Women Unlimited
PO Box 38 B0J 1T0 Hubbards, NS, Canada

‘Elwin LeRoux, the regional executive director of education, sent a notice to parents Thursday evening, saying schools will be closed Friday to students and staff "out of an abundance of caution."’

Congratulations! A fabulous gift for all those unbreakable women on your Christmas list! #ShopLocal

To be eligible, a student must have been in the foster care system for at least one year as a child/youth and meet the admission criteria for their chosen program. Students straight from high school and mature students are eligible, appreciating that not everyone’s journey to university is a linear one. Additionally, students must be in or entering their first degree and not currently part of the NS Department of Community Services’ Educational Bursary Program for Children in Care.

Two things are absolute: the promise by the Minister didn’t manifest any changes in DFO’s approach to moderate livelihood and that consequently the patience of the Mi’kmaq has been understandably and undeniably tried beyond all limits.

‘As soon as that cop jumped out of the car, he said ‘I don’t want to hear it, you’re being arrested for shoplifting,' Melissa says. She also says she overheard the cops talking about arresting her for running while she was sitting in the car; she turned off the car for fear of the situation escalating further.’

Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, a mechanical engineering major from Lake Forest, Illinois, has been named brigade commander for the spring semester -- the academy's highest student leadership position, the Naval Academy said in a news release Monday. #WomeninNavy #womeninleadership #Diversity #CountUsIn

9 new HRM locations with potential COVID-19 exposure!

Congratulations to our friend Shelley Uvanile-Hesch, the CEO of Women's Trucking Federation of Canada on receiving a #womenofinspiration Rural Leader Award from the Universal Womens Network. Shelley, we’re so happy to see you get recognition for all your work. Everyday you work to inspire and support the women of the trucking industry and beyond. We are very excited for you and agree that you are well deserving of such an award!! #WOI2020RaiseTheBar #SupportHER

‘Representation does matter, she said. You can’t be what you don’t see.’

We owe a debt of gratitude to the women’s shelters, transition houses and other organizations in Nova Scotia supporting those experiencing violence. They provide critical services every day to people who need it most... #domesticviolence #violenceagainstwomen #NSpoli

‘The strategy is a national movement and call for champions who commit to making a difference through a public pledge. The pledge requires that they share their internal numbers on the percentage of women apprentices and journeypersons they employ in skilled trades work annually. Those who join the movement as champions by taking the #CHAMPIONS4CHANGE pledge are truly changemakers and leaders, Daviault said. They understand that numbers matter and aren’t afraid to be part of the discussion. We are beyond rhetoric as the number hasn’t increased in years. It’s time to be bold by holding industry accountable for the numbers.’ #womenintrades #Champion4Change #CountUsIn

"I would hope that nobody has to go through that again when they've already been abused," #domesticviolence #NSpoli

"We have the capacity. We have the skilled trades. We have the expertise, the technical expertise. We have the shipyards. And that was what the point of the National Shipbuilding Strategy was all about."

Bowles's science project at age 11 convinced three levels of government to pledge over $15 million to help clean up the sewage pumping into the LaHave River on the South Shore. #womeninscience #CountUsIn

From 2020 to 2030, the aim is to increase the proportion of women apprentices and journeypersons who work on-the-job. Change will occur incrementally with the overall goal of 15% per cent by 2030. Percentages represent the proportion of women who work on-the-job. Having a proportion ensures there is more than one woman working on a project. Are you a #Champion4Change?

The region of 2.4 million has banded together, barred outsiders, hewed tightly to health guidelines and has a Covid-19 death rate a 10th of the country’s. With almost no one noticing -- and that’s how they like it -- Atlantic Canada, an outpost of quiet obedience and aging rural stoicism, has become a pandemic Shangri-La.

Eligible voters in the Halifax Regional Municipality will begin casting their ballots online and over the phone Tuesday for a new mayor and council. The 2020 municipal election will be held on Saturday, October 17 with telephone and electronic voting running from 8 a.m. on October 6, to 7 p.m. on October 14. #Vote2020

It seems that the government recognizes that $21 per day for meals doesn’t cut it. Its own workers get a lot more. Provincial civil servants, including caseworkers and other Community Services staff can claim $43 per day for food, their collective agreement states. #nspoli

Irving Shipbuilding has worked with key community partners to develop three unique Pathways programs to date: Pathways to Shipbuilding Women Unlimited, Pathways to Shipbuilding for Mi’kmaw and Indigenous People and Pathways to Shipbuilding for African Nova Scotians. #CountUsIn

A special shout out to all the Teachers/Instructors that have had such an amazing impact on us! #WorldTeachersDay

...Dixon Slawter isn’t just a local hairdresser and salon owner. She studied international development studies at Dalhousie University, is the first African Nova Scotian to receive the Red Seal Certification as a hairstylist from the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency and she‘s a founding member of the Black Beauty Culture Association. #apprenticeship

Erickson is the first woman to take command of 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, the centre of pilot training in the country, based in Moose Jaw, Sask.

Nourish NS (Nourish Your Roots) is a fundraiser that supports healthy eating programs in schools. This fundraiser has been very successful in the past because students have been able to sell food boxes door to door. This year that is not possible and the fundraiser is suffering! The cost of the food box is $35 and there are pick-up locations across Nova Scotia. If you do not want the food, you can donate a box to a family in need. https://www.nourishns.ca//nourishyourroots...2020communitycam Please support these incredibly valuable program - follow the link and order a box today. The deadline for ordering in time for Thanksgiving delivery is October 4th at 4pm. a. The funds raised through NYR help schools to sustain their food programs like breakfast, cooking in the classroom and school food gardens. b. School food programs support a child’s health and ability to learn. c. Now more than ever families are relying on school food programs. d. Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program.

The diagnosis amounts to the most serious known health threat to a sitting American president in decades. At 74 years old and obese, Trump falls into the highest risk category for serious complications from the disease, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans and more than 1 million people worldwide. #COVID19

The Strategy includes the following goals: Increase the number of women apprentices, journeypersons and supervisors where they are underrepresented in proportion to the total number in a skilled trades workplace. Create respectful and welcoming workplaces through meaningful policy and education. Workplaces should be safe, healthy, inclusive and equitable, free of harassment , bullying , and discrimination.... #womenintrades #CountUsIn #Champions4Change