Today, His Honour was pleased to launch the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Culinary Excellence at the Akerley Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College. 

It is customary for Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governors to establish awards that recognize excellence during their time in office. 

The award was developed in partnership with the NSCC and is the first award to be created during the tenure of Lieutenant Governor Arthur J. LeBlanc.   

"Since my installation as Lieutenant Governor, I have worked to encourage post-secondary education, not just at degree-granting universities, but also at community college,” said Lieutenant Governor Arthur J. LeBlanc.  "It is a great pleasure to partner with NSCC to create an award that recognizes excellence by students in culinary programming.”

“We are extremely proud of our culinary programs and the amazing graduates coming from them, so we are thrilled to have the Lieutenant Governor’s first award recognize excellence amongst these students,” said Don Bureaux, president of the Nova Scotia Community College.

The awards program for culinary excellence features six awards, one at each NSCC campus offering culinary programming. From the six award recipients, one student will be selected to receive the top honour, including a medal for culinary excellence. The recipients will be assessed on academic performance, dedication and commitment to the culinary profession, and community involvement.

It is intended that the awards will be presented annually at a ceremony at Government House.