Today marks 15 years since we lost Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake. Craig was a husband, a father, a coach, and a friend. He was the kind of person who showed up—at the rink, in his community, and for his country. I’ve heard stories from those who knew him best, and what always [...]
30-04-2025 Food banks, free meals, and warm drinks in Dartmouth – Cole Harbour The May edition of the Dartmouth Food Calendar is available. Thank you to the folks at the Dartmouth North & Alderney Gate Public Libraries for gathering these helpful resources!
Big News: More Canadians can access the Canadian Dental Care Plan!! Here in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, folks are seeing a dentist for the first time in DECADES. This plan matters because oral health IS health. Did you know? 1% of ER visits every year are due to poor oral health, costing our healthcare system $1.8 [...]
From delicious fish and chips to incredible poutine, if What's the Scoop isn’t on your shortlist, you’re missing out! Open all year round, I love getting fries for takeout (with lots of vinegar & ketchup) and sitting outside, watching the water. Today, I sat inside with my pop shoppe! You can #SupportLocal and find [...]
Expanding Access to Life-Changing Treatments for Rare Diseases We announced a bilateral agreement with the Government of Nova Scotia, investing over $39 million to improve access to new and existing treatments for rare diseases. This funding will help ensure that more people living with rare conditions get the medications, early diagnosis, and screening they [...]
Here's a copy of my February / March newsletter, just in case mine hasn't landed in your mail box! Download a higher resolution, bilingual PDF version here.
Teamwork makes the dream work. We're delivering $300,000 to help the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo continue to proudly showcase our military past and present. Thanks to my colleague MP Lena Metlege Diab for joining me in advocating for this important funding support to help keep the Tattoo’s mission strong for the future. [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re delivering $5M to establish Canada’s first large-scale bioinnovation centre—right here in Dartmouth! Dartmouth—Cole Harbour is a renowned cleantech hub, and the Neptune BioInnovation Centre will build on this incredible industry. With incredible local expertise here in Atlantic Canada, and our government’s strong support, we're investing in the future to help these [...]
Great to catch up with local business owners and stakeholders at the Village On Main NS morning networking event. As always, thanks for all the good conversations! Thanks to Speedy Glass at 171 Main St for hosting!
Join me in congratulating our Unsung Heroes of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour! Thank you so much for all you do!!! We asked our community to nominate incredible volunteers who always show up, help our community, and ask for nothing in return. They are the people who are constantly doing meaningful work for others, making our community [...]
