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Nova Scotia's presence at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics has enlivened visitors to Atlantic Canada House, ranked one of the three must-see Olympic pavilions by Vancouver Magazine and mentioned as the best provincial house in the Globe and Mail.

There are several Nova Scotia Acts performing at the Vancouver Olympics, including DRUM, Sloan, Grand Derangement, George Canyon, Zydeco and Blou. Cape Breton native Ashley MacIsaac performed at the Opening ceremonies with more than 60,000 people in attendance.Read more

Actor-comedian Ron James and CBC Radio Q writer/producer Kathryn Borel Jr. (author of Corked) shared stories of their time studying in Nova Scotia at the launch of the Canada’s University Capital campaign in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The afternoon event took place at One King West in downtown Toronto where an enthusiastic crowd of university alumni gathered to help spread the word that there’s good reason to consider Nova Scotia when planning a post-secondary education.Read more

Innovative companies and organizations in Nova Scotia can still access funding for environmental technologies to help them be more green by reducing energy use, harmful air emissions and costs.  But applications must be in by the end of January 2010.Read more

A Nova Scotia singing group has been chosen to peform at the Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Bedford Singers, considered one of Halifax Regional Municipalities most long-standing and accomplished community choirs, has been asked to reprise the work by renowned contemporary Welsh composer Karl Jenkins by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY).Read more

Nocturne 2009: Art at Night is the second annual festival bringing art and energy to the streets of Halifax between 6:00 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, October 17th. The completely free event showcases and celebrates the exciting arts scene in Halifax. The Nocturne program, map, bus, and walking tours guide residents and visitors alike to a variety of exhibitions in galleries and public spaces throughout the city.Read more

If you were to capture your hometown through the lens of a camera, what would you want to capture on film? As part of the "My Story, My Home" ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth Master Class I had the chance to work with three groups of amazing Nova Scotia youth as they decided exactly what special stories they wanted to tell about their homes.

Youth from Cheticamp, Halifax and Spryfield were mentored by professional filmmakers through all the stages of production – from script development, to directing, camera work, sound design and editing.Read more