Thursday, July 26, 2007

Nova Scotia

BOARDS OF TRADE

· Halifax Chamber of Commerce. Prez. Valerie Payn - 902 481 1229. Main number - 902 4687111. info@halifaxchamber.com . Janet Creamer, Communications Coordinator - 902 481 1240

janet@halifaxchamber.com



COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORS, PROVINCIAL



COURTS ETC

· Nova Scotia Supreme Court, Halifax – 902 424-4900

· Halifax Provincial Court – 902 424-8718

· Dartmouth Provincial Court - 902 424-2390

- a full list of court and correctional facilities contacts is kept at: http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/contact.asp#Comm and also at http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/region/nat_facility_dir_e.shtml#q3

EDUCATION
Dalhousie – Charles Crosby – 902 494 1269 or Marla Cranston 902 494 3136/222 8810 cell

EMERGENCY
- Cape Breton Regional Police – 902 563 5151… Sgt. Ken O'Neill. 902-565-4956. - Glace Bay – const Gary Fraser – 842 2903
- RCMP comms centre – 902 893 1323
• Halifax Regional Police – Const. Jeff Carr. – 902 490 5154./ 902 456 1688 carrj@halifax.ca or teresa brien – 902 490 5063
- const les kakonyi - kings county rcmp (New Minas) - 902 679 5555
• Halifax RCMP Cpl. Joe Taplin Media relations Officer, Halifax Detachment RCMP - (902) 490-1497/902 488 2830. Or Const Peter Marshall – 902 223 8539 or watch commander 902 459 0502.Joe.Taplin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Outside of halifax - Nova Scota RCMP guy Sgt. Mark Gallagher – 902 426 5120.
– RCMP at the Halifax airport 902 873 1300. - port Hawkesbury rcmp - RCMP contact cell Cont. Grant Webber 902-222-0154
- A full list of RCMP and other police detachments is kept at: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ns/detachments/index_e.htm
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- SAR – Coast Guard Rescue Centre (regional) – 902 427 2106

- EMO – Comm.: 902-424-5620

- city of Halifax - Mike LeRue Public Information Officer, Fire & Emergency Services (902) 490-6574. leruem@halifax.ca
- Chief Medical Officer of Health - Dr. Jeff Scott - 902 424-8698 or medicalofficerofhealth@gov.ns.ca
- Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health - Dr. Robert Strang (902) 424-2358
- Department of Justice. Carla Grant. 902-424-6282




ENTERTAINMENT

= Mary Walsh – 902 420 4760/902 425 5188/709 579 6153 (publicist Renee Pye – 902 420 1577

ENVIRONMENT

EXPERTS/SOURCES

• Atlantic-based experts search engines:
http://experts.dal.ca/index2.cfm (Dalhousie)
http://www.mun.ca/experts/ (Memorial)

• McGill -http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/mediaguide/
- Laval https://oraweb.ulaval.ca/pls/vrr/gexp_prof.html
- UQAM http://www.unites.uqam.ca/sirp/experts.html
- UQAR http://www.uqar.qc.ca/uqar/pub/index.htm
UdeM http://www2.dircom.umontreal.ca/specialistes/recherche.asp
- General: http://www.sources.com/




GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL

• a full list of cabinet and opposition critic contacts is kept at: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=46dccbed-4370-40f0-975f-d08fe1688aa2&Language=E

· ACOA in Nova Scotia - David Harrigan, 902 426-4238/221-1435C

· ACOA in Cape Breton - Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation - D.A. Landry, 902 564-3617

- a website that lists daily news releases broken down by province/territory - http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?categoryid=7&category=Regional+News

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Transport Canada
- in Ottawa 613-993-0055, after hours 613-990-6055
- Atlantic Region - Moncton: Maurice Landry 506-851-7562
- St. John's- Tracey Hennessey 709-772-6197
- Dartmouth, Steve Bone 902-426-7795




GOVERNMENT, PROVINCIAL

• a website that lists daily news releases broken down by province/territory - http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?categoryid=7&category=Regional+News

· Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board - 902 424 4448

• Govt telephone directory -

- Office of provincial ombudsman – 902 424 6780



HEALTH/HOSPITALS

- IWK Children’s Hospital – CEO: Anne McGuire – 902 470 8888. Comm: Allison Lucio - IWK Health Centre Public Relations 902-470-6740
- Nova Scotia Department of Health Media Room - Phone: (902) 424-5886

- health dept contacts: Valerie Bellefontaine, Communications Director, 902-424-7942…. 902 499 4767

Sherri Aikenhead, Communications Advisor, 902-424-2583

Kim Silver, Senior Communications Advisor, 902-424-3034

Tina Thibeau, Communications Advisor, 902-424-2727

Michelle Perry, Communications Advisor, 902-424-3731

- Emergency Medical Care -(media calls related to paramedics and the provincial ground ambulance service) – Comm.: Jean Spicer, 902-832-8336, (pager) 902-498-3180, or (cellular) 902-456-7213

- Chief Medical Officer of Health - Dr. Jeff Scott - 902 424-8698 or medicalofficerofhealth@gov.ns.ca
- Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health - Dr. Robert Strang (902) 424-2358
(Phone)(902) 424-2358 (Fax)(902) 424-0550 IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES
· immigration lawyer – Lee Cohen – 902 423 2412

· Canada Border Services Agency (regional) - Jennifer Morrisson – 902 426 0580-



INDUSTRY

• Offshore

· Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board – Comm. - Neal Dawe – 902 496 0744c/440-0118

· Fishery

• Energy

• Mining



KEY FIGURES

• John Risley – 902 443 0550





LABOUR

N.S. government and General Employees Union (reps most prov govt workers) – Prez. Joan Jessome - lisam@nsgeu.ca . 902-471-4566. 902 424 4063. Ian Johnson, NSGEU Policy Analyst/Researcher, (902) 476-4355 (cell) Deedee Slye, NSGEU Media Relations Officer, (902) 240-4320 (cell)
- a full list of nova scotia labour contacts - http://www.xpdnc.com/links/locans.html
LOBBYISTS
http://www.apec-econ.ca/
http://www.gpiatlantic.org/




MEDIA
- Chronicle Herald - http://www.herald.ns.ca/

- CBC Radio - http://www.cbc.ca/ns/

- CP - Bureau Chief: Kevin Ward - kward@cp.org . News Editor: Mike MacDonald - mmacdonald@cp.org . 902 422 8496. halifax@broadcastnews.ca . www.cp.org

· a complete list of nova scotia media outlets is kept at: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:SpzNS0kaBkwJ:https://www.gov.ns.ca/cmns/pubs/NSMedialist.pdf+NOVAS+SCOTIA+MEDIA&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=ca&client=firefox-a







MILITARY

- DND Public Affairs – Capt. Paul Doucette – 613 945 1265. Main number: 613 996 2353/54. Full list of contacts is kept at: http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/contact_pa_e.asp

• CFB Greenwood (902) 765-1494 Ext 5101
- 12 Wing Shearwater (902) 460-1996




NATIVE GROUPS

· Native Council of Nova Scotia (reps Mi’kmaq/Aboriginal Peoples

Residing Off-Reserve in Nova - 902 895 1523. e-mail: info@ncns.ca





POLITICS, FEDERAL

- • a full list of cabinet and opposition critic contacts is kept at: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=46dccbed-4370-40f0-975f-d08fe1688aa2&Language=E

- Peter Mackay, foreign affairs, acoa - 613 992-6022

Brison, Scott LIB Kings—Hants
Casey, Bill CON. Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley Cuzner, Rodger LIB Cape Breton—Canso
Eyking, Mark LIB Sydney—Victoria
Keddy, Gerald CON South Shore—St. Margaret’s Nova Scotia
MacKay, Peter CON Central Nova
McDonough, Alexa NDP Halifax
Regan, Geoff LIB Halifax West
Savage, Michael LIB Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Stoffer, Peter NDP Sackville—Eastern Shore
Thibault, Robert LIB West Nova Nova Scotia



Green party – leader: elizabeth may – 902 752 2320. Press sec: Camille labchuk – 613 562 4916



POLITICS, MUNICIPAL

A FULL LIST OF TOWN WEBSITES IS HERE: http://www.halifax.ca/community/neighbours.html

- Halifax – Peter Kelley - 902 490 4010 or kellyp@halifax.ca . A full list of municipal contacts is kept at http://www.halifax.ca/community/neighbours.html

- John O'Brien, Manager, Corporate Communications, city of halifax (902) 490-6531: obrienj@halifax.ca or exec assitant jaunita Hartman 902 490-4026



POLITICS, PROVINCIAL

- Premier’s Office – Rodney MacDonald – Comm: Sasha Irving – 902 424 4092. irvingss@gov.ns.ca. for day-to-day contacts call press secretary: Joe Gillis at 902-497-7263.


- Finance minister Angus MacIssac. Comm.: Donna Chislett – 902 424 2917. e-mail: chisledp@gov.ns.ca

· PC party - 902 429 9470. Provincial Director - Jim David

jim.david@pcparty.ns.ca. PC Caucus Office - 902 424 2731. http://www.pccaucus.ns.ca/

· Opposition Leader - Liberal Leader Michel P. Samson. 902 424 8637. e: lco@gov.ns.ca. Nancy Sheppard, Chief of Staff / Director of Communications. Michelle Coffin, Communications / Research Advisor. Cheryl MacEachern, Communications Officer

· NDP Leader Darrell Dexter - 902 423-9217. ndpadmin@nsndp.ca .. comm.: Jason warren – 902 354 5203/478 8068 cell


POLITICAL SCIENTISTS/ECONOMISTS/POLLSTERS

· Corporate Research Assoc. – Prez Don Mills – 902 421 1336/493 3237

- decima





TRANSPORTATION

• Airlines

· Scotia Flight Centre. Cambridge 902 538-8057

· Provincial Airlines Halifax 902 873-3751. St. John’s, 709 576-1800

· CanJet. Enfield - 1 902 873-7800

· Air Canada Jazz. Halifax - 902 429-7111

· Air Canada – Halifax - 902 429-7111

· WestJet -




• Airports –

• Halifax International Airport- Comm.: Peter Spurway, Karen Sinclair - communications@hiaa.ca. A full list of N.S. airports is kept at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sch/HA-AP-NS_e.asp

• Harbour authorities. A complete list of port authorities is kept at: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sch/HA-AP-NS_e.asp

• Port of Halifax – security: 902 426 3629. Main line: 426 8222.

· Road conditions/traffic cams – http://www.highwayconditions.com/ns.htm- Ferries

• Ferries

• Marine Atlantic – Comm.: Tara Laing, 709 772 8794. Website:

• Provincial – the full list of ferries and contact numbers is at: http://www.novascotia.worldweb.com/Transportation/Ferries/







MISC



1.re Helena munroe, “kidnapped” n.s. woman –

husband- sandy munroe – 902 369 2066. 902 790 0440 cell. 902 634 1910

- his brother – Donald munroe – 416 690 3128.

Lawyers – Jeanne desveaux – 902 443 7307, ron meagher – 902 830 1778.

Rejean beaulieu – dfait 613 995 1874

- her brother – 011 44 1845 524 846





2. re glen race

- Andrew wylie – Clinton county district attorney – 518 565 4770.

Cdn justice dept – Patrick charette – 613 952 8587



n.s health dept – Valerie Bellefontaine – 902 424 7942/499 4767 cell or kim silver – 902 424 7942.



n.s. public prosecutions office – chris Hansen – 902 424 2225/430 5529 cell or chelsey perez 902 424 8007



Halifax regional police – const jeff carr – 902 490 5154 or terese brien, same number

Halifax rcmp – cpl. Joe taplin – 902 490 1497/488 2830 cell

Alternate rcmp – const. peter marshall – 902 223 8539…. Or watch commander – 902 459 0502



u.s. dept of homeland security – 202 282 8010



u.s. border patrol – oscar salvana – 956 227 8023.



Ny state police – capt Robert lafountain – 518 897 2000/298 5200



Texas fbi – 1800 426 5460



Joe pink, lawyer for the race family – 902 492 0550.



Texas attorney general – nancy Herrara – 713 567 9301.



Race’s Texas lawyer – Timoteo Gomez – 956 542 0357???



RCMP in New Minas, N.S. – Les Coconi (spelling???). – 902 680 5081 cell.



RCMP New Brunswick – Sgt. Derek Strong – 506 452 3400.

Rcmp moncton/Dieppe – chantell farrah 506 857 2494

Fredericton, N.B. 1-888-506-RCMP (7267)/1-888-506-1GRC (1472)

Charolottetown police – const gary clow – 902 566 5548



Rcmp on p.e.i. – sgt denis morin – 902 566 7112.



Fredericton Crown prosecutor: Katherine Gregory 506 453 2784

Moncton Court of Queens bench – 506 856 2308

Moncton Crown prosecutor: 506 856 2310



RCMP Bathhurst, N.B. major crimes unit – Cpl Sylvain Leclerc – 506 548 7774



Fredericton police – cpl. Bobbi simmons – 506 460 2593/461 9538





n.b. dept of public safety - - patricia hyland, director – 506 444 4430.



n.b. att gen – Valerie kilfoil- 506 4536543.





Sydney, N.S. provincial court – 902 563 3510

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