Will I see you there? Help us spread the word?? The Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission is revealing the first-ever illuminated mural in Eastern Canada THIS Friday night! Thanks for the chat today, Crystal! It's a 2-in-1 mural at the corner of Portland St and Victoria Rd, and I can't wait to see what it will look [...]
It’s that time of the year again! You can start to feel the excitement from students preparing to go back to school, or entering their 1st year at university or college—and you can feel the excitement from their parents too We know that when students have the support they need, they’ll have a real [...]
Great to have Minister Lawrence MacAulay in Dartmouth today to announce important funding for Veteran mental health programming in Nova Scotia!! The Minister announced $725,000 to the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia to support their “Landing Strong” program. It’s a three-month, intensive day-treatment program for Veterans and first-responders with PTSD. The program will allow more Veterans to [...]
Organizations like the Dartmouth North Community Food Centre and Hope Blooms are doing incredible work to reduce food insecurity in our communities. In this spirit, our Government is stepping up to support the efforts of community-based organizations to strengthen local food production across the country! So great to have the Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and [...]
No one should have to choose between paying for their rent or for paying for the prescription drugs they need. As you know, I firmly believe in delivering real National Pharmacare for all Canadians. And I won’t stop advocating until this is a reality. We’ve been working hard on the foundation for National Pharmacare, [...]
There's never been a better time to live in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. And now we're home to numerous clean-technology and ocean-technology companies, providing highly skilled jobs for our youth! I just announced $1.75 million in funding for the creation of the Sensing, Engineering, and Analytics - Technology Access Centre (SEA-TAC) at NSCC! This is a [...]
We believe in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour companies like Cherubini Metalworks. I just announced an investment of $550,000 so that Cherubini Metal Works Limited can upgrade their equipment to increase productivity, and improve air quality and energy efficiency at their facility. Our investment will also result in the creation of 20 more full-time jobs. And will [...]
There are many wonderful volunteers in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour who are working hard to make a difference. We were honoured that Better Together Nova Scotia walked with us for this year's Natal Day parade! Do you remember when they performed 150 acts of kindness for Canada 150? Thank you to Better Together Nova Scotia for all you [...]
There's never been a better time to live in Dartmouth! The City of Lakes has been holding Natal Day parades since 1895, and I can tell you first hand that this year's parade was ELECTRIC! You can feel the deep sense of pride folks are feeling. HUGE thanks to all of our incredible volunteers [...]
Another fabulous Natal Day Parade in Dartmouth!! Happy Natal Day everyone. What a gorgeous day to celebrate the beautiful City of Lakes!!!