What a great bunch of people! I had the loveliest time at the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls Club over the weekend. We just awarded the Dartmouth Lawn Bowls with a $24,800 grant so they can purchase new equipment to allow seniors to continue to take part in the game, with safe and appropriate equipment. This [...]
What do you think? As you know, I firmly believe in National Pharmacare. No Canadian should have to choose between paying for the prescription drugs they need, and putting food on the table. The Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare just released their report with recommendation to the Government on how best [...]
Over the weekend I attended the Annual Tribute Parade and Festival in honour of Veterans and those who serve. Thank you to Village On Main NS for organizing this tribute to recognize the sacrifices made by our veterans, and to recognize the volunteer organizations working to make a difference in their lives. [...]
It was a big day with the single-use plastics ban announcement in Canada, however something else really positive happened at Parliament too! In case you missed it: 'A more humane country': Canada to ban keeping whales, dolphins in captivity' Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/whales-1.5169138
Just announced! Canada will ban harmful single use plastics as early as 2021. (e.g. cigarette butts, plastic bags, straws, stir sticks, cutlery, cups) We'll work with the provinces and territories to ensure companies, like large food retailers and product manufacturers, pay the full cost of collecting and recycling their plastic waste (extended producer responsibility). [...]
Happy World Oceans Day! I'm at the Back to the Sea Society - Touch Tank Hut at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth!
What a game!! Even with our “dynamic” Dartmouth line (me, Mayor Savage and Tony Mancini) it was a tie!!! Three cheers for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Halifax for an awesome #UnplugToConnect street hockey game. Great bunch.
We're making polluters pay while investing in Canadians. We've reversed the Conservative cuts to Atlantic Canada while increasing investment in our region. Canada's economy is heating up. ONE MILLION jobs have been created since we took office. Canada has the LOWEST unemployment on record. Read more here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/may-jobs-statscan-1.5166200
Over the weekend I attended the D-Day memorial service in Dartmouth, hosted by Somme Branch #31 & Centennial Branch 160. Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day, an important milestone in the Second World War, and one of the most defining moments in Canadian history. On D-Day, June 6th, 1944, Canadians valiantly fought for [...]
What a difference a few years make! #ThrowbackThursday to the 2014 EPIC Canadian - Run for Canada. The 2019 EPIC Canadian Run For Canada events are taking place on July 1st at Grahams Grove Park in Dartmouth! Always an incredible day of events! Learn more or register by visiting here: https://epiccanadian.ca/ [...]