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Demographically, Nova Scotia is in big trouble.”
Paul Pickering,
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
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COVER STORY
Dynamic Infusion
Immigrants critical to Nova Scotia’s
economic future
14
04 Events
05 President’s message
06 New & noted
09 Members in the news
14 Energy infusion
Immigrants critical to Nova Scotia’s
economic future
20 Display your passion
Young entrepreneurs help companies
showcase their value
Display your passion
Young entrepreneurs help
companies showcase their value
Illustration: rawpixel/123RF
20
Photo: Clayton Morrissey
22 Profile: Sonic Entertainment
24 All ships rise
25 Working for you
27 Trends
32 Halifax partnership
33 City desk
38 Where are they now?
SPECIAL FEATURE
34 Aerospace and defence
Board of Directors
Carol MacMillan, The Shaw Group, Chair
Mark Fraser, T4G, Vice Chair
Rob Batherson, Colour, Past Chair
Directors
Cynthia Dorrington, Vale & Associates
Level Chan, Stewart McKelvey
Lori Barton, Beaumont Advisors Limited
Don Bureaux, NSCC
Jamie O’Neill, Uprise Consulting
Margaret Chapman, Corporate Research Associates
Mark Sidebottom, Nova Scotia Power Inc.
Michele Williams, Grant Thornton LLP
Captain (N) Sutherland, Maritime Forces Atlantic
Sreejata Chatterjee, LeadSift
Gavin MacDonald, Cox & Palmer
Paul Bent, CPA, ICA, CD.D
Robert Dean, WBLI
Saeed El-Darahali, SimplyCast
Chamber Staff
Patrick Sullivan, President and CEO
Nancy M. Conrad, Senior Vice President, Policy
Colin J. Bustard, Director of Finance and Administration
Be cky Davison, Marketing Manager
Melissa MacDonald, Communications Specialist
Volume 25 Issue 06
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