The hotels are packed because it’s almost time for the 2023 North American Indigenous Games!! Soon, thousands of athletes from over 756 Indigenous Nations will compete in many different sports across Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Dartmouth, and Millbrook First Nation. The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) were originally scheduled to take place here in Mi’kma’ki back [...]
Great news!!! Canada’s Minister of Housing, Ahmed Hussen joined us in Halifax to announce over $11 Million for more affordable housing in HRM through Round 3 of the Rapid Housing Initiative! The first 2 rounds of this initiative brought over $21 million for the municipality. Thanks to this, and our partnerships, many vulnerable people [...]
You deserve to access the health care you need when you need it. That’s why we just delivered an additional $2 billion top-up to the provinces and territories to help them reduce backlogs and respond to urgent pressures in emergency rooms, operating rooms, and in pediatric hospitals like the IWK. Yes, the provinces and [...]
The Shearwater Aviation Museum is the perfect spot for a rainy day! Free of charge, this museum is located at 12 Wing Shearwater. Located at: 34 Bonaventure Street, Shearwater
It was so great to meet with Andrea Seale, the CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society to discuss preventative care, the future of treatment, and about how incredible their volunteers are. Volunteers are selfless, truly special people. I’m so glad that a very special Canadian Cancer Society volunteer could join us — Richie Mann. [...]
Amazing start to Canada Day! We’re at the Shubie Park Ballfield for the EPIC Canadian - Run for Canada handing out cookies, Canada flags, pins, and coffee! I’d you’re racing or coming by to cheer on the runners, we’ll see you here. If you haven’t tried the amazing cookies from the Dartmouth Cookie Company [...]
30-06-2023 Food banks, free meals, and warm drinks in Dartmouth – Cole Harbour The July 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!
Downtown Dartmouth is so good that it’s getting harder to remember the rough patch it went through. I remember my Nanny behind the counter at Fisher’s Stationary, just as her time on Portland Street was ending, watching new entrepreneurs begin to take a chance on our downtown again. She remembered, and I remembered, just [...]
Our Government just banned the cruel and unnecessary testing of cosmetic products on animals in Canada! Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/.../health-canada-announces-the-end...
If you know me, you know I love sports! It was great to attend the Atlantic Champions Cup Cricket Tournament at Don Bayer Sports Field over the weekend. I had no idea that cricket was getting SO popular here! I loved learning more about this popular sport, and meeting so many cricketers from across [...]
