A new generation of graduates from Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) are ready for anything nature can throw at them and their communities.

This year’s 13 graduates from NSCC’s Emergency Management program received accolades the evening of Oct. 20.

They were feted for completing their program and showing the strength of character and talent required to serve their communities as emergency management specialists.

“It’s really crucial we have that knowledge and skillset in community, because communities know communities,” said Scott MacDonnell, Emergency Management Program Manager with The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM).

“We’ve seen it many times over, how communities are able to pull together in an emergency and get things done,” he added.

With the completion of their program, this year’s graduates are now prepared to respond to, and recover from any emergency in their communities.

MacDonnell praised the growing enrollment in the EMO program, noting that NSCC saw five people graduating last year – and that the cohort more than doubled in size this year.

“It’s great to see the interest and commitment on your behalf,” MacDonnell said.

Graduates hail from all corners of Atlantic Canada, with three from CMM communities in Nova Scotia: Darlene Paul (Paqtnkek), Howe Duncan (Wasoqopa’q) and Paula Paul (Paqtnkek).

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