Darren Fisher MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour joined by Mayor Savage and HRM City Councilors, attended IKEA Canada’s major announcement that IKEA will once again open its doors in Dartmouth, NS after a near 30 year absence. This will be the only IKEA store in Atlantic Canada. “So many jobs will be created for constructing the [...]
It was a pleasure welcoming Minister Judy Foote to beautiful Dartmouth today. We had a great tour of the Maritime Helicopter Training Centre at 12 Wing Shearwater. The photo at the bottom of this post was taken by Corporal Felicia Ogunniya of 12 Wing Imaging Services. "(From Left to Right) Chief Warrant Officer Michael Whitman, [...]
Had the pleasure of touring Irving Shipbuilding today. I was pleased to hear that they've been focusing on training young people from our community and are keeping them employed. Learned about Women Unlimited- a group of female welding apprentices at the Shipyards. Great program. I'm looking forward to touring their Dartmouth facility sometime in the [...]
We are getting settled in at our new Dartmouth-Cole Harbour Constituency office. Furniture has arrived and we are putting the place together! Our mailing address is Suite 200 Tacoma Plaza, 82 Tacoma Drive, Dartmouth Nova Scotia. B2W 3E5. Our land line will be 902-462-6453 and we are expecting phones near the end of the week. [...]
I had a great time at the Family Literacy Book Packing and Delivery Event on Saturday. For more information on Literacy Nova Scotia please visit their website: http://www.ns.literacy.ca/
Last week Darren toured Nine Locks Brewery in Dartmouth. Nine Locks has opened in the same building as the Mic Mac Bar & Grill at 217 Waverley Road in Dartmouth.
Great night at the TD Sullivan's Pond Dartmouth Tree Lighting. Always a great time and joined here with my buds Gloria, Mike, Lorelei and Bill. Dartmouth Rules!
On November 11th I was honoured to place a wreath of behalf of the Government of Canada. The crowd at Sullivans Pond spilled out into the streets. It was wonderful to see.