How awesome is this? Look at all of the incredible volunteers in Dartmouth North who showed up for the Dartmouth North Community Food Centre Gardening Party & Barn Raising!! We planted lots of veggies, built raised beds and raised a barn! What a fun day. There's always something great going on in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour.
Do you take your kids to the Farm?? Over the weekend I stopped by the Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum for their "Feed the Farm" event. This fundraiser is in its 4th year and helps them maintain their farm animal program! "The Farm believes in the value of keeping farm animals in the public eye; for education, [...]
Happy to announce a $2.1 million investment through the Government of Canada’s Public Transit Infrastructure Fund to help upgrade the Halifax and Alderney Landing Ferry Terminal pontoons, and help purchase 8 brand-new buses! These projects will improve Halifax Transit passenger experience and increase operational efficiency for a more sustainable transit system! MLA Brendan Maguire represented the [...]
Pleased to attend the 18 Dartmouth Lions Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron 76th Annual Ceremonial Review. Huge thanks to the Dartmouth Lions Club and the Shearwater Aviation Museum. I was also asked to present awards cadets. What an honour this was for me, thanks to the organizers for including me. PS. The band was amazing!
I am proud to announce a contribution of $350,000 to Easter Seals Nova Scotia so they can renovate their new Dartmouth location! This funding is provided through ACOA's Innovative Communities Fund and it's a game-changer - giving Easter Seals what they need to grow and continue to do incredible work in our community. With nearly 20% [...]
“No matter where I roam, Nova Scotia will always be my home” is one of my favourite sayings, and I’m glad to see that Missy MacMahon – who moved to Oklahoma with her family – is not only proud of her heritage, but rocking the new #Dartmouth City of Lakes Tartan! Missy is one of the incredible [...]
Incredible things are happening in Dartmouth! Our Government believes in Atlantic Canada. And we believe in the ocean technology sector. I am so proud to see the new Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) come to life! Today, this fantastic facility for applied innovation in the ocean sector launched in Dartmouth, NS. It’s [...]
There are many great volunteer opportunities in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. If you're looking for a meaningful way to make a difference here at home, consider volunteering with The Public Good Society. They're a bunch of incredible volunteers who are doing GREAT work in our community. The Public Good Society is looking for more volunteershttp://www.publicgoodsociety.ca/
What an incredible day. So much going on this weekend, trying to do everything! Started my Saturday off at the Michael Wallace Spring Fair where they were donating the proceeds from the door to the family of their beloved custodian who is fighting cancer. They raised over 1100.00 and will continue tomorrow with another event [...]
Back in November I brought Minister Dominic LeBlanc with me to visit with seniors at The Admiral in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. We had a chance to catch up with Mrs. Jones and chat about our plans to ensure that all Canadian seniors are able to retire with dignity. Last week I had an opportunity to visit again, and [...]