After meeting Iain, the young entrepreneur behind Iain's Tartan Bakery, I learned of the importance of the Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) Program. RWA helps create employment opportunities for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities! All Nova Scotian Members of Parliament advocated together for the Government to fund the Ready, Willing, and [...]
Did you hear this speech? We must counter hatred. WATCH: Prime Minister offering condolences in the House of Commons on the terrorist attack in New Zealand.
In case you missed it: We're continuing to make significant investments in health care research. Budget 2019 proposes these strategic health research investments: ✔️$18 million for the Stem Cell Network - Réseau de cellules souches' research for new therapies and medical treatments. ✔️ $40 million for the Brain Canada Foundation to help the medical [...]
Screening of Six Primrose Thurs, March 21st Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall 6:30pm – 8:30pm Filmed on location in Dartmouth, Six Primrose is a feature length documentary that shares the transformative stories of community members connected to the Dartmouth North Community Food Centre. I'm told that the seating is first come, first served! [...]
Sharing a laugh with the incredible Florence Dares on her 100th birthday. A super team of friends and family members organized a wonderful event to honour Florence. I loved hearing some of the great stories from folks in attendance. 📸 snapd Dartmouth
Dartmouth's RKO Steel is a homegrown success story worth celebrating. RKO Steel has a well-deserved reputation as a world-class steel fabricator that is committed to finding new and better ways to do business. I stopped by their shop, met with their team to announce that the Government of Canada is investing $675,000 in RKO [...]
Good morning from Dartmouth South Academy! Did you know that incredible volunteers serve breakfast every school day to the kids at Dartmouth South? Today’s menu included English muffin pizzas, honeydew, bananas, oranges, yogurt, milk, cereal & oatmeal! Great start to the day! Nourish NS
Local non-profit organizations are doing incredible work in our community! I just announced that the Clean Foundation will receive up to $118,964 in funding through the Climate Action Fund for their Clean Climate Action School Program The program teaches students both scientific-based and traditional Mi’kmaq knowledge about climate change. [...]
Great discussions at the Seniors Town Hall with Minister Filomena Tassi in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour on Friday! Folks made their voices heard and brought up many issues facing seniors across Canada. We discussed OAS, isolation, housing, home care, health care, New Horizons Funding, national pharmacare, medical assistance in dying, workplace pension security and more! The [...]
It’s amazing how one idea can turn into an incredible opportunity. Dartmouth’s Mara Renewables Corporation makes nutrition enhancements from algae! Yes, algae! Our Government provided this company with a repayable contribution through ACOA’s Atlantic Innovation Fund, and it was great to see our investment in action. Currently they’re creating a fast-growing algae for nutrition [...]