Update: October 28, 2025 What's happening with the municipality and the province First of all, I want to commend the majority of HRM Regional Council (especially Councillor Austin) for listening to the people and stakeholders of Dartmouth—and those across our municipality—who called on the government to protect Dartmouth Cove from unnecessary infill. Following the [...]
April 30th, 2024 Hi folks, I've written to the Minister of Transport again, asking that he rescind approval for the Dartmouth Cove infill project. I believe there is more than enough evidence that shows this project is not in the public interest, and that Transport Canada didn't meaningfully consult on this. --Darren Letter [...]
I am thrilled to deliver over $11 million in funding to build 45 homes for seniors and persons with disabilities right here in Dartmouth! Main Street Centre, a seven-story mixed-use development, will include affordable housing, supports for persons with developmental disabilities, and services to support seniors aging in place. Affirmative Ventures’ incredible social enterprises [...]
2024-04-11 Transport Canada has approved the Dartmouth Cove Waterfront Infill Project (2022-206446) which is one of two federal approvals needed to permit this project to move forward. As of today, neither the Province of Nova Scotia nor the Municipality have further regulated these infill projects in Dartmouth Cove. I don’t believe that Dartmouth is [...]
Hi folks, here is a copy of the email I wrote on April 11th, 2024 to the Minister of Transport, asking that he rescind approval for this project. I firmly believe that Transport Canada failed to meet their mandate on this. -Darren Letter to Minister of Transport April 11, 2024 [...]
Households across Dartmouth—Cole Harbour receive Canada Carbon Rebate payments four times a year. (If for some reason you aren’t getting yours, please call my office for help at 902-462-6453) These rebate payments are made possible because we put a price on pollution. And if the price on pollution goes up, the rebate payments go [...]
March 4, 2024 Darren Fisher, M.P. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour Dear M.P. Fisher: Thank you for your letter of January 11, 2024, regarding the proposed infill projects for pre-Confederation waterlots in Halifax Harbour, including waterlots in Dartmouth Cove. Transport Canada continues to fulfill its responsibility as outlined and defined by the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA). [...]
Hi folks, During our Government’s National Pharmacare announcement, I had a chat with Raina. She has Type 1 Diabetes and once our plan is in place, she won’t have to worry about coverage for her diabetes medication anymore. She won't have to worry about the fact that her parents are worrying about paying for [...]
As you know, I'm not a very partisan person, I'm more about focusing on what we can do to work together to better support our communities. But every time I hear the Conservatives talk about how if they were in our shoes they would make deep cuts to services, I think back to their [...]
After hearing the wonderful news about HRM protecting the Northwest Arm from unnecessary infill, I wrote again to the Minister of Transport asking for further assurances that the department would continue offering support to HRM should they wish to further regulate infilling of waterlots in the municipality, including those located in Dartmouth Cove. Here [...]
