Children and Family Services Act changes

Changes to the Children and Family Services Act take effect March 1st.  They’ll help protect Nova Scotians from 16-18 years old, improve child safety, and streamline court processes among other things.  You can visit the Community Services Department website at novascotia.ca/coms for more.

NS tourism sees record 2016

Nova Scotia tourism had a record-setting year in 2016.  2.2 million visitors came, an 8% jump from 2015.  Tourism Nova Scotia says the main reasons were more travellers from the US and Canada.  Revenue hit $2.6 billion, a 5% increase from 2015.