Join me in congratulating Dartmouth’s Sole Sister, Stacy Chesnutt on completing her 100th marathon! Way to go, Stacy!!! Coach Stacey founded the Sole Sisters race and Girls gone Gazelle. The Sole Sisters races may be over, but the positive legacy remains with the over 26,000 participants who took part in these beloved races and [...]
Budget day in Ottawa is always exciting, but this year it feels extra special. I’ve been advocating alongside organizations like Nourish NS and the Coalition for Healthy School Food for a National School Food Program for many years. Budget 2024 delivers a National School Program. A big win. Proud to advocate and thrilled to [...]
Great meeting with Brendan and Joe from the Halifax Professional Fire Fighters Association this morning in Ottawa. I have deep respect for firefighters. They run into situations that most of us run away from. They put their lives on the line for our communities day in and day out. I’ve met with Brendan, Joe, [...]
This weekend I headed downtown with my pals for burgers and all of the restaurants were totally packed with folks supporting local. Downtown Dartmouth is so vibrant, our restaurants are fantastic—and believe me, the secret is out! If you haven’t been, the Side Hustle Snack bar is home to an outstanding smash burger (The [...]
Team Canada Alert: The Government of Canada has released “Solving the Housing Crisis: Canada’s Housing Plan." We’re ready to work with any order of government that steps up and is willing to help build more homes, make it easier to own or rent a home, and help those who can’t afford a home. Tackling [...]
It’s Halifax Burger Bash, and there are lots of great burgers to try in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour and across HRM! We stopped by Cheese Curds: Gourmet Burgers + Poutinerie for their candy burger and it was a great way to start off Burger Bash! Get the whole burger line up here: https://burgerbash.ca/burger-lineup/ [...]
We're doubling the Volunteer Firefighters Tax Credit & the Search and Rescue Volunteers Tax Credit! There's an amazing team of Search and Rescue volunteers across Nova Scotia with the expertise needed to handle emergency response situations, challenging searches and more. As first-responders, Nova Scotia’s volunteer fire fighters put their own lives on the line [...]
Congratulations to Chris Carlson for winning a Gold Medal this winter with Team Nova Scotia at the Special Olympics!! So proud of you for this incredible achievement!! Along with being a floor hockey phenom, Chris works at the Dartmouth Seniors Service Centre through DASC’s Community Employment program. It was so great to catch up [...]
Canadian Armed Forces Members coach our hockey teams, military families are our neighbours, Cyclone Helicopters fly overhead from 12 Wing Shearwater, and our friends are building our Navy’s fleet. Folks here in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour deeply care about our military and want to see our Canadian Armed Forces Members and their families better supported. It’s [...]
Today's the day! Are you ready?? Dartmouth—Cole Harbour should reach between 90-95% eclipse which will be spectacular! I know many of you have also traveled to NB or to the Meat Cove, NS area to experience full totality. So cool. If you're looking for information on today's total solar eclipse, you should visit the [...]