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 [...]
The Men's U19 World Floorball Championships are coming here! May 8 to 12, All games will be played at the Zatzman Sportsplex Community Association and Dalplex. 16 Countries with 320 athletes competing for Gold. Floorball is a fast, exciting, inexpensive sport similar to floor hockey. Gaining popularity in North America and is now being [...]
The 2 Boys Smokehouse & Deli at 984 Cole Harbour Rd is a great local business, and a staple in Cole Harbour. The Kielbratowski Family has been making the pepperoni and beef jerky we've been loving, for generations! Have you tried their sandwiches?
The new 24-bedroom Bryony House shelter for women and children fleeing family violence will be built in Dartmouth, with a $2.33 Million contribution from the Government of Canada!! Today I joined provincial Minister Kelly Regan, MP Andy Fillmore, Deputy Mayor Tony Mancini, the Halifax Transition House Association and the folks from Bryony House to [...]
It’s great to see the investments we are making benefitting the women and men training there! The UA’s Union Training and Innovation Program is in full swing! Loved learning more about what they’re doing.
Good news! Between July 2017 and December 2018, the Atlantic economy created over 18,000 jobs. It's good to see strong progress from the Atlantic Growth Strategy. Companies in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour are benefiting from the Atlantic Trade and Investment Growth Agreement. We are seeing a big increase in exports from companies in our region! This [...]
