Here are links to the competitions currently advertised on jobs.novascotia.ca. The application deadline is April 4.
Heritage Interpreters - Sutherland Steam & Balmoral Grist Mills
https://jobs.novascotia.ca/job/DENMARK-Heritage-Interpreter-%28Clerk-2%29-NS-B0K-1V0/568839917/
Halifax, Nova Scotia
naturalhistory.novascotia.ca
Daily 9 am to 6 pm
This Heritage Day provides another opportunity to shed light on the impact of residential schools and tell some of the lesser-known stories.
After a wonderful summer season, some of our family of 28 Museums have closed for season.
Nova Scotia will recognize Monday, September 19, 2022, as a provincial holiday in honour of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service.
In recognition of September 19 as a day to honour and pay tribute to the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Museum of Natural History, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and Museum of Industry will delay opening until 11am.
The Joggins Fossil Cliffs stretch over 15km of beach and encapsulate approximately 15 million years of Earth history. Layers of sediment were deposited one after another from a series of flooding events, which formed the cliffs that we admire today.
In Canada the first day of August is designated Emancipation Day, recognizing the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1834. In Nova Scotia, Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs Tony Ince introduced legislation marking Emancipation Day in April 2021.
Cameron Frail, Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
The morning light is calmed by high, dappled clouds, and the sea around Adams and Knickle wharf is an opaque turquoise. There’s an elation among the people gathered today as the 70th annual Dory Rowing Competition gets underway.
We are happy to welcome you back to the Nova Scotia Museum. We continue working to create a safe experience for you and our staff. Please note that public health guidelines will continue to be followed at our sites, wearing a non-medical mask is mandatory in our indoor spaces. Check out our “Know before you go” guides on each museum website to help prepare you for your visit.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Landscape of Grand-Pré becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site, we will celebrate the rich heritage of this landscape which features an exceptional traditional agricultural settlement still in use today and an iconic place of memory for the Acadian diaspora.
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After a wonderful summer season, some of our family of 28 Museums will be closing for winter off season. Next month is your last chance to explore some of our sites until next year, closing dates are listed below.
Nova Scotia will recognize September 30 as Truth and Reconciliation Day to acknowledge and reflect on the legacy of residential schools and the vital role it holds in the reconciliation process.
Our team is still on site at archaeology dig at Fort Saint Louis National Historic Site, a seventeenth-century fur trade post situated in an Mi'kmaq coastal landscape.
Archaeology action shot! Wesley lifts our most complete clay tile this year and stows it safely in its own container. Next it will head to the lab to be cleaned and repacked. We re-use pill bottles for smaller, delicate finds too.
Photo 1: Katie Cottreau-Robins extracting a sample of charcoal from a deep corner of the unit. Charcoal can be sent for carbon-14 dating and give additional insight into the occupation period.
Photo 2: Volunteers Chris and Marian working away on two areas of Operation J.
A quick update, the team was rained out today. They hope to start finding artifacts this week.
Photo 1: SMU grad student Wesley flying his drone for some overhead images of our various excavation units
