Overall: 172 people participated in stakeholder consultation representing
82 organizations and municipalities.
Departments also held meetings with key audiences:
 Education and Early Childhood Development – School Board superintendents
(October 5)
 Department of Justice – briefing with Nova Scotia Association of Police Chiefs,
Association of Police Governance, drug recognition enforcement officers representing RCMP, military police, municipal police (September 29)
 Labour and Advanced Education – university presidents (October 31)
 Service Nova Scotia – briefing with Restaurants Canada and Restaurant
Association of Nova Scotia
Participating stakeholders
 Safety organizations and advocacy groups:
o MADD Canada
o Injury Free Nova Scotia
o Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention
o IWK Child Safety
 Health associations:
o Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division
o Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia
o Smoke-Free Nova Scotia
o Canadian Cancer Society
 Health experts, professionals and programs:
o Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists
o Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program / Early Psychosis Intervention Nova
Scotia
o Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie
University
o Public Health, Nova Scotia Health Authority (Central Zone and Northern
Zone):
o Mental Health and Addictions, Nova Scotia Health Authority (Central Zone,
Northern Zone)
o IWK Mental Health and Addictions Program, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
o IWK Regional Poison Centre
 Community health boards:
o Cobequid Community Health Board
o Northside The Lakes Community Health Board
o Central Cape Breton Community Health Board
o Kingston/Greenwood Community Health Board
o Annapolis Community Health Board
o Queens Community Health Board
 Police departments:
o Truro Police Service
o Cape Breton Regional Police

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o Westville Police Service
o Stellarton Police Service
o Annapolis Royal Police Department
o Kentville Police
o Amherst Police Department
o Halifax Regional Police
o RCMP
School boards:
o Halifax Regional School Board
University student groups:
o Students Nova Scotia
o Canadian Federation of Students
Youth serving group:
o Boys and Girls Club of Truro and Colchester
Business association:
o Canadian Federation of independent Business
Landlord association:
o Investment Property Owners Association of Nova Scotia
Group representing medical marijuana users:
o Maritimers Unite for Medical Marijuana Society
Agricultural sector association:
o Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture
Potential producers (in the process of getting approval from Health Canada):
o Aqualitas
o Breathing Green Solutions Inc
o Truro Herbal Company

Municipalities
 41 municipalities (82%) registered for the sessions
CBRM
Victoria
Inverness
Richmond
Port Hawkesbury
Guysborough
Antigonish (county)
Antigonish (town)
Pictou (town)
Pictou (municipality)
New Glasgow
Westville
Colchester
Stewiacke
Truro
Cumberland
Oxford
Amherst
West Hants

 Kings
Wolfville
Middleton
Annapolis
Annapolis Royal
Digby (district)
Clare
Yarmouth (town)
District of Yarmouth
Argyle
Barrington
Shelburne (town)
Municipality of Shelburne
Lockport
Clarks Harbour
Queens
District of Lunenburg
Town of Lunenburg
Mahone Bay
Bridgewater
Chester
HRM