The Provincial Organization Education Series provides monthly sessions for staff and volunteers of Provincial Sport and Recreation Organizations. Occurring the second Tuesday of each month, the series aims to provide professional development for attendees in a wide range of topics. The series is delivered in partnership with Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage, Recreation Nova Scotia, and Sport Nova Scotia.
For more information, please contact Ryan.Francis@novascotia.ca.
Upcoming Sessions:
Topic: Inclusive Leadership
Speakers: Augy Jones, Aja Joshi and Nick Lenehan
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Provincial Organizations are invited to an interactive panel discussion of change makers focused on equity, diversity, inclusion and access. Panelists Augy Jones, Aja Joshi and Nick Lenehan will discus various aspects of supporting culture change in organizations.
Past Sessions:
March 2022
Topic: Effective AGM’s
Speaker: Dillon Trider, Partner Wickwire Holm.
February 2022
Topic: Holistic Approach to Sport & Recreation and Relationship Building
Speaker: Serene Porter, Keshia Toney & Sara Lynne Knockwood
January 2022
Topic: Recreation for Mental Health Training
Speaker: Debbie Bauld, Program Manager at Recreation Nova Scotia
Website: https://www.recreationns.ca/
December 2021
Topic: Volunteer Recruitment
Speaker: Karrie-Ann Wilkie, Communications and Outreach Officer at Volunteer Nova Scotia
Website: https://www.volunteerns.ca/
October & November 2021
Topic: Truth and Reconciliation in a Sport & Recreation Context
Speaker(s): Gordon Pictou, Owner of Wi’kuom Cross Cultural Services, and Ryan Francis, Manager, Provincial Outreach & Coordination at Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage
September 2021
Topic: Building Effective Working Groups
Speaker: Alain Lefebvre, Senior Consultant at Fairwinds Training and Development
Website: https://fairwindstraining.com/
August 2021
Topic: A “Laugh & Learn” Session
Speaker: Alison McEachern, Owner of Groupatwork
Website: https://www.groupatwork.org/
July 2021
Topic: Events and COVID
Speaker: Neal Alderson Senior Advisor with Communities, Culture, Tourism, & Heritage
Website: https://events.novascotia.ca/
June 2021
Topic: Activating Change / Change Management
Speaker: John Zettler, Senior Consultant at Fairwinds Training and Development
Website: https://fairwindstraining.com/
May 2021
Topic: Accessibility Act and Access by Design – what does it mean for your provincial organization?
Speaker: Carla Bezanson, Program Coordinator at the Nova Scotia Accessibility Directorate
Website: https://novascotia.ca/accessibility/
April 2021
Topic: Using Social Media Effectively
Speaker: Dr. Alla Kushniryk, Associate Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University
Website: https://www.msvu.ca/academics/bachelor-of-arts-ba/communication/meet-our-faculty/alla-kushniryk/
March 2021
Topic: Dispute Resolution and Appeals
Speaker: Dillon Trider, Partner at Wickwire Holm Law Firm
Website: https://www.wickwireholm.com/
February 2021
Topic: Treaty Education
Speaker: Phillip Prosper, Treaty Education Presenter for Treaty Education Nova Scotia
Website: https://novascotia.ca/treaty-education/
January 2021
Topic: Strengthening the Outcomes Process
Speaker: Jason Hansford-Smith, Sport Consultant at Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage and Blaise Landry, Organizational Effectiveness Lead at Sport Nova Scotia
Website: n/a
August 2020
Topic: Same Game
Speaker: Vanessa Wallace, Program Coordinator and Alex Grey, Director, Marketing and Communication at Canadian Women & Sport
Website: https://womenandsport.ca/resources/tools/same-game/
July 2020
Topic: Women on Boards
Speaker: Vanessa Wallace, Program Coordinator at Canadian Women & Sport
Website: https://womenandsport.ca/learning-opportunities/presentations/women-on-boards-for-organizations/
February 2020
Topic: By-law Best Practices
Speaker(s): John Boudreau, Associate at Wickwire Holm Law Firm
Website: https://www.wickwireholm.com/
January 2020
Topic: All Youth Matter Inclusion Training
Speaker(s): Jennifer Brown, Facilitator for viaSport