Government of Nova Scotia
Celebrating Communities
2007 Conference
Program Schedule

Simultaneous translation will be available at all main conference sessions.
Des services de traduction simultanιe seront offerts pendant les principales sessions de la confιrence.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
 
9:00 am – 1:00 p.m. Registration – Delta Sydney
 
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m Welcome
CBCEDA - Eileen Lannon-Oldford
CBRM – Mayor John Morgan
The Honourable Mayann E. Francis, O.N.S.
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
 
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Communities Matrix: Assessing Community Readiness.
Mike Stolte
Executive Director Centre for Innovative Entrepreneurial Leadership
 
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m Discussion/Q&A
 
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Nutrition Break
 
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Wabanaki: People of the Dawn Part Two
Video Presentation – John Soosaar, Nova Scotia Aboriginal Affairs
 
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Video Discussion with guests;
Sister Dorothy Moore, M. Ed., Mi'kmaq Educator and Joe B. Marshall, Executive Director, Union of Nova Scotia Indians
 
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks – summary of day
 
Hospitality Night – Membertou Trade & Convention Centre (MTCC)
 
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Shuttles to MTCC – including a brief community tour.
 
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Reception
 
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dinner & Entertainment
Bette MacDonald / Maynard Morrison / Dave MacIssac / Matt Minglewood / Sons of Membertou /
 
9:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Shuttles return to hotels
 
 
Thursday, September 27, 2007
 
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
 
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 am Marlene Usher, Acting CEO, Enterprise Cape Breton Corp.
The Honourable Christian Paradis,
Secretary of State (Agriculture)
 
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Youth Engagement In Community through Theatre
Irondale Ensemble Project,
Hole in the bucket
 
Nutrition Break
 
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. The Nova Scotia Cafι
Round table group discussions
The future of Nova Scotia Communities
 
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Guest Speaker
 
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
The Honorable Mayann E. Francis, O.N.S.
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Community Spirit
 
1:15 a.m. – 1:20 a.m Directions for workshops
 
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops

Session 1.1
Communities Matrix:
Practical Steps
Mike Stolte
  Session 1.2
Glace Bay - Black Heritage. (UNIA) and Cape Breton University
MBA in Community Economic Development
- Sharing projects
  Session 1.3
Irondale / Heartwood Collaboration - So What Now? A youth perspective of Nova Scotia Communities
 
Session 1.4
Nova Scotia Association of Community Business Development Corporations
  Session 1.5
Community School's
Jamieson St.
Queens Co. Elementary
  Session 1.6
CAP Society of Cape Breton: Using technology to build collaboration
 
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Nutrition Break
 
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Workshops

Session 2.1
Collaborations in Acadian Community Development
  Session 2.2
Mikmawey Cultural Centre
- Cultural heritage
  Session 2.3
New Waterford Youth
 
Session 2.4
Nova Scotia Co-op Council
Connecting People for Health
  Session 2.5
Joggins Fossil Centre
- Natural heritage
  Session 2.6
Youth led projects
Stephen Tobin
Meghan Detheridge
Darren Gallop
 
Awards Night – Membertou Trade & Convention Centre (MTCC)
 
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Shuttles to MTCC
(Departing Delta Lobby; Cambridge Suites Lobby)
 
5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Reception
 
6:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Economic Development Minister Richard Hurlburt
Gala Awards Dinner with Guest Speaker
Dr. Samantha Nutt
 
9:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. Shuttles return to hotels
 
 
Friday, September 28, 2007
 
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast with Brand Nova Scotia
 
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Key note speaker
Linden MacIntyre, CBC's The fifth estate
Causeway: A Passage From Innocence
 
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Nutrition Break
 
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Wrap up - led by:
Chris Bryant
NS Economic Development
Neal Conrad
NS Economic Development
 
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Closing