What a game!! Even with our “dynamic” Dartmouth line (me, Mayor Savage and Tony Mancini) it was a tie!!! Three cheers for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Halifax for an awesome #UnplugToConnect street hockey game. Great bunch.
We're making polluters pay while investing in Canadians. We've reversed the Conservative cuts to Atlantic Canada while increasing investment in our region. Canada's economy is heating up. ONE MILLION jobs have been created since we took office. Canada has the LOWEST unemployment on record. Read more here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/may-jobs-statscan-1.5166200
Over the weekend I attended the D-Day memorial service in Dartmouth, hosted by Somme Branch #31 & Centennial Branch 160. Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day, an important milestone in the Second World War, and one of the most defining moments in Canadian history. On D-Day, June 6th, 1944, Canadians valiantly fought for [...]
What a difference a few years make! #ThrowbackThursday to the 2014 EPIC Canadian - Run for Canada. The 2019 EPIC Canadian Run For Canada events are taking place on July 1st at Grahams Grove Park in Dartmouth! Always an incredible day of events! Learn more or register by visiting here: https://epiccanadian.ca/ [...]
Join me in thanking our Canadian Armed Forces Members!
The rain didn't stop us, for a little while anyway, at the Dartmouth North Community Food Centre Gardening Party! I helped shingle the barn and folks built flower boxes, planted trees, berry bushes, and veggies! I love this place.
This is always one of the best events of the year in Dartmouth! I joined some pals and had a great time at the 34th Annual Lobster Dinner & Auction in support of the Dartmouth General Hospital. Thank you to the wonderful sponsors and volunteers who make this happen every year. It was a [...]
Last week I had the honour of presenting Auburn Drive High School's Melanie Kennedy with their Prime Minister's Regional Certificate of Achievement in Teaching! Melanie is known for creating a culture where respect, kindness & empathy pass from teacher to student, student to teacher & student to student. We're lucky to have outstanding teacher's [...]
Please share. The new hotline to help victims of human trafficking launched last week. Human trafficking is a crime that disproportionately affects women & girls, particularly Indigenous, newcomer & low-income individuals. This hotline will connect victims to the services and the programs they need. We'll continue to focus on supporting victims and providing them [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: Our Government is investing $47.5 million in the Port of Halifax! Between the numerous cold storage facilities in Burnside and Woodside, to the Atlantic Gateway Logistics Park, and our numerous small businesses exporting to international markets- the Port of Halifax is crucial to our economy in Nova Scotia! With the increasing popularity [...]
