Pomquet Child-Care Announcement
A new francophone early learning and child-care centre in Antigonish County will be co-located on Conseil scolaire acadien provincial property at École acadienne de Pomquet. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Brendan Maguire made the announcement at the school today, June 23. The release about the new centre is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/06/23/more-francophone-child-care-spaces-antigonish-county
Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Brendan Maguire announces $3.5 million for a new francophone early learning and child-care centre in Pomquet, Antigonish County. Funding is through the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson, MLA for Antigonish, speaks at the announcement. (Province of Nova Scotia)
From left, Suzanne Saulnier, Executive Director, Centre d'appui à la petite enfance de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Michel Collette, Superintendent, Conseil scolaire acadien provincial; Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development; Jaime Battiste, MP for Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish; and Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness and MLA for Antigonish (Province of Nova Scotia)