We cannot end gender-based violence without working with good grass-roots organizations that know the needs of our unique communities. We just announced $18.3 million to support the implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence in Nova Scotia. This is about further empowering communities through community led solutions to end gender-based violence [...]

I’ll never forget the first time I walked into the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning. Every space for youth should feel this positive and be this inclusive. Located in beautiful Downtown Dartmouth, they truly empower and inspire youth between the ages of 12-19 with their creative arts programs. Earlier this year, we delivered $98,000 [...]

Today we announced funding to preserve and honour the rich history of the No. 2 Construction Battalion. Their legacy is of immense and heroic contribution to Canada’s war efforts and they deserve to be remembered. Thank you the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia for hosting and for your advocacy to ensure that the [...]

We’re lucky to have LakeCity Works in our community. I dropped by this morning to check in and see how their latest upgrades are going. Through their programming, they support persons living with mental illness by building on their strengths and helping them access work experience, education and employment. They help ensure that everyone [...]

Back in 2020, I delivered $227,000 to help transform the Fairbanks Interpretation Centre at beautiful Shubie Park. Yesterday, we experienced and celebrated that transformation! The Shubenacadie Canal Waterway means so much to us here in Dartmouth. So much to all of Mi’kma’ki. The Transitions project has been an incredible undertaking for the Shubenacadie Canal [...]

I am thrilled to support the non-profit Banook Canoe Club as they work to restore and revitalize their historic building along the shores of beautiful Lake Banook in Dartmouth. We delivered funding to help them engage architectural and engineering expertise to draft plans for a historical revitalization that will result in an efficient and [...]

Have you seen these new buildings along the Dartmouth waterfront at Alderney Landing yet? Alderney Landing is an incredible gathering place for folks across Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. I love how many new events are happening here each year. I delivered funding to build these accessible and eco friendly off-grid buildings, providing more community programming space, [...]