Honoured to have the Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor join me at the Dartmouth North Community Food Centre where she announced $10.5 million for projects to promote healthier lifestyles among young Canadians and their families! This includes funding to build more of these incredible Community Food Centres. 1 in 3 Canadian children and 2 in 3 adults [...]
Just signed: The Province of Nova Scotia will receive OVER $828 MILLION from the Government of Canada, through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure plan! This means that Nova Scotia will receive: Over $289M for Public Transit Over $381M in Green Infrastructure Over $51M in Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Over $101M in Rural Nova [...]
"Hey everybody! So the mental health town hall was last night and it was a really unique experience! It was a very intimate, personal discussion for all of us involved! Some people were brave and kind enough to share their personal stories of the journeys and struggles that have faced themselves and their friends as [...]
The assault on Vimy Ridge began at 5:30 am on Easter Monday, April 9, 1917. It was the first occasion on which all four divisions of the Canadian Corps attacked as a composite formation. Today we planted a #Vimy oak at Sullivan’s Pond in Dartmouth as we near the 101st anniversary. Thanks to John Harrison and those [...]
Happy Tartan Day!! Here's a #FridayFlashback to the Dartmouth tartan unveiling! This beautiful and proud Dartmouth tartan was created by Deana Lloy and is filled significance. Here's an excerpt from the The Chronicle Herald where they described what the tartan stands for: "•Yellow represents three rowing clubs on Lake Banook, where fond memories are held of people filling the [...]
Now this is incredible news for Dartmouth! Dartmouth’s Lake Banook just won the right to host the Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2022 under the theme “Come Paddle with Us”. Congratulations to Mayor Savage, the folks at Colour, and CanoeKayak Canada Atlantic for this successful bid. Paddling is a proud Dartmouth tradition and I [...]
Did you know that Budget 2018 proposes the single largest investment in fundamental research in Canadian history? We are a country of innovators. When we foster courage, curiosity, creativity and Canadians’ collaborative spirit - we promote the kinds of innovations and technologies that improve our daily lives and drive our economy, and our country, [...]
Was great to meet with the owner of Project EH today. Ben dropped by to show off some of his awesome new clothing line, and to tell us that 20% of proceeds go towards charitable causes. Their first initiative is giving back to Canadian Military, Veterans, and First Responders who are dealing with PTSD. [...]
Well folks, Budget 2018 is out and it’s good news for Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada. This morning, I thought I'd mention a few things that stood out to me. From improving the Working Income Tax Benefit, to making Employment Insurance more responsive and effective, to taking the first step toward implementing National Pharmacare [...]
Remembering Mona Parsons on Nova Scotia Heritage Day Over Canada’s 150 years as a nation we have seen a number of incredibly brave and heroic individuals who make us proud to be Canadian. One of the lesser known examples of these heroes is Nova Scotia’s own Mona Louise Parsons. Born 117 years ago on [...]