Coming soon (October 2, 2012)

Halifax’s Vital Signs® provides a portrait, in numbers, of how the Halifax Regional Municipality is doing across 11 key indicators: 

• Getting Started and Belonging
• Shared Prosperity
• Economy
• Getting Around
• Learning
• Housing
• Health and Wellness
• Arts and Culture
• Environment
• Safety
• Youth

Halifax’s Vital Signs® will highlight progress we should be proud of and challenges that need to be addressed.  Information included in the report will be compiled from current statistics and special studies.  Do you have data that should be included?  Please tell us about it!  Contact Valerie at cfnsvitalsigns@gmail.com or telephone 902-490-9915.

Halifax's Vital Signs® Team

Dr. Peter J. Nicholson, C.M., Senior Advisor

Dr. Nicholson was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Canadian Academies, serving from 2006 through 2009. The Council supports studies by independent panels of experts on science that is relevant to important public issues. From 2003 to 2006, Dr. Nicholson was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. In 2002-03 he was Special Advisor to the Secretary-general of the OECD. From 1995 to 2002, he was Chief Strategy Officer of BCE Inc. in Montreal. His career has also included senior executive positions in banking and the fisheries industry, as well as in the federal public service where, in 1994-95, Dr. Nicholson was Clifford Clark Visiting Economist in Finance Canada. He holds a BSc and MSc in physics from Dalhousie University and a PhD in operations research from Stanford University. He began his professional career in the faculty of computer science at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Nicholson is a Member of the Order of Canada.  

Valerie Keast, Project Manager
902-490-9915 cfnsvitalsigns@gmail.com

Valerie is in her final year of the Commerce Co-op Program at Saint Mary’s University where she is majoring in Marketing. She is also a visiting student at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Valerie has gained experience in her field of study as a Research Assistant for Dr. Ellen Farrell, CIBC Professor in Entrepreneurship and Venture Development, as a Junior Communications Coordinator at Health Canada and as a New Market Researcher for LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. She has also gained experience as a leader and communicator through her work as a lifeguard and swim instructor. 

Valerie is part of the crew from the Dalhousie Sailing Team that will be heading to France in October 2012 as Canada’s representatives in the Student Yachting World Cup for the second year in a row.    

For more information, please get in touch!

Tel. 902-490-9915

Email: cfnsvitalsigns@gmail.com

Vital Signs® is a signature product of the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia.  It was originally developed by the Toronto Community Foundation and is coordinated nationally by Community Foundations of Canada.  The Vital Signs® trademark is used with permission from Community Foundations of Canada.