Today's Natal Day Parade was UNREAL! HUGE turn out for the parade through Halifax, across the bridge and into beautiful Dartmouth today! Not only were we celebrating Dartmouth, we celebrated Cole Harbour's own, Sidney Crosby's 30th birthday as well. He brought the Stanley Cup along and the crowd went wild. Huge thanks to the Committee [...]
Today Mayor Savage and I visited Camp Brigadoon Village and learned about the Camp Kedooopse and Camp Believe programs. We learned about Camp Kedooopse- an overnight camp for youth ages 7-17 who are experiencing grief due to the death of a loved one. And Camp BELIEVE- also an overnight camp, but devoted to youth who [...]
The Halifax Pride Parade was incredible this year! We marched to show our continued support for the 2SLGBT2Q+ community. I was blown away by the love and creativity shown by those marching and those in attendance! Huge thanks to the organizers and incredible volunteers who make this event happen each year!
Yesterday we hosted the Dartmouth-Cole Harbour Canada 150 BBQ at the Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum! We enjoyed super performances from groups across the riding and Peter Baylis performed the singing of O'Canada. Our team had a blast making cotton candy, barbecuing and chatting with our community. The Farm staff were incredible and spent time [...]
What an incredible day! I first visited Irving Shipbuilding back in 2015 with Prime Minister Trudeau and it's turned into a hive of activity since! Today, Irving Shipbuilding opened their doors to the public and I joined thousands of others to see the brand new Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships! It was a great day for [...]
Huge thanks to the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission for putting on the Sullivan's Pond Canada Day concert this afternoon! Lots of folks braved the intermittent rain to listen to the The Rock A Barons and The BBQ Kings!!#Canada150
Today I had the pleasure of representing the Government of Canada and making a great announcement! I'm so proud that Dartmouth-Cole Harbour includes a vibrant francophonie community. In fact, right across Nova Scotia you'll always find Acadian communities and heritage worth celebrating and worth supporting. I announced funding of over $1.8 million dollars over [...]
Awesome day in #Dartmouth! I welcomed Minister Jim Carr to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. We enjoyed the great weather for a moment and had good chat about the incredible companies and organizations in Dartmouth who are working in the clean technology industry. Later on, he announced a $1M investment in a tidal energy [...]
I’m super excited about the new $50-million CanCode program! Earlier in the week, I sat down with Minister Navdeep Bains and he explained the program to me. Over the next two years, it will give 500,000 students from primary to Grade 12, the opportunity to learn the in-demand digital skills to prepare them for future [...]
I announced a $2.46 million investment in Dartmouth's Spring Loaded Technology!! Just five years ago, a team of bright young minds met while participating in the ACOA-supported Launch Dal. It was here, following their presentation at the end-of-term demo night, that they received their first $100,000 investment. They had a brilliant idea for a [...]