Education Minister Zach Churchill

• ‘We’ve learned our lessons’: Former sole school bus provider responds to concerns in HRM

  A company formerly known as Stock Transportation says there has been a lot of change over the past year and half.

  Education

  Sep 18, 2020
  
• ‘It’s how the premier rolls,’ NSTU leader says after premier downplays concerns in schools

  After Thursday’s cabinet meeting, Premier Stephen McNeil accused NSTU President Paul Wozney of “creating a bunch of noise and rhetoric” by saying schools are unsafe and in chaos.

  Education

  Sep 3, 2020
  
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• Nova Scotia group demanding better back-to-school plan from province

  "As families and parents, students, and concerned citizens, we demand a clear and concise back-to-school plan that meets all federal public health guidelines."

  Education

  Aug 23, 2020
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• Nova Scotia cancels all school-sanctioned international trips over COVID-19 concerns

  Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Churchill said the decision was made by regional centres for education, not him.

  Education

  Mar 4, 2020
• Idled Nova Scotia to Maine ferry cost province extra $4-million in 2019

  Bay Ferries that it will begin sailing this year between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor, Maine, on June 26.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2020
• Parents call for new French school in historic Eastern Shore Acadian communities

  'We don't have a sports field, we don't have a computer lab, we don't have a proper library,' say parents of students at the outdated, overcrowded school.

  Education

  Nov 20, 2019
• New Bedford high school, skilled trade centres added to N.S. capital plan

  The provincial government has added an estimated $85 million-worth of new projects to its School Capital Plan, including a new high school for Bedford, N.S.

  Education

  Nov 14, 2019
• N.S. to spend $28.5 million to buy, renovate high school for Acadian board

  Education Minister Zach Churchill says the acquisition of Newbridge Academy in Dartmouth will help meet the demand for French first-language education in the region.

  Education

  Sep 30, 2019
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• N.S. government announces 403 new child-care spaces

  Education Minister Zach Churchill said the money will in part be used to create 403 new spaces.

  Education

  Jun 26, 2019
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• N.S. government terminates Halifax contract with Stock Transportation

  The move will end the 10-year contract between Stock and the former Halifax Regional School Board.

  Education

  Jun 6, 2019