Screening of Six Primrose Thurs, March 21st Halifax Central Library, Paul O'Regan Hall 6:30pm – 8:30pm Filmed on location in Dartmouth, Six Primrose is a feature length documentary that shares the transformative stories of community members connected to the Dartmouth North Community Food Centre. I'm told that the seating is first come, first served! [...]
Sharing a laugh with the incredible Florence Dares on her 100th birthday. A super team of friends and family members organized a wonderful event to honour Florence. I loved hearing some of the great stories from folks in attendance. 📸 snapd Dartmouth
Dartmouth's RKO Steel is a homegrown success story worth celebrating. RKO Steel has a well-deserved reputation as a world-class steel fabricator that is committed to finding new and better ways to do business. I stopped by their shop, met with their team to announce that the Government of Canada is investing $675,000 in RKO [...]
Good morning from Dartmouth South Academy! Did you know that incredible volunteers serve breakfast every school day to the kids at Dartmouth South? Today’s menu included English muffin pizzas, honeydew, bananas, oranges, yogurt, milk, cereal & oatmeal! Great start to the day! Nourish NS
Local non-profit organizations are doing incredible work in our community! I just announced that the Clean Foundation will receive up to $118,964 in funding through the Climate Action Fund for their Clean Climate Action School Program The program teaches students both scientific-based and traditional Mi’kmaq knowledge about climate change. [...]
Great discussions at the Seniors Town Hall with Minister Filomena Tassi in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour on Friday! Folks made their voices heard and brought up many issues facing seniors across Canada. We discussed OAS, isolation, housing, home care, health care, New Horizons Funding, national pharmacare, medical assistance in dying, workplace pension security and more! The [...]
It’s amazing how one idea can turn into an incredible opportunity. Dartmouth’s Mara Renewables Corporation makes nutrition enhancements from algae! Yes, algae! Our Government provided this company with a repayable contribution through ACOA’s Atlantic Innovation Fund, and it was great to see our investment in action. Currently they’re creating a fast-growing algae for nutrition [...]
On this International Women's Day, I think about the incredible, local organizations working so hard in our community to improve the lives of our most vulnerable women and girls. I think about organizations like the Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland NS, who are protecting, advocating, and working with women involved in the criminal justice [...]
Love this place. Dropped by Ace Machining in Dartmouth today. Our Government believes in Atlantic Canadian companies like Ace Machining. That’s why we’re investing $250,000 to help them acquire new advanced manufacturing equipment which will increase production capacity and improve their productivity. It was great to see the equipment first hand. They’ll be able [...]
I’ve invited the Hon. Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors to Dartmouth-Cole Harbour for a Seniors Town Hall. Please join us this Friday to ask questions and share your concerns and ideas with us in order to make senior’s lives better in our community. Your shared experiences and suggestions will not only help the seniors [...]