Lauren Murphy: Clean Foundation Green Economy Development - Member's Statement
CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : Mr. Speaker, I beg leave to make an introduction.
THE SPEAKER « » : Permission granted.
CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : In the gallery opposite I'd like to draw the members' attention to the hard-working staff at the Clean Foundation. We're joined today by Lauren Murphy, Scott Skinner, and two of their colleagues whose names I don't have on the sheet in front of me. Please stand and enjoy the warm welcome of the House. (Applause)
THE SPEAKER « » : The honourable member for Dartmouth South.
CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : I'd like to recognize the contributions of my friend and Dartmouth South resident Lauren Murphy in the development of the green economy.
Lauren is the manager of education internships at the Clean Foundation. She and her team recently completed the eighth season of the Clean Leadership Summer Internship program, placing 73 students in workforce-integrated learning positions with 56 organizations across the province; 51 of these were in rural areas outside of HRM and 43 interns represented under-served populations in Nova Scotia. This program was strongly supported by various provincial government departments including Environment, LAE, Aboriginal Affairs, Energy and Mines, as well as by partners including Divert Nova Scotia and Indigenous Skills Canada.
Lauren and her team at Clean also deliver the federal government's Science Horizons program which provides wage subsidies for graduate internships in the clean economy across the country. In the past three months they've secured positions for nearly 100 graduates, including 37 here in Nova Scotia. Lauren also sits on the Halifax Chamber of Commerce's Accessing the Skilled Workforce Task Force.
She has become a driving force in creating opportunities for youth in the clean economy which is vital to our future in Nova Scotia. Please join me in celebrating Lauren's achievements and wishing her well as she presses on in the important work of helping Nova Scotia transition to a green economy.
THE SPEAKER « » : The honourable member for Colchester North.