Connecting Nova Scotians to Skilled Trades Announcement
The Province is helping more Nova Scotians explore and connect to careers in skilled trades through a $10-million investment in the construction industry. Labour, Skills and Immigration Minister Nolan Young made the announcement at the site of the Northside Health Complex in Sydney Mines today, April 10. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/04/10/province-invests-connect-nova-scotians-skilled-trades
Nolan Young, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration, announces the Province's $10-million investment in the construction industry at the Northside Health Complex in Sydney Mines today, April 10. (Province of Nova Scotia)
The audience at today's announcement heard the Province's investment will support more skilled trades training through three key initiatives. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Nolan Young, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration, left, chats with commercial glazer Lawrence Pushie following today's announcement. Also pictured, from left, are Trent Soholt, Executive Director, Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council; Blair Cormier, glazing manager, Flynn Canada; and Rochelle Hatcher, Regional Director, Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council. (Province of Nova Scotia)
From left, Michael MacDonald, Chair of the Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council board; Michelle Bussey, CEO, Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency; Duncan Williams, President and CEO, Construction Association of Nova Scotia; Ann Sylliboy, Director of Post-Secondary Education, Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey; Trent Soholt, Executive Director, Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council; Nolan Young, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration; John White, MLA for Glace Bay-Dominion; Chris Palmer, Ministerial Assistant for Labour, Skills and Immigration; and Brian Comer, Minister of Addictions and Mental Health and MLA for Cape Breton East (Province of Nova Scotia)
Nolan Young, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration, and Cecil Clarke, Mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, chat after the announcement. (Province of Nova Scotia)