Started my day off at the Acadia Broadcasting Station in Dartmouth for the Village On Main NS networking event! This station is home to Surge 105 and Hot Country 103.5 and I loved hearing how focused they are on our local communities. Love it.
BIG day for Nova Scotia! PM Justin Trudeau, alongside the Premier of NS, announced support for a $300 Million project to help Michelin modernize their facilities across the province, securing more than 3,600 good jobs, and creating many more. This project will ensure that Michelin can manufacture more efficient tires, including tires for electric [...]
Did you know that Dartmouth—Cole Harbour companies are at the forefront of cutting-edge clean-tech battery technology? From Novonix, a company that continues to develop smarter and cleaner production methods for electric vehicle batteries, to Salient Energy, where brilliant minds are producing affordable and sustainable zinc-ion batteries for clean energy—this is just a sample of [...]
Marg Princess Warrior invaded Parliament Hill today! This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Happy International Women's Day! This year's theme for #IWD2023 is "Every woman counts." All women, from all walks of life, have a place in every facet of our society. Women belong in boardrooms, in the House of Commons, in Council chambers, in legislatures—women belong at the decision-making table. Women belong.
Downtown Dartmouth is vibrant and I'm so proud of the incredible small business owners and employees who continue to work so hard to make this place shine. When my pal, Minister Marco Mendicino was here for an announcement and had enough time for a quick bite, we stopped by the Portland Street Creperie and [...]
One family impacted by gun crime is one too many. We just announced over $3 million to support gun and gang crime prevention programs in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour and across HRM! So great to have Minister Marco Mendicino, Mayor Mike Savage, and MP Lena Metlege Diab join me at the North Woodside Community Centre in [...]
As we continue to invest in affordable housing, we must ensure these homes are energy efficient and affordable to heat! This morning I announced a series of investments from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund to support the planning, construction, or retrofit of over 100 house units in Nova Scotia and New [...]
The March edition of the Dartmouth Food Calendar is available. Thank you to the folks at the Dartmouth North & Alderney Gate Public Libraries for gathering these helpful resources!
365 days. Stand with Ukraine.