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Gordon Balser
Gordon Balser (born February 24, 1954) is a former educator and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby-Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member. Early life He was born in Digby, Nova Scotia, the son of George Balser and Seddie Crosby, and was educated at Acadia University. Balser was a teacher, teaching principal and acting superintendent of schools for the Digby district. Political career Balser entered provincial politics in the 1998 election, defeating Liberal John Drish by 233 votes in the Digby-Annapolis riding. He was re-elected in the 1999 election by over 2,200 votes. In August 1999, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Transportation and Public Works. In December 1999, the Transportation and Public Works portfolio was transferred to Ron Russell. In June 2002, Balser was shuffled to Minister of Energy. On December 19, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby, Nova Scotia
Digby is an incorporated town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is in the historical Digby County, Nova Scotia, county of Digby and a separate municipality from the Municipality of the District of Digby. The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut, which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy. Named after Robert Digby (Royal Navy officer), Admiral Robert Digby, the town has a scallop fishing fleet. The MV Fundy Rose, MV ''Fundy Rose'' ferry service connects the town to Saint John, New Brunswick. History Digby is called Oositookun, meaning ear of land, by the Mi'kmaq. A small group of New England Planters settled in the area of the town in the 1760s naming it Conway. However Digby was formally settled and surveyed as a town in June 1783 by the United Empire Loyalists under the leadership of Sir Robert Digby (admiral), Robert Digby. The town developed a sizable shipping fleet in the 19th century. One famous Digby vessel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hamm
John Frederick Hamm (born April 8, 1938) is a Canadian physician and politician, who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2006. Education Hamm, a graduate of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University, was a family doctor in his hometown of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, and the president of the Nova Scotia Medical Society. Provincial politics He entered politics in 1993, becoming the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Pictou Centre. Progressive Conservative Party Hamm was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in 1995, succeeding Terry Donahoe. His party won 14 seats in the 1998 provincial election and held the balance of power in a minority government where both the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party, led by Russell MacLellan and Robert Chisholm, respectively, held nineteen seats. Premier of Nova Scotia Hamm's Tories defeated the Liberal minority government on a budget vote on June 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Digby County, Nova Scotia
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Members Of The Executive Council Of Nova Scotia
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Living People
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Acadia University Alumni
Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17th and early 18th centuries, Norridgewock on the Kennebec River and Castine at the end of the Penobscot River were the southernmost settlements of Acadia. The French government specified land bordering the Atlantic coast, roughly between the 40th and 46th parallels. It was eventually divided into British colonies. The population of Acadia included the various indigenous First Nations that comprised the Wabanaki Confederacy, the Acadian people and other French settlers. The first capital of Acadia was established in 1605 as Port-Royal. An English force from Virginia attacked and burned down the town in 1613, but it was later rebuilt nearby, where it remained the longest-serving capital of French Acadia until the British siege of Port Royal in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SaltWire Network
SaltWire Network Inc. is a Canadian newspaper publishing company owned by the Dennis-Lever family of Halifax, Nova Scotia, owners of ''The Chronicle Herald''. Saltwire owns 23 daily and weekly newspapers in Atlantic Canada."How SaltWire became the largest media group in Atlantic Canada" , April 13, 2017. The company was formed in 2017 via its purchase of 27 newspapers from . History On April 13, 2017,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Nova Scotia General Election
The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia. In April 2019, the Electoral Boundaries Commission released its final report entitled, ''Balancing Effective Representation with Voter Parity''. The report recommended increasing the number of electoral districts from 51 to 55, including reinstating the four former districts of Argyle (electoral district), Argyle, Clare (electoral district), Clare, Preston (electoral district), Preston and Cape Breton-Richmond, Richmond. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the House of Assembly passed the recommended electoral changes into law and they were put into effect in this election. In a major Upset (competition), upset, Tim Houston led the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, Progressive Conservatives to power for the first time since 2006 Nova Scotia general election, 2006, and with a majority government for the first time since 1999 Nova Scotia gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Balser
Jill S. Balser is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Digby-Annapolis as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. She is the daughter of Gordon Balser Gordon Balser (born February 24, 1954) is a former educator and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby-Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member. Early life He was bor ..., who represented the same district from 1998 to 2003. On August 31, 2021, Balser was made Minister of Labor, Skills, and Immigration, as well as Minister responsible for Apprenticeship. Electoral record References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Women MLAs in Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Nova Scotia General Election
The 2003 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 5, 2003 to elect members of the 59th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The ruling Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier John Hamm, was reduced to a minority government. Campaign The election was called by Progressive Conservatives, who decided to hold a rare summer election in the hope of strengthening their hold on the legislature. Running against them were the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Darrell Dexter, and the Liberal Party, led by Danny Graham. Hamm's party ran on a policy of fiscal management, tax cuts, and on their record of fulfilling most of their promises. While the NDP agreed in principle to tax cuts, their main cause was the creation of a public auto insurance company. The Liberals were the only party to criticize the tax cuts. For the most part, the campaign was quiet and uneventful. Hamm received criticism for a great number of spending programs, including a $150 tax r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Russell
Ronald Stanley Thornton Russell (22 July 1926 – 7 March 2019) was a Canadian politician and pilot who lived in Nova Scotia. Early life and education Russell was born in Ngongotahā, New Zealand. He was a pilot for the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War, and later joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Russell was educated at the Ryerson Institute of Technology and Queen's University. He retired from the RCAF in 1973, and then worked several years as the Manager of Halifax International Airport. Political career Russell served five years on the municipal council for West Hants before entering provincial politics. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1978 general election and was re-elected in 1981, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998, 1999, and 2003; holding the seat until his retirement in 2006. Russell was Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia on three occasions, from 1978 to 1980, from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1998 until 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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