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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax Census Metropolitan Area, CMA was 530,167, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were Amalgamation (politics), amalgamated in 1996: History of Halifax (former city), Halifax, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dartmouth, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Bedford, and Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County. Halifax is an economic centre of Atlantic Canada, home to a concentration of government offices and private companies. Major employers include the Canadian Armed Forces, Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University (Halifax), Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is the Population of Canada by province and territory, seventh-most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 969,383 residents as of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Census of Population, and the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area#Land area, second-smallest province in land area at . Nova Scotia's 49 municipality, municipalities cover of the territory's land mass, and are home to of its population. Unlike the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, which have two-tiered municipal systems, Nova Scotia has a one-tier system of municipalities inclusive of four municipality types – regional municipality#Nova Scotia, regional municipalities, towns, County#Canada, county municipalities and District municipality#Usage in Nova Scotia, district municipalities. Regional municipalities may incorporate under the ''Municipal Government Act'' (''MGA'') of 1998, which came into force on April 1, 1999, while towns, county m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrell Samson
Darrell Samson (born October 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook from 2015 until 2025. He is a former superintendent of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Nova Scotia's Acadian and Francophone school board. Early life and education An Acadian, Samson is a native of Petit-de-Grat, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia. He attended the Université de Moncton, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Education and in 1984 with a Masters in Education. Before politics Samson was a teacher/administrator at Caudle Park Elementary for many years before assuming his role at Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. He has been the national president and vice-president of all French school board superintendents outside Quebec, an active member of the National Committee for Early Years as well as a member of the Provincial Advisory Council to the Minister of Education on Early Years in Nova Scotia. Political career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Jessome
Benjamin Thomas JessomeThe Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Jessome, Benjamin Thomas, page 126 Nova Scotia Legislature is a politician, who was elected to the in the 2013 provincial election. A member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Ince
Robert Anthony "Tony" Ince (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where he defeated the incumbent, Premier Darrell Dexter. In October 2024, Ince announced that he would not seek reelection. Early life and education Ince was born in Halifax and worked as counsellor with the Department of Community Services. He also worked as a project coordinator with the Black Educators Association. Political career Ince ran in the 2009 provincial election losing to Dexter. He was elected in the 2013 provincial election. On October 22, 2013, Ince was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage as well as Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and the Minister responsible for the Heritage Property Act. Ince was re-elected in the 2017 election. On June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Horne
William H. Horne (born March 28, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank. Horne graduated from Saint Mary's University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science. Saint Mary's University Electoral record , - , Liberal , Bill Horne , align="right", 3,588 , align="right", 43.09 , align="right", , - ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Harrison (politician)
William Lawrence "Larry" Harrison is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, he represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley. He was re-elected in the 2017 and 2021 provincial elections. He did not run in 2024. Electoral record , - , Progressive Conservative , Larry Harrison , align="right", 3,304 , align="right", 42.27 , align="right", , - , New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ... , Gary Burrill , align="right", 2,293 , align="right", 29.33 , align="right", , - , Liberal , Tom Martin , align="right", 2,220 , align="right", 28.40 , align="right", Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Halman
Timothy Halman (born June 2, 1977)The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Halman, Timothy, page 104 Nova Scotia Legislature is a politician. He was elected to the in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the |
Rafah DiCostanzo
Rafah DiCostanzo (born May 2, 1962) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. She announced that she would not be seeking reelection in October 2024. Early life and education DiCostanzo was born in Baghdad, Iraq. She moved to Great Britain as a teenager and arrived in Canada in 1984. She graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University in 1988 with a bachelor of arts in modern languages. She has been an Arabic interpreter with Nova Scotia Interpreting Services since 1990. Personal life DiCostanzo is married to John DiCostanzo, a lawyer. Dicostanzo has lived in Clayton Park West for over 33 years. DiCostanzo worked for Nova Scotia Interpreting Services and also has experience in banking administration, travel constituency, entrepreneurship and business ownership. DiCostanzo speaks five different languages and has worked as an interpreter for new immigrants and refugees for almost 30 years. Political career DiCo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Colwell
Keith Wayne Colwell (born October 3, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston-Dartmouth for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2021. Early life Colwell was raised in Jemseg, New Brunswick. Since the 1990s, he has owned and operated a manufacturing company and was one of the founding members of the Enterprise Forum for Nova Scotia. Political career Colwell successfully ran for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Eastern Shore in spring 1993. He was elected in the 1993 provincial election and was re-elected in the 1998 provincial election. Following his re-election, Colwell was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia where he served as Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Minister of Consumer Services, as well as holding other cabinet responsibilities. Colwell was defeated in the 1999 provincial election by Bill Dooks. Turning to munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Chender
Claudia Chender (born July 29, 1976) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party since June 25, 2022. She was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 general election, representing the electoral district of Dartmouth South. She became Nova Scotia's first female leader of the Opposition on a permanent basis, after her party won the second most seats in the 2024 general election. Early life and education Chender attended Dalhousie University in Halifax, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts in 1999. She went on to earn a bachelor of laws from the University of Victoria in 2004. Prior to entering politics, she worked with the Nova Scotia Barrister's Society as a legal educator, as well as holding a position as an associate producer with a non-profit media company. Three of Chender's grandparents were Holocaust survivors and she was taught about the Holocaust by her Polish-Jewish grandmother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Burrill
Gary Clayton Burrill (born January 1, 1955)Burrill, Gary, 1955- MemoryNS is a politician and was the leader of the from 2016 until 2022. He served as leader during two Nova Scotia general elections in 2017 and 2021. He announced he'd be stepping down as leader after the 2021 election and was succeeded by Claudia Chender on June 25, 2022, although he continued to serve as an MLA until he decided not to run for re-election in 2024. Early lif ...
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Patricia Arab
Patricia Arab Nova Scotia Legislature is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the in the 2013 provincial election. As a member of the , she represented the electoral district of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
