Dartmouth’s First Ever Colour Festival
The first ever Dartmouth Colour Festival took place over the weekend. Folks played with colours, danced and listened to music. The event was all about spreading love and joy and was open to all ages! Fun!
Community Coffee Held in Woodside
Over the weekend I held another Community Coffee. This time we met up in Woodside, and as always, I was happy that you took the time to share your thoughts. I've held over 10 of these meet-ups, because knowing what matters most to you, matters to me! Thanks to everyone who stopped by. [...]
Strides for Melanoma in Shubie Park
Strides for Melanoma today in Shubie Park. This was the 7th annual walk and a large group came out to remember, support and spread awareness.
CETA Nova Scotia’s #1 Export to the European Union
Can you guess Nova Scotia's #1 export to the European Union? 60% of Canada's GDP comes from exports and imports. Today is the 1st anniversary of CETA, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement! Now 98% of Canadian exports to 28 EU countries are tariff-free!! We know that Canada's competitiveness depends on opening [...]
Cheyenne Hardy Decided to use the Award Money from the Prince of Wales Youth Leadership Award to Make a Difference a World Away
After winning the prestigious Prince of Wales Youth Leadership Award for her incredible volunteerism in her community of Dartmouth North, Cheyenne Hardy decided to use the award money to make a difference a world away. This year Cheyenne traveled to Kenya to spend a few weeks at a local school, teaching children English, and [...]
Hosting Another Community Coffee
Think it's hard to get a hold of your MP? Think again! I'm hosting another Community Coffee this Saturday at the Woodside McDonald's (393 Pleasant St in Dartmouth) I'll be there from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm and I'm looking forward to discussing issues that matter to you most. See you there? [...]
Dartmouth Seniors Centre’s Annual Seniors Walk
The folks from Dartmouth Seniors Centre had their annual Seniors Walk today. Great turnout. Thanks for the invitation!
Volunteers, Organizers and Officials Putting the Panam Canoe 2018 on are Making Dartmouth Proud
The volunteers, organizers and officials that are putting the Panam Canoe 2018 on are making Dartmouth proud once again. I can’t thank them enough for giving of their time on our behalf. I was proud to be able to award medals to many athletes yesterday and today along with Mayor Mike Savage and MLA [...]
Canada’s Child Benefit
All summer I heard about the ways the Canada Child Benefit is helping families across Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Healthy groceries, family gym memberships at Cole Harbour Place, camping trips, school supplies, organized sports, dance classes, art classes and more. Thank you for taking the time to share your stories with me. Supporting Canada’s middle class [...]
The Importance and Need to Reintroduce a Veteran’s Service Card
Since we took office I’ve heard from Veterans in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour about the importance and need to reintroduce a Veteran’s Service Card. The Government is Canada is listening. Yesterday Ministers Harjit Sajjan and Seamus O'Regan announced that the new Veteran’s Service Cards will be distributed to former and releasing Canadian Armed Forces members who [...]