The Right to Know Coalition of Nova Scotia welcomes to our Board, Charles Cirtwill, the Acting President of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), an independent economic and social policy think tank.

Charles has a keen interest in and knowledge of Nova Scotia's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Recently, on behalf of AIMS, he used the Act to seek statistics from the Halifax Regional School Board. The response he received prompted him to to ask the FOIPOP Review Officer to review the Board's decision.

Southend Halifax School Protest - January 24 2007

Congratulations to the parents and families of three Halifax schools who demanded and received more information than they were originally offered on plans to roll the three schools into one larger school.

About 150 people turned out on Wednesday, January 24 to hear and question the Administrator of the Halifax Regional School Board. The group put forward other proposals and won a promise from HRSB that nothing would be decided until there was much more consultation with the parents of the three schools: École LeMarchant St Thomas, St. Mary’s and, Inglis Street.

Organizers are to be commended for demonstrating that if people are united and determined authorities will listen and react.

The mission of the Right to Know Coalition of Nova Scotia includes encouraging citizens to get engaged in the political process. see the Jan 24th article in the Chronicle Herald