OIC Number: 2003 - 246

Date of Order: May 29, 2003

OIC Text: The Governor in Council is pleased to make the following appointments: To be Acting Premier, Acting President of the Executive Council and Acting Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs from 1:45 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2003, until 1:15 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2003: the Honourable Gordon Balser; To be Acting Deputy Premier, Acting Deputy President of the Executive Council, Acting Minister of Environment and Labour and to be responsible for any and all duties assigned to that Minister from 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 30, 2003, until 11:00 a.m., Sunday, June 1, 2003: the Honourable Ernest Fage; To be Acting Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Acting Minister charged with the administration of the Human Rights Act, Acting Minister assigned the administration of the Regulations Act and Acting Minister responsible for the supervision and management of

Part II of the Workers' Compensation Act from 8 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003, until 9 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2003, the Honourable Gordon Balser; To be Acting Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations and Acting Minister responsible for the Residential Tenancies Act from 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003, until 12:00 noon, Sunday, June 1, 2003: the Honourable Ernest Fage; To be Acting Minister of Natural Resources and Acting Minister assigned the administration of the Emergency Measures Act from 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, 2003, until 12:00 noon, Sunday, June 1, 2003: the Honourable Ernest Fage; To be appointed as Commissioners pursuant to the Notaries and Commissioners Act: Gertrude E.

Doucette of Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, while employed with the Province of Nova Scotia; Joanne Menhennett of Truro, Colchester County, for a term to expire May 31, 2008; Patricia Paraskevopoulos of Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, while employed with the Province of Nova Scotia; and Nancy Pryor of Truro, Colchester County, for a term to expire May 31, 2008.

Department(s): Governor in Council