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SUMMARY:Annual State of the Province with Premier Houston - May 2022
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! REGISTRATION IS CLOSED! \n\n\n\nAnnual State of the Province with Premier Houston\n\n\n\nPresented By:\n\n\n\nGet to know Nova Scotia's new Premier at his first Annual State of the Province address! \n\n\n\nJoin us for this opportunity to hear directly from the Premier on issues impacting your business such as: COVID-19 recovery\, competitive taxes\, housing affordability\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\nHonourable Tim Houston- Premier of Nova Scotia\n\n\n\n\nTim Houston is Nova Scotia's 30th Premier.\n\nBorn in Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Tim was raised in a military family and grew up on military bases in Summerside\, PEI\, Trenton\, Ontario and Comox\, British Columbia before the family ultimately returned to Nova Scotia for his father's retirement posting to Shearwater.\n\nFirst and foremost\, Tim is a dad. He and his wife\, Carol\, have been married for 26 years and have two children\, Paget and Zachary.\n\nTim attended Saint Mary's University where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce. He then earned his Chartered Accountant designation in Halifax. After graduation\, he and Carol moved to Bermuda where he worked with both Deloitte and in the reinsurance industry. In 2007\, knowing that they wanted to raise their children closer to their extended family\, Carol and Tim returned to Nova Scotia and have lived in Pictou County ever since.\n\nOn November 2\, 2020\, Tim was awarded his profession's highest mark of distinction\, the Fellow (FCPA) designation\, by Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia.\n\nTim's love of this province and its people (and discussions in hockey rinks) sparked his interest in politics. He successfully sought the Pictou East PC nomination in 2012 and was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. He was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2021. In 2018\, Tim was elected Leader of the PC Party of Nova Scotia.\n\nTim was sworn in as premier on August 31\, 2021. Premier Houston also serves as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2 style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#FF0000\;"><strong>SOLD OUT! REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!&nbsp\;</strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\nAnnual State of the Province with Premier Houston</h2>\n\n<h4 style="text-align: center\;"><br />\nPresented By:<br />\n<img alt="" height="71" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2481/Image/NATIONAL-Logo350.jpg" style="width: 300px\; height: 71px\; margin-top: 10px\; margin-bottom: 10px\;" width="300" /><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="color:#444444\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;">Get to know Nova Scotia&#39\;s new Premier at his first Annual State of the Province address!&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nJoin us for this opportunity to hear directly from the Premier on issues impacting your business such as: COVID-19 recovery\, competitive taxes\, housing affordability\, and more.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></h4>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">\n<hr /></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">\n<h3 style="background: rgb(238\, 238\, 238)\; border: 1px solid rgb(204\, 204\, 204)\; padding: 5px 10px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><img alt="" height="300" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2481/Image/2022_Luncheons/tim_houston/Premier-Houston-2022_0.jpg" style="width: 300px\; height: 300px\; margin: 10px\; float: left\;" width="300" /></strong></span></span><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong>Honourable Tim Houston- Premier of Nova Scotia</strong></span></span></span></h3>\n</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: justify\;">\n<div style="background:#eee\;border:1px solid #ccc\;padding:5px 10px\;">\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.6875\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: open_sansregular\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Tim Houston is Nova Scotia&#39\;s 30th Premier.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.6875\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: open_sansregular\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Born in Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Tim was raised in a military family and grew up on military bases in Summerside\, PEI\, Trenton\, Ontario and Comox\, British Columbia before the family ultimately returned to Nova Scotia for his father&#39\;s retirement posting to Shearwater.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.6875\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: open_sansregular\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">First and foremost\, Tim is a dad. He and his wife\, Carol\, have been married for 26 years and have two children\, Paget and Zachary.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.6875\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: open_sansregular\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Tim attended Saint Mary&#39\;s University where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce. He then earned his Chartered Accountant designation in Halifax. After graduation\, he and Carol moved to Bermuda where he worked with both Deloitte and in the reinsurance industry. In 2007\, knowing that they wanted to raise their children closer to their extended family\, Carol and Tim returned to Nova Scotia and have lived in Pictou County ever since.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.6875\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: open_sansregular\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">On November 2\, 2020\, Tim was awarded his profession&#39\;s highest mark of distinction\, the Fellow (FCPA) designation\, by Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.6875\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: open_sansregular\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Tim&#39\;s love of this province and its people (and discussions in hockey rinks)&nbsp\;sparked his interest in politics. He successfully sought the Pictou East PC nomination in 2012 and was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. He was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2021. In 2018\, Tim was elected Leader of the PC Party of Nova Scotia.</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; line-height: 1.6875\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em\; color: rgb(68\, 68\, 68)\; font-family: open_sansregular\, Helvetica\, Arial\, Tahoma\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;">Tim was sworn in as premier on August 31\, 2021. Premier Houston also serves as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Halifax Convention Centre 1650 Argyle St\, Halifax\, NS B3J 0E6
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