Hoping everyone has a safe and great first day of school!
I hope everyone is having a safe and great first day of school!! Throwback photo of our two who aren’t so little anymore.
Roundtables with members of cultural communities + stakeholders representing persons with disabilities + Minister Khera
Last week, my colleague Kamal Khera, Canada’s Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities visited Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. We held a round table at Alderney Landing with cultural communities, and a round table at Easter Seals Nova Scotia with stakeholders representing persons with disabilities. The conversations were incredibly thoughtful and so helpful as we [...]
Honouring Veterans + 2024 Veterans Week poster at 12-Wing Shearwater
Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor unveiled the 2024 Veterans Week poster at 12-Wing Shearwater today! The Poster honours the generations of brave Canadians who have served in uniform to help defend peace and freedom. Love that this year’s poster features two crew members aboard an RCAF CH-148 Cyclone helicopter looking towards HMCS Montreal [...]
The Alderney Landing Farmers Market in Dartmouth is outstanding
It’s time for the Alderney Landing Farmers Market in Dartmouth!! The best!
Did you know that Nova Scotian Olympic boxer Wyatt Sanford trains out of Dartmouth’s Tribal Boxing Club?!
Did you know that Nova Scotian Olympic boxer Wyatt Sanford trains out of Dartmouth’s Tribal Boxing Club?! So honoured to have a chance to meet and congratulate him on his bronze medal at Paris 2024. People are doing incredible things here in Dartmouth—the owner of Tribal Boxing is the legendary Jim Maloney, Canada’s only [...]
Delivering summer jobs for youth across Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
There’s something truly special about the Canada Summer Jobs Program. We delivered around a million dollars this year to help non-profit organizations and small businesses employ young people right here in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. Young people between the ages of 15-30 gain valuable work experience, and employers benefit from these bright young minds. The Downtown [...]
Announcement: We’re turning underused federal lands into affordable homes in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour and across Canada
Build More Homes! Today in Dartmouth we announced a new way to make federal land available for homes and communities, including a way to: Keep the homes affordable, forever Keep the land public, forever It launched today and the first round of properties are up. And guess what? Two are in Dartmouth! Ministers Jean-Yves [...]
Fantastic family fun at the Kiwanis Mother Goose festival!
What’s your favourite colour freezie?! Fantastic family fun at the Kiwanis Mother Goose festival. We handed out loads of freezies and had a great time. There are so many wonderful free family events in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. We’re so lucky to have this amazing community spirit. Huge thanks to Kiwanis and everyone who makes this [...]
Family time matters to me – Picnic in Grahams Grove, Dartmouth
The summer flies by and our family has a lot on the go, but we managed to find time for a picnic in Grahams Grove. Family time is so important… (Love all the latest alcohol free beer options. The new non-alcoholic Corona is quite good!)
It’s Burgers to Beat MS Day at A&W!
It’s Burgers to Beat MS Day at A&W! That means, $2 from every Teen Burger sold will go to support MS Canada! I delivered a burger to Anne at work today. Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world and MS Canada provides info and support to those with this [...]