LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR--Government House Launches Public Event Series ---------------------------------------------------------- Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant is celebrating civic and cultural excellence with a new event series entitled, Evenings at Government House. This exciting initiative will feature diverse presenters and performers from a range of communities across Nova Scotia including musicians, authors, scientists, sporting figures and more. Several of the events will be presented in collaboration with community partners including the Halifax Mooseheads and Halifax Pop Explosion music festival...

His Honour Brigadier-General The Honourable J.J. Grant CMM, ONS, CD, (Ret’d), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is pleased to welcome the Executive Council of Nova Scotia to Government House for the first time since restorations were completed in 2009. There is a long tradition of the Executive Council meeting at Government House, indeed the first meeting of a Responsible Cabinet in the Commonwealth took place in the Drawing Room of Government House – the site where Responsible Government was first practiced in Canada. The Cabinet Meeting will take place on Thursday August 29,...

Ma femme et moi tenons à adresser nos vœux les plus chaleureux à tous les Acadiens et à tous les francophones des localités de la Nouvelle-Écosse et d’ailleurs à l’occasion de la Fête nationale des Acadiens et des Acadiennes 2013. En cette journée nationale de reconnaissance, nous rendons hommage aux hommes et aux femmes qui ont persévéré, malgré des difficultés extrêmes, à bâtir des collectivités acadiennes uniques et dynamiques qui ont tant contribué à notre province et à notre pays. Nous prenons aussi le temps de profiter des traditions et des activités culturelles acadiennes...

My fellow Nova Scotians, Mrs. Grant and I would like to extend our best wishes to all Nova Scotians this Natal Day weekend 2013. Across the province, communities are gathering together to celebrate the people, heritage and culture of their towns and cities. Neighbours and friends will enjoy concerts, meals, sporting events, parades and countless other festivities in honour of their local area’s past, present and future. We are fortunate to live in a province that is comprised of so many strong and caring communities that take immense pride in their towns and cities. Most of the events...