On Friday we officially welcomed the 'Rita Joe' as the newest Halifax Harbour ferry! Rita Joe was a Mi'kmaw poet, songwriter and author from Cape Breton. She wrote about her time at the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, and about preserving and honouring Mi'kmaw culture. A Member of the Order of Canada, Rita Joe was [...]
Want to improve the energy efficiency of your home and save money? Today the Government of Canada and the Government of Nova Scotia announced the NEW 2018 Instant Rebate program, which will empower residents across the province to purchase products that improve the energy efficiency of their homes! Sean Fraser, the Parliamentary Secretary to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Great announcements for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour today! These announcements support our local economy, help protect the Royal Canadian Navy and helps the Canadian Coast Guard effectively manage oil spills!! Dartmouth's GeoSpectrum Technologies was awarded a $3,435,625 contract to provide replacement parts for the hydrophone sonars currently being used on the Royal Canadian Navy’s Victoria-class submarines. [...]
Multifest, Dartmouth’s multicultural festival, was incredible! Over 45 years ago, Canada became the first country in the world to adopt a multiculturalism policy. Canadians are proud to live in a diverse and welcoming country and Multifest embodies this! But as diverse and welcoming as Canada is, we know that too many Canadians are facing [...]
Have you seen the North Star Rowing Club's new boat house? I was so pleased to announce over $36,000 in funding through the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program to modernize and expand their boat house! As many of you know, the North Star Rowing Club has been a fixture in our [...]
Today in Dartmouth on behalf of Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, I launched the Marine Environmental Quality Initiative as part of Canada's Oceans Protection Plan! Our endangered North Atlantic right whale, Southern Resident killer whale and the St. Lawrence Estuary beluga are vulnerable and matter to Canadians. We're investing $26 million in a number of projects [...]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a $90 million investment to twin/upgrade a very deadly stretch of Highway 104! He singled out Fire Chief Joe MacDonald for his advocacy and tireless efforts to have this highway twinned. So many Nova Scotian's travel this highway, including numerous students headed to StFX University. I applaud everyone who [...]
Happy to announce a $2.1 million investment through the Government of Canada’s Public Transit Infrastructure Fund to help upgrade the Halifax and Alderney Landing Ferry Terminal pontoons, and help purchase 8 brand-new buses! These projects will improve Halifax Transit passenger experience and increase operational efficiency for a more sustainable transit system! MLA Brendan Maguire represented the [...]