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Fall 2025 Course Line-Up!

We have three CNSA Core Courses in archival practice coming-up this fall, all part of our Archival Certificate Program!

Nominations Open for the 2025 CNSA Member Awards!

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We’re delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the 2025 CNSA Member Awards! This year’s awards ceremony will be part of something special: a collaborative, cross-sector Awards Dinner…

Call for Conference Presentors!

The CNSA has teamed up with our friends and colleagues in museums and libraries to organize another Libraries, Archives, Museums Nova Scotia (LAMNS) joint conference, which will take place Halifax/Kjipuktuk…

We’re seeking new members for our Executive Committee!

We are looking for two enthusiastic volunteers to fill upcoming vacancies on our Executive: Treasurer and Member-at-Large, Communications/Awards! The Executive meets via Zoom once a month (except July and August)…

Recruiting Committee Members!

We’re seeking members for our two standing committees plus a new working group! All meetings take place on Zoom, so you can join from wherever you are in the province.…

Request for Proposals: Pilot Archival Workshop for Mi’kmaq

The Council of Nova Scotia Archives is seeking proposals from individuals, teams, and/or organizations – preferably Mi’kmaw – to lead the development and delivery of a pilot workshop with/for a Mi’kmaw community or organization that is interested in learning about keeping or using archives.

CNSA Awards Recipients 2024!

Many thanks to our Members who took the time to nominate their amazing projects this year! The Anna Hamilton Award Musée des Acadiens des Pubnicos Pauline D’Entremont The Doug Kirby…

2024 Conference Workshop

What’s Next? A hands-on, introductory workshop on disaster recovery for archival materials Part of the 2024 CNSA Conference Registration for the workshop is now closed Open to CNSA members only…

Nominations are open for the 2024 CNSA Members Awards!

It’s official! We are now accepting nominations for the 2024 CNSA Awards! The awards ceremony will be held at the CNSA Annual Conference and AGM – a hybrid event that will…

Writing an Access Policy

What is an Access Policy? Your Access Policy should be written as one of your repository’s founding documents, since providing access is the fundamental reason all archives exist – archives…