Back to Basics – Halifax Magazine profiles ISANS CEO Jennifer Watts
By Sandra C. Hannebohm for Halifax Magazine. – After two terms on Halifax Council, introvert Jennifer Watts finds peace and purpose out of the public eye…
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Newcomers Leadership Training Program enables 24 newcomer youth to be trained as lifeguards
The Newcomers Leadership Training Program is a partnership between ISANS, the Canada Games Centre, Nova Scotia Lifesaving Society, and the YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs. It offers 24 newcomer youth the opportunity to be trained as lifeguards for free.
Businesses and communities across Canada to benefit from increased immigration
From Newsroom — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. October 31, 2018 News Release October 31, 2018—Ottawa, ON—Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the new multi-year immigration levels plan for 2019-2021. This new immigration plan will benefit all Canadians because immigrants contribute to Canada’s economic growth … Read more
Multilingual Interactive Tour Guide app launches at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Developed by new Canadians, for new Canadians, the Interactive Tour Guide (ITG) uses Quick Response (QR) technology to translate content in the Canadian Immigration Story exhibit into Mandarin, Arabic and MiKmaq languages. Users can now explore 10 sections of this Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 exhibit in the … Read more
How an urban farm in Halifax is helping one woman with her mental health
By Alex Cooke, Halifax StarMetro, Oct. 11, 2018 HALIFAX—Having outgrown its current location of seven years, Common Roots Urban Farm in Halifax has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund its transition to a new home. Finding a new, farmable space is proving to be a difficult task for the farm, which needs … Read more
Newcomers participate in two art exhibits at Nocturne
Art has the ability to bring people together. On Saturday night, October 13, thousands of people gathered in Halifax and Dartmouth to take part in the annual Nocturne: Art at Night festival. Newcomers from across the Halifax Regional Municipality spent the past three months working with local artists as a … Read more
Celebrating Citizenship Week
It’s Citizenship Week in Canada! Over the past 10 years, Canada has welcomed over 1.75 million proud new Canadians. From October 8 -14 this year, we reflect on the rights and responsibilities all Canadians citizens share, and celebrate what newcomers bring to our communities. We asked some new Nova Scotians … Read more
IBM volunteers arrive to troubleshoot Halifax
By Brendan Ahern, The Chronicle Herald, Oct. 2, 2018. International IBM employees have arrived in Halifax where they’ll spend the next four weeks working on projects within government, academia, and non-profit organizations. They are all a part of the IBM Corporate Service Corps which, since 2008, has been sending a … Read more
ISANS to take part in IBM’s first-in-Canada Corporate Service Corps mission
ISANS is honoured to be one of four organizations in Nova Scotia selected to take part in this year’s Corporate Service Corps (CSC) mission, marking the first time the mission will take place in Canada. Sixteen IBMers from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, India, Philippines, and Romania will partner with host organizations … Read more
Wi’kipatmu’k Mi’kmawey – Honouring of the Mi’kmaw Way
October is Mi’kmaq History Month, a time to increase our knowledge and awareness of Mi’kmaw culture, history and heritage. October 1 is Treaty Day, an annual ceremony to reaffirm the historic presence of the Mi’kmaw who have occupied the land for thousands of years. By celebrating Treaty Day, we are … Read more
Newcomer youth share their experiences with social justice through art
Newcomer youth from Halifax showcased their creative abilities at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia last week, and shared stories around social justice at the Social Justice in Focus Forum. The project was a collaboration between the Child & Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC), Dr. Susan M. Brigham (MSVU), Dr. April … Read more
Halifax youth express refugee experience through art
By Taryn Grant, Halifax StarMetro, September 22, 2018. HALIFAX—Youth from Halifax and around Eastern Canada gathered at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Saturday afternoon to talk about their experiences as refugees, and show off the art they’ve created to express their complex journeys. Collaborators from a slew of immigration … Read more