Kings Community Economic Developments

International Potluck Supper

Are you an immigrant to Canada? If so, you and your family are invited to a free multicultural evening of international food, fun and friendship. Make connections with other immigrants and meet Community Service Providers.

The International Potluck Supper is hosted by various local Community Service Providers throughout the Annapolis Valley. The supper will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at 4:30 p.m. and will take place at the Wong International Centre, Acadia University (27 Acadia Street, across from the Beveridge Arts Centre).

If you plan to attend the supper, please bring a dish of homemade food from your culture to share with others in attendance.

For more information, contact Joan by phone at (902) 692-1751.

UNSM wins Sustainability Award

The Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM) has been selected as the 2008 Nova Scotia winner of a Gulf of Maine Visionary Award in the organization/institutional category. The Gulf of Maine Council is a Canadian–U.S. partnership of government and non-government organizations working to maintain and enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine. Each year, this group gives Visionary Awards to two individuals, businesses or organizations within each state and province bordering the Gulf.

The UNSM received the award for its demonstration of leadership and commitment to sustainability by establishing a Municipal Sustainability Office. In 2004, a Sustainable Practices Committee was created by UNSM that led a number of climate change initiatives. In 2007, the UNSM expanded these efforts and developed a Municipal Sustainability Office - the first of its kind within municipal associations across Canada.

The Municipal Sustainability Office has been active over the past 20 months in developing practical materials and leading projects to assist good decision-making in municipalities on environmental sustainability issues.

For more information, contact Peggy Crawford, Municipal Sustainability Coordinator by phone at (902) 220-3567 or via e-mail at crawfopl@gov.ns.ca.

Acadia Business School Banquet

The Fred C. Manning School has announced that the 43rd Annual Acadia Business Banquet will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Fountain Learning Commons at Acadia University. The evening begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by a dinner at 7:15.

The banquet will feature keynote speaker Gordon Hicks, President of Brookfield Lepage Johnson Controls. This event brings students, faculty, alumni and community business leaders together for an evening of entertainment, discussion and friendly association.

For more information, contact Hope Corkum at 585-1140 or via e-mail at hope.corkum@acadiau.ca.

Information is provided by your regional development authority, the Kings Community Economic Development Agency. The Kings CED Agency is a non-profit society funded by public membership and grants from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Nova Scotia Economic Development, the Municipality of the County of Kings, Nova Scotia Department of Community Services, and the Towns of Kentville, Wolfville and Berwick. Our motto is: “Together Making Kings County a Better Place to Live.” For more info call 678-2298, or visit www.kingsced.ns.ca, or 35 Webster Street, Kentville.