This Saturday, join us outside of Alderney Landing near Ferry Terminal Park for a community clean up!! I’m teaming up with volunteers from across Dartmouth-Cole Harbour to help clean up part of the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour. It’s a great opportunity to clean up garbage, plastic and pollution, and show our commitment to [...]
Last week I had a fantastic tour of Moog Focal Technologies in Dartmouth. They’re another incredible company innovating right here in Nova Scotia. They provide marine rotary and data transfer solutions using fibre optics and more. Fascinating stuff!
It was an honour to join the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Nova Scotia, Senator Jane Cordy, Tony Ince MLA Cole Harbour - Portland Valley, Councillors Tony Mancini and Bill Karsten for the Halifax flag-raising to celebrate Sickle Cell Awareness Month! You can learn more about Sickle Cell Disease and the Sickle Cell Disease [...]
I had a great visit with Feed Nova Scotia's Executive Director, Nick Jennery at their new headquarters and warehouse in Dartmouth. The new space is truly amazing. From the walk-in fridge, to the walk-in freezer- so much more is possible there! The new facility will help them distribute more perishable and healthy food items [...]
This announcement will help ensure that all Nova Scotians have access to good home and community care, as well as mental health and addiction services. "Today, the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Randy Delorey, Nova Scotia Minister [...]
Great meetings this week in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Just met with Barbara Pate, Provincial Director of The Terry Fox Foundation NS, Dr Michael Johnston the Atlantic Node Leader of The Terry Fox Research Institute, and Luke MacDonald a Terry Fox Supporter. Great to learn more about the great work the Terry Fox Foundation is doing [...]
Looking back on Natal Day in Dartmouth, I’m still blown away by all of the wonderful volunteers who helped make it happen. Thank you for all you do for our community. Without your support and hard work, events like this couldn’t happen!
There are so many incredible companies in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour who are creating incredible clean technologies. Take Dartmouth's CarbonCure Technologies, they've developed a clean technology that traps and stores carbon dioxide emissions inside concrete! That concrete is then used to retrofit buildings. So great! Their technology results in stronger concrete that turns a harmful greenhouse [...]
Meet Jesse, this summer she's been coordinating events for Village On Main NS. Her passion for events and great attitude has made a big difference for Main Street’s Community Improvement District. The Canada Summer Jobs program provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses to create employment for young people aged 15–30 [...]
Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid. Did you know that the majority of Allied troops in the raid were Canadian? Of the 6,100 troops, 4,963 of them were from Canada. Only 2,210 Canadian troops would make it back to England, and many were wounded. Today we recognize and honour the Canadians [...]