BREAKING NEWS! Minister Harjit Sajjan just announced that the Irving Halifax Shipyard will build a 6th Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship!! The Halifax Shipyard was originally awarded only 5 Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). This is incredible news for Nova Scotia. Our Government believes in Atlantic Canada and we believe in the excellent work of [...]
Some of you may be following Audrey Parker’s heartbreaking story in the media. My heart goes out to Audrey and her family. And I commend Audrey for her advocacy. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) was an arduous piece of legislation to pass. As you can imagine, it was extremely complicated to study and move [...]
DARTMOUTH-COLE HARBOUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia is anticipating delivering more than 120 financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workplace readiness programs to students across the province in November. But this is not possible without volunteer support!! There is acute need for volunteers in the Dartmouth area at Graham Creighton Junior High, Caledonia Junior [...]
Great news for women led businesses across Dartmouth-Cole Harbour! Through our Government's Women's Entrepreneurship Strategy, there are two NEW funding streams. Women Entrepreneurship Fund (deadline Nov 15th) The objective of this fund is to support women to grow their businesses and facilitate their pursuit of opportunities in markets abroad. The fund will provide up [...]
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 [...]
Had a chance to drop by the Scotiabank Centre with Mayor Savage, and see their brand-new ice before the Halifax Mooseheads and the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles play Saturday night! Love this place. Love hockey season! #GoMooseGo!
This summer LakeCity Works hired students through our Government's Canada Summer Jobs Program, to help their woodworking team build the very first LakeCity Tiny Home! And they're auctioning it off!! The lucky winner will be announced in January! Watch to find out the details.
JOIN ME in congratulating Easter Seals Nova Scotia on the Grand Opening of their brand-new location in Dartmouth, NS!! Some time ago, over their amazing cinnamon buns, Joanne and the team at Easter Seals NS shared their vision to move locations and expand, so that they could have all the program space they needed [...]
We have many wonderful volunteers across Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Their hard work and advocacy often goes unnoticed, but their efforts keep our community strong. Thank you Kim Conrad for everything you do to better our community! Your efforts do not go unnoticed. Do you know a great volunteer in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour who should receive recognition [...]
We are committed to strengthening victims’ rights within the military justice system. Today Minister Harjit Sajjan appeared before the Standing Committee on National Defence for our study on Bill C-77. The Minister made it clear that our Government intends on seeing this important Bill through the legislative process, as soon as possible. Through his [...]