SCANS
​seniors' college association of nova scotia

Continue your life-long learning by joining the Seniors’ College Association of Nova Scotia, a registered non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable non-credit academic courses to seniors (age 50+) in Nova Scotia.  Courses are for your learning enjoyment, without tests or assignments.  Membership entitles you to enrol in any number of the 60+ courses offered per year, subject to class size limitations.  It also allows you to participate in further developing this dynamic learning organization.  Classes are offered in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Chester, Liverpool, Mahone Bay, and Truro.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

public lecture

​February 25, 2019 (Monday)
1:30 – 3:30 pm (doors open at 1:00 pm)
Captain William Spry Community Centre, 16 Sussex St., Halifax
FROM 14th COLONY TO CONFEDERATION: 1749 – 1867
ALEX BOUTILIER has written extensively on the early social history of the Maritimes, and is currently completing his third book on the topic. In this lecture his focus will be twofold. He will assess the role of both the Governors and Lieutenant Governors in bringing Nova Scotia into Confederation. He will also describe the experiences of the citizens who were under their rule and how their fight to be heard also influenced the future direction of the 14th colony.
Details
annual general meeting (march 9, 2019)
Dear SCANS members:
The 2019 Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 9, at 2:00 pm, at the Captain William Spry Community Centre Multipurpose Room, 12 Sussex Street in Halifax. The agenda and other documents relating to the AGM will be posted on our website as they become available, and we will be letting you know as soon as this occurs.  We are very pleased to inform you that we will be honouring long time volunteer Johan Geldenhuys with a lifetime membership to be presented at the meeting.

A reception will follow the meeting at which time we will celebrate another successful year at the Seniors’ College  and pay tribute to our many hard working volunteers in all of our Chapters.  Vladimir Sitnikov has  generously offered to perform with his wonderful guitar playing.

Opportunities to serve on the Board are still available for those of you who would like to offer their know-how and experience to the Seniors’ College.  Nominations are welcome up to the date of the Annual General Meeting. If you are interested or wish to nominate another member, please email your information to  SCANSinfo@gmail.com

To help us prepare for this event, we would appreciate your notifying the SCANS office by March 1  if you will be attending. You can do so by email at the above address or by phone: (902) 444-7588.
We welcome your participation and look forward to seeing you there!

​Lois Block
President, SCANS Board of Directors​​

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