by A Sydney native has been appointed to chair the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board. Keith MacLeod is a registered engineer with over 30 years of experience in the energy industry in Canada and internationally. He’s worked on projects related to the Sable Offshore and Deep Panuke projects, as well as projects on Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore, and is a member of the advisory board of CBU’s Verschuren Centre. The Offshore Petroleum Board is an independent joint agency of the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia, and is responsible for the regulation of petroleum activities in Nova Scotia’s offshore. MacLeod’s six-year term begins on August 17th.
Dave Desveaux
Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.
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