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Peter Day New Teachers Union President

Bobby Nockby Bobby Nock

A teacher with the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education is the new president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union.

Peter Day defeated Shawn Hanifen in yesterday’s second ballot election with 60.6 per cent of the vote.

Day has been a teacher for 22 years.

He’s currently a technology mentor with the Cape Breton-Victoria Centre.

He’ll assume office on August 1st and replace Ryan Lutes who’s served as president since August 1, 2022.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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