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  • CPRA Green Jobs 2025 Now Open

    CPRA Green Jobs 2025 Now Open

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    13 March 2025
    CPRA is thrilled to announce that grant applications for the Green Jobs Initiative, a program that empowers youth by creating meaningful job placements, is now open!  The program will provide direct financial support (via 50% wage subsidies) to local governments (municipalities, Indigenous...
  • Anti- Racism Summit

    Anti- Racism Summit

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    27 February 2025
    ANTI-RACISM CHARTER SIGNATORIES MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Recreation Nova Scotia is excited to announce our first-ever Anti-Racism Summit. This summit is a free opportunity for signatories of the Anti-Racism Charter in Recreation, helping us move from commitment to action. Date: May 15, 2025Location: Rath Eastlink...
  • EDIA Highlight: Municipality of the District of Chester Becomes Rainbow Registered

    EDIA Highlight: Municipality of the District of Chester Becomes Rainbow Registered

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    27 February 2025
    Kerri Jack This month, Recreation Nova Scotia proudly celebrates the Municipality of the District of Chester for achieving the 2SLGBTI+ Chamber of Commerce Rainbow Registered Accreditation Program in January 2025. As one of only 65 registered organizations in Nova Scotia, the Municipality is the...
  • Remembering Robin Norrie

    Remembering Robin Norrie

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    21 February 2025
    On February 12, the Nova Scotia recreation sector lost a dear friend, colleague and advocate. Robin Norrie worked for almost 40 years, serving the people of Nova Scotia at all three levels of government.   We remember Robin as a constant champion of our sector's power and potential. Robin often led from...
  • Introducing the Recreation Equipment Marketplace

    Introducing the Recreation Equipment Marketplace

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    14 February 2025
    Introducing Recreation Equipment Marketplace, an online resource for organizations to buy, sell, trade or giveaway recreation equipment. Organizations can send us their equipment to be posted or the kind of equipment they are looking for by filling out this form. RNS will add your information to...
  • RNS Meets With CCTH Minister Ritcey

    RNS Meets With CCTH Minister Ritcey

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    13 February 2025
    Last week, Recreation Nova Scotia met with Minister Ritcey and staff from the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage (CCTH) to discuss Recreation Nova Scotia and the vital role of the recreation sector in Nova Scotia.  RNS discussed the recreation sector in Nova Scotia...
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R4MH

Guidelines to help make recreation more accessible to people experiencing mental health challenges.
Shared Strategy
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Shared Strategy

Action-oriented priorities to foster engagement in recreation activities
Anti Racism
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Anti-Racism Charter

There has been an escalation of racist and discriminatory behaviour in the recreation sector locally and nationally.