HALIFAX, N.S. – Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Canada’s Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, commended Nova Scotia’s trucking sector for its devotion to health and safety during a visit with members of the Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association (NSTSA) on March 16. Dr. Leitch, the NSTSA and employees of Atlantic Tiltload Limited discussed best practices for improving oh&s standards in the industry, in such areas as leadership, mental health and opportunities for women. She also urged the Atlantic Tiltload workers to collaborate with their employers in turning their workplace into an environment that promotes both physical and mental well-being. “Promoting employment equity and workplace health and safety – including mental wellness – is a shared responsibility,” Dr. Leitch said in a press release following the meeting. “That’s why we work with… employer and employee organizations to continue finding ways to make workplaces more inclusive and to prevent workplace injuries.” NSTSA executive director Linda Corkum said in a press statement that keeping N.S. trucking employees injury-free was the association’s top goal.