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.

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.

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.

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.

A new strategy released by Premier Darrell Dexter will fulfill the province’s commitment to double the number of new immigrants arriving each year by 2020.

Nova Scotian clean technology companies will have better access to capital through a new, $24-million provincial fund that Premier Darrell Dexter launched as part of jobsHere, Nova Scotia’s plan to grow the economy.

Nova Scotians living with autism and their families will now have access to enhanced programs and services that will provide them with the best possible treatment, support and care.

Nova Scotians will get faster, easier access to public and community services with a new provincewide 2-1-1 service. The province will provide $585,000 to establish the service and annual operational funding.