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Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Oshine!

January 11, 2022

The entire Digital Nova Scotia team is very excited to introduce you to welcome our newest Project Coordinator, Oshine Rathore! Currently enrolled in Eastern College’s Business and Digital Marketing Specialist Program, Oshine also brings a bachelor’s in science including Botany, Zoology and Psychology from the University of Punjab in Pakistan to the Digital Nova Scotia team. Originally from Pakistan, she arrived to Canada in 2016 after working in a Pharmacy [...]

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Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Tyler!

January 11, 2022

The entire Digital Nova Scotia team is very excited to introduce you to welcome our newest Project Coordinator, Tyler Usher-Jones! Currently pursuing a bachelor of commerce at Dalhousie University, Tyler joins the Digital Nova Scotia team for his first co-op term. Hoping to major in marketing, Tyler is focused on growing his interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effective which made DNS the perfect fit. Previously he has worked within [...]

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Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Sam!

January 11, 2022

The entire Digital Nova Scotia team is very excited to introduce you to our Communications Coordinator, Sam Richardson! Born and raised in Ottawa, Sam is one of the newest additions to DNS and joins us for 4 months on a co-op term. Since moving to Halifax in 2020, Sam has been delighted by the maritime friendliness and is currently in his second year working towards a bachelor of Commerce degree [...]

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Meet our Get into IT Students of the Month: December 2021

December 22, 2021

Our Get Into IT Program allows us the opportunity to profile up-and-coming tech talent! This month we are celebrating Genc Haxhiu and Alicia Chapman as our students of the month, so if you’re potentially looking for a new hire, keep reading to learn a little more about them. Our first student of the month Alicia Chapman has been working in various settings within the retail industry for over 15 years [...]

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Happy Holidays from Digital Nova Scotia!

December 17, 2021

At Digital Nova Scotia, we’re ending 2021 with our heads held high. Despite the continued impacts of the global pandemic, I’m very pleased to share that the last year has been one of unprecedented growth and positive impact for Digital Nova Scotia. Our digital community really stepped up and showed leadership and guidance over the last year, and thanks to that, many opportunities presented themselves. Looking back on 2021, at [...]

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Bridget Havercroft Photography: Find Your Feeling of Home

December 16, 2021

I’ve not made a fortune, but in my mind I feel wealthy because of what I have achieved for my clients and their happiness. That’s MY success. – Bridget Havercroft With a nomination for the AVCC Women of Excellence Awards 2020/2021 in the category of Home-Based Business Excellence and voted Best Local Photographer for the Valley’s Best of the Bunch in the Grapevine Magazine, Bridget Havercroft has years of experience [...]

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Meet our Skills for Hire Students of the Month!

December 15, 2021

Congratulations to Jean-paul Boudreau and Tanja Keselj for their success in Digital Nova Scotia’s Skills for Hire program! Digital Nova Scotia’s Skills for Hire program is working to help aspiring IT professionals become industry experts by assisting on their career journeys. Tanja and Jean-paul have demonstrated exceptional involvement and progress in the program, and as a result, we would like to highlight them as students of the month. If you [...]

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Eat, Play, and Shop Local with GetintheLoop

December 10, 2021

A useful, all-in-one tool for customers to learn about and support local businesses in their neighbourhood, GetintheLoop aims to do exactly what their name suggests – help customers “get in the loop”. First launched in Kelowna B.C by Matt Crowell in 2013, GetintheLoop was initially designed to help golf courses fill their unsold tee times using a simple, yet creative text messaging platform. However, shortly after launching, Matt received inquiries [...]

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Meet our Student of the Month: November 2021

December 10, 2021

Our Get Into IT Program allows us the opportunity to profile up-and-coming tech talent! This month we are celebrating Kate-Lynn Shediac and Dalwinder Singh as our students of the month, so if you’re potentially looking for a new hire, keep reading to learn a little more about them. Introducing Kate-Lynn Shediac! We’d like to give Kate-lynn a virtual round of applause for her efforts in the Get Into IT, IT [...]

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We’re Looking for Your Input – Workforce Insights Survey

December 2, 2021

We’ve all heard it many many times over the last few years, the need for talent is astronomical. Our sector is growing, our post-secondary institutions and training programs are working hard to meet the needs, but talent recruitment and retention continue to surface as one of our number one priorities. We need the right people, with the right skills, for the right job. Data is knowledge, and good data leads [...]

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Embark on your New Digital Journey with DigiPort!

December 1, 2021

Digital Nova Scotia partners with Tourism Nova Scotia to launch DigiPort, a digital resource for tourism businesses to access services and supports to improve their online presence and learn digital marketing skills Today, Digital Nova Scotia is excited to share that DigiPort has officially launched. The newest feature of the Tourism Digital Assistance Program (TDAP), DigiPort will help address current digital knowledge gaps and provide sustainable digital practices to Nova [...]

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Take Your Business to New Heights with Skysail

November 23, 2021

Helping businesses take flight through building strong brands, and confidence in the people behind them. Skysail, an integrated design, and marketing agency has marketing and design services that any small to mid-size business would need. Based in Nova Scotia, they have the tools to help you discover and build your brand voice through logo design, web design, digital marketing, and more. Skysail takes a bird’s eye view to coordinate a [...]

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Meet our Skills for Hire Students of the Month!

November 19, 2021

Congratulations to Diego Romero and Jerry Swain for their success in the Skills for Hire program. Diego and Jerry have demonstrated exceptional involvement with coursework and live sessions, and as a result, they have been chosen as students of the month! Our Skills for Hire program strives to provide support to a variety of individuals who are each on a journey to build a career in the tech sector, with [...]

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Meet our Get Into IT Students of the Month – Joshua & MJ!

November 5, 2021

Our Get Into IT Program has officially launched, and we love the opportunity to profile up-and-coming tech talent! This month we are celebrating Joshua Levy, and Mehul Jagawat (MJ) as our students of the month, so if you’re potentially looking for a new hire, keep reading to learn a little more about them. Joshua grew up in rural Nova Scotia and identifies as being a part of the autism community. [...]

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Meet our Skills for Hire Students of the Month!

November 1, 2021

Digital Nova Scotia’s Skills for Hire program is working to mold aspiring IT professionals into industry experts by providing ample resources and assistance on their career journeys. This month, one of our students of the month is Dan Falkenham, a seasoned professional with 20 years of experience working in IT. Dan began his career as a developer in Ottawa’s telecom industry and later at Thomson Reuters in Toronto. His most [...]

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