Former Military Healthcare Worker Joins CNS Board of Governors

We are pleased to share that LCol (Ret’d) Anne Espenant, DMSM, CD is the newest member of the Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS) Board of Governors. She joined the 16-member volunteer board earlier this month, bringing a wealth of military, health care, and leadership experience.  Hailing from Liverpool, NS, Anne was a critical care nurse at … Read more ›

9/11 Through the Eyes of a Commissionaire

Major (Ret’d) J. (Joe) M. McLaughlan, OMM, CD recalls what it was like to oversee airport security on the day that “forever shattered our thin veneer of invulnerability.” Joe McLaughlan was the Commissionaires Site Manager at Halifax Stanfield International Airport the day two hijacked planes hit the World Trade Centre in New York City. The … Read more ›

CNS Becomes First Canadian Company to Achieve Coveted Certification

Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS) strives to deliver services that meet the highest global standards. Our hard work was recognized earlier this year when CNS became the first company in Canada to earn a coveted security operations management certification, known as ISO 18788:2015.  This certification, awarded by the authoritative International Organization for Standardization (ISO), means that … Read more ›

Six Students Receive Educational Awards from Commissionaires (2021)

Six deserving students are heading back to class with $2,000 academic scholarships from Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS). Here is the full list of 2021/22 recipients: •    Willow McKeith – 2nd year at Nova Scotia Community College, Welding. Willow is a serving commissionaire and has worked at various sites across Halifax over the past two years. … Read more ›