dev_3i45vs

12161_low

Multilingual Interactive Tour Guide app launches at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Developed by new Canadians, for new Canadians, the Interactive Tour Guide (ITG) uses Quick Response (QR) technology to translate content...
Janet

How an urban farm in Halifax is helping one woman with her mental health

By Alex Cooke, Halifax StarMetro, Oct. 11, 2018 HALIFAX—Having outgrown its current location of seven years, Common Roots Urban Farm...
aMRF_0064

Newcomers participate in two art exhibits at Nocturne

Art has the ability to bring people together. On Saturday night, October 13, thousands of people gathered in Halifax and...
Citizenship Week3

Celebrating Citizenship Week

It's Citizenship Week in Canada! Over the past 10 years, Canada has welcomed over 1.75 million proud new Canadians. From...
IMG_6302

IBM volunteers arrive to troubleshoot Halifax

By Brendan Ahern, The Chronicle Herald, Oct. 2, 2018. International IBM employees have arrived in Halifax where they’ll spend the...
IMG_6384

ISANS to take part in IBM’s first-in-Canada Corporate Service Corps mission

ISANS is honoured to be one of four organizations in Nova Scotia selected to take part in this year's Corporate...
SJIF47

Newcomer youth share their experiences with social justice through art

Newcomer youth from Halifax showcased their creative abilities at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia last week, and shared stories...
IMGs-NS

Turn to immigrant physicians to alleviate doctor shortage

Opinion piece by Jan Sheppard Kutcher and Dr. Geoff Williams, Chronicle Herald, September 25, 2018.  Although it’s a problem many...
Chadia Kayinamura, 23, stands with a painting inspired by her refugee experience. Born in the Congo, she and her family spent 17 years as refugees in Uganda before immigrating to Canada last year.  (TARYN GRANT / STARMETRO HALIFAX)

Halifax youth express refugee experience through art

By Taryn Grant, Halifax StarMetro, September 22, 2018.  HALIFAX—Youth from Halifax and around Eastern Canada gathered at the Art Gallery...