annually, representing approximately three per cent of the province’s total electricity requirement.
The project is expected to create an estimated 150 new jobs in Northern Nova Scotia, primarily in the forestry sector, in addition to maintaining the Port Hawkesbury mill’s existing workforce of approximately 550 employees. Approximately 50 person-years of employment will also be created during the construction phase.
A request for proposals is being issued to solicit competing renewable projects that provide firm energy. The RFP process will test the competitiveness of this proposed project.
Only “stem wood” will be used in the project’s biomass energy generation. Tree stumps, tops and branches will not be removed from the forest floor as they are necessary in restoring nutrients in the soil so new trees can grow.
NewPage Port Hawkesbury has used biomass sustainably since the early 1980s, and is the only company in the world to achieve all three forest management certifications; Canadian Standards Association, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Forest Stewardship Council.
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Daily Business Buzz, April 5, 2010
[HALIFAX, NS] — Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) and NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp. (NewPage) have announced agreements to develop a new 60 MW biomass co-generation facility.
The development entails an NSPI investment of $200 million. This includes $93 million in construction costs for new facilities, $80 million to purchase assets from NewPage, and other related costs. NewPage will be responsible for the construction and operation of the co-generation facility and be completely responsible for fuel supply. This project remains subject to regulatory approval from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board and is targeting an in-service date of late 2012.
NSPI says the proposed co-generation project represents another important step toward meeting Nova Scotia’s renewable energy commitments while at the same time creating and sustaining jobs in the province. This local biomass fueled co-generation facility could supply Nova Scotians with approximately 400 GWh annually, representing approximately three per cent of the province’s total electricity requirement.
The project is expected to create an estimated 150 new jobs in Northern Nova Scotia, primarily in the forestry sector, in addition to maintaining the Port Hawkesbury mill’s existing workforce of approximately 550 employees. Approximately 50 person-years of employment will also be created during the construction phase.
A request for proposals is being issued to solicit competing renewable projects that provide firm energy. The RFP process will test the competitiveness of this proposed project.
Only “stem wood” will be used in the project’s biomass energy generation. Tree stumps, tops and branches will not be removed from the forest floor as they are necessary in restoring nutrients in the soil so new trees can grow.
NewPage Port Hawkesbury has used biomass sustainably since the early 1980s, and is the only company in the world to achieve all three forest management certifications; Canadian Standards Association, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Forest Stewardship Council.
Nova Scotia needs this too
NB: Women’s groups demand pay equity for private sector
By Recommended by Staff
Source: CBC News, April 5, 2010
[FREDERICTON, NB] — CBC News is reporting that women’s organizations are urging the government to require that private-sector businesses adhere to policies relating to pay equity. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/04/04/nb-pay-equity-private-sector-632.html
By Recommended by Staff
Source: CBC News, April 5, 2010
[FREDERICTON, NB] — CBC News is reporting that women’s organizations are urging the government to require that private-sector businesses adhere to policies relating to pay equity. For more information, read the story at: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/04/04/nb-pay-equity-private-sector-632.html
First Nations Train with Emera
NS: First Nations partner with Emera to meet need for skilled workers
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Cape Breton Post, April 5, 2010
[MEMBERTOU, NS] — First Nation communities are teaming up with Atlantic Canada’s largest utility services contractor to help strengthen their skilled labour pool.
Emera Utility Services, a subsidiary of Emera Inc., has established a partnership with the Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office, an economic development organization established by the five First Nations in Cape Breton. The Unama’ki office will recruit and train local aboriginals and Emera has committed to hiring at least five people who successfully complete the training.
“This is the start of another very important partnership that has long-term implications,” said Unama’ki executive director Owen Fitzgerald. “Working with industry, understanding their needs and working to address these needs, is the key to our success.”
Fitzgerald said a collaborative and business-like approach to economic development has resulted in dozens of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in contracts for local Mi’kmaq.
A group of 10 aboriginals from Cape Breton recently visited an Emera Utility Services training facility in Truro, to learn more about the opportunity.
“The visit provided the group with an opportunity to experience first-hand the skills that they would learn in the program,” said Alex Paul, director with Unama’ki. “Attendees climbed poles, had a turn in a bucket truck and learned about EUS’ safety program.”
Learning to climb a power pole is Tim Paul of the Potlotek First Nation. Also shown is Gary Lamen, Potlotek First Nation, and Leo-Levi Stevens, right, of the Eskasoni First Nation.
The Economic Benefits Office has contracted the Nova Scotia Community College, Strait Campus, to deliver the training. Individuals that successfully complete the training will get six electrical credits through the community college.
Launched in 2000, Emera employs more than 200 skilled individuals and has an extensive fleet of on-road and off-road equipment. In Atlantic Canada, the company holds offices in Halifax, Truro, and Fredericton.
By Staff, Transcontinental Media
Source: The Cape Breton Post, April 5, 2010
[MEMBERTOU, NS] — First Nation communities are teaming up with Atlantic Canada’s largest utility services contractor to help strengthen their skilled labour pool.
Emera Utility Services, a subsidiary of Emera Inc., has established a partnership with the Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office, an economic development organization established by the five First Nations in Cape Breton. The Unama’ki office will recruit and train local aboriginals and Emera has committed to hiring at least five people who successfully complete the training.
“This is the start of another very important partnership that has long-term implications,” said Unama’ki executive director Owen Fitzgerald. “Working with industry, understanding their needs and working to address these needs, is the key to our success.”
Fitzgerald said a collaborative and business-like approach to economic development has resulted in dozens of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in contracts for local Mi’kmaq.
A group of 10 aboriginals from Cape Breton recently visited an Emera Utility Services training facility in Truro, to learn more about the opportunity.
“The visit provided the group with an opportunity to experience first-hand the skills that they would learn in the program,” said Alex Paul, director with Unama’ki. “Attendees climbed poles, had a turn in a bucket truck and learned about EUS’ safety program.”
Learning to climb a power pole is Tim Paul of the Potlotek First Nation. Also shown is Gary Lamen, Potlotek First Nation, and Leo-Levi Stevens, right, of the Eskasoni First Nation.
The Economic Benefits Office has contracted the Nova Scotia Community College, Strait Campus, to deliver the training. Individuals that successfully complete the training will get six electrical credits through the community college.
Launched in 2000, Emera employs more than 200 skilled individuals and has an extensive fleet of on-road and off-road equipment. In Atlantic Canada, the company holds offices in Halifax, Truro, and Fredericton.
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