• Purchase Helps Target, Protects Jobs
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    The province will buy 25,000 acres of land from Bowater Mersey to help meet its goal to protect 12 per cent of land, provide more recreation and save thousands of jobs. http://premier.gov.ns.ca/home-features/purchase-helps-target-protects-jobs/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/speeches/bowater-land-purchase/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/photos/?album=3&gallery=78http://gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20120106001http://gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2012-01-06-Land-Purchase/
  • Province Acts to Protect Rural Jobs
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    The province has acted to protect about 2,000 jobs affiliated with the Bowater Mersey pulp and paper mill in Queens County with an investment for improvements at the facility. http://premier.gov.ns.ca/home-features/province-acts-to-protect-rural-jobs/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/speeches/bowater-mersey-pulp-and-paper-mill/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/photos/?album=3&gallery=76http://gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20111202005
  • MOU for Lower Churchill Benefits
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    Nova Scotians will have access to thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts related to the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding. http://premier.gov.ns.ca/home-features/mou-for-lower-churchill-benefits/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/speeches/the-benefits-agreement-for-the-lower-churchill-project/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/photos/?album=3&gallery=75http://gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20111128002http://gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2011-11-28-Lower-Churchill/
  • Proud to be Canada's Shipbuilder
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    Nova Scotia has been selected to build Canada's next fleet of combat ships. Irving Shipbuilding Inc. has been chosen to negotiate the right to build Canada's new combat vessel fleet. http://premier.gov.ns.ca/home-features/proud-to-be-canadas-shipbuilder/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/speeches/remarks-for-premier-dexter-at-halifax-shipyard/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/photos/?album=3&gallery=73http://gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20111019008http://gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2011-10-19-Shipbuilding-Decision/
  • New Wind Farm Means Good Jobs, Progress
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    The first of 15 wind turbines left Halifax for a new wind farm in Amherst. The project will create good jobs and help establish the province as a world leader in renewable energy. http://premier.gov.ns.ca/home-features/new-wind-farm-means-good-jobs-progress/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/speeches/suzlon-wind-energy-corporation-remarks/http://premier.gov.ns.ca/photos/?album=3&gallery=71http://gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20110927004