The wildfire smoke is reducing local air quality and Firesmoke.ca is showing a fair amount of smoke in our area now and high levels smoke in our area later on today. Please take appropriate precautions. Here is some helpful information from Environment Canada: Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone’s health even at low [...]
31-05-2023 Food banks, free meals, and warm drinks in Dartmouth – Cole Harbour The June 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!
I have to say it again—I am so grateful for the first responders and the incredible volunteers who are stepping up across our province to do what they can to keep us safe from these fires and to support those in need. As individuals, we need to do everything we can to make it [...]
29-05-2023 Thank you to the first responders who are doing everything they can to tackle these fires and help folks safely evacuate as needed. My heart goes out to everyone impacted. I want you to know that the federal government is continuing to follow the wildfires closely—and we are ready to help should the [...]
Perfect weather for the Brookhouse Elementary School Spring Fair! It’s on until 2pm today and it’s totally amazing. There are bouncy houses, hot dogs, games, petting zoo and more! Amazing job by the PTO.
So great to have my colleague and pal, MP Peter Fragiskatos here to meet with incredible Community Volunteer Income Tax Program volunteers, and to announce more funding to support free tax clinics across Nova Scotia!! This special group of volunteer tax preparers go above and beyond to help folks file their taxes. Folks like, [...]
More fantastic news for seniors across Nova Scotia! Canada’s Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera announced $61 million to support community-based projects that benefit seniors across the country—including 109 projects in Nova Scotia! From programs to encourage healthy active living, to helping seniors stay more informed and socially connected—these projects create better opportunities for seniors [...]
We know that the tourism industry is vital to Nova Scotia and to Nova Scotians. And we’re here to help our incredible tourism operators bounce back and grow, attracting more visitors to our incredible province. Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor joined us today to announce $6.3 million in new Tourism Relief funding for 53 great [...]
Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes (BMBCL) is a BIG step closer to becoming a National Urban Park! Just imagine, if we keep working together on this, Nova Scotia will have a National Urban Park that's accessible by bus! Incredible. I joined my colleagues MP Lena Metlege Diab and MP Andy Fillmore today, and representatives from [...]
Crowds! Congratulations to the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission and all of the businesses that took part in the Downtown Dartmouth Food Crawl. I heard that the ferry was packed with folks coming over from Halifax. Love that people are realizing how amazing Dartmouth is.
