CREDA Report

 

January 30, 2008

The 2008 Central Nova Scotia Woodland Owner’s Conference will be held on Saturday, April 5 at Northumberland Regional High School in Alma, Pictou County.

The full day conference is an excellent opportunity for woodlot owners from Cumberland County to Halifax to learn more about managing their woodlots in a sustainable way from expert guest presenters and fellow owners. They will also have a chance to visit a number of commercial and educational displays and interact with other woodlot owners and industry people.

For more information or to register call toll-free 1-866-477-2494 or register online at www.woodlotinfoshop.ca. People who pre-register qualify to win a GPS unit. Registration will also be held at 8:30 on the day of the conference which gets underway at 9 a.m. The 20 dollar registration fee includes lunch and a chance to win doors prizes and a grand prize of a chain saw to be drawn for at the end of the day.

The conference is a joint initiative of Nova Scotia Natural Resources, the Federation of Nova Scotia Woodland Owners, Nova Scotia Primary Forest Products Marketing Board, and Nova Scotia’s Regional Development Authorities, including CREDA.

 

January 16, 2008

The Nova Scotia government has selected Seaside Communications as the private sector company to provide high speed internet services to the un-served rural areas of Cumberland County. The government’s broadband initiative will ensure that by the end of 2009, every Nova Scotian will have broadband access. In many cases, that broadband access will be achieved through wireless connectivity.

The Cape Breton based company already has a current customer base in Cumberland County having completed the successful pilot project in the Tidnish to Port Howe area earlier this year.

CREDA is encouraging Cumberland county businesses and residents in areas without high speed internet services to contact Seaside Communications for further information and to register your interest in the service.

For Seaside customer and rural inquiries, please call: Joanne Oldford toll free at 1-877-842-1177, ext. 319 or e-mail joanneo@seaside.ns.ca. You can also fill out a contact form at www.seasidewireless.com.

 

January 9, 2008

Owners, managers or employees of small businesses in Cumberland County are invited to take advantage of free training opportunities designed to enhance business communication and computer skills and help them work more effectively with customers, suppliers, and co-workers.

Starting in late January, CREDA, CBDC Cumberland, the Amherst and Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Nova Scotia Department of Education are partnering to offer 40 hour training courses in essential communication skills and essential small business computer skills.

Enrolment is limited to 12 participants and is on a first come, first serve basis. The Communication Skills program is scheduled for Friday mornings beginning January 25th. The Basic Computer Skills training is scheduled for Thursday evenings beginning January 31st.

For more information or to register please contact CBDC at 667-5700 or CREDA at 667-3638. Registration deadline is January 15th.

If you have any questions or want further information regarding CREDA call 667-3638. CREDA is Quality System registered to ISO 9001:2000.