The Truth and Reconciliation Day flag raising and Reconciliation Proclamation reading took place this morning. Thank you to Chief Robinson for the words of reflection. Today we remember and honour the children who never had the chance to come home. We honour Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities, who continue to carry [...]
Ottawa, September 28th 2022 “This evening, we met with senior executives from Bell, Rogers, Telus, Eastlink, and Xplore to discuss the situation in Atlantic Canada in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. We were provided with a situation report on the status of network outages and the companies’ ongoing efforts to restore services in the [...]
Hi folks. I hope that you’re making out okay. Our family doesn’t have our power back, but we are feeling very fortunate after this terrible storm. My heart goes out to the folks who were evacuated from an apartment on Lawrence Street, and everyone who has been struggling through this storm. Our friends in [...]
Let’s all hunker down and stay safe during this storm! I am told by the folks at Environment Canada, that it looks like Fiona will make landfall in eastern Nova Scotia early Saturday morning. We are expecting significant rainfall (100-200mm) and severe hurricane-force winds on both sides of the storm, along with a significant [...]
Hi folks, looks like Fiona is headed our way. If you haven't already, now is a great time to make sure that you're prepared for the storm! From making sure that objects in yards are secure, to creating a household emergency plan, and preparing a family emergency kit —what we do to prepare today [...]
So many of us in Nova Scotia are using oil to heat our homes, and it’s expensive and tough on the environment. We just announced new funding to help low-income Nova Scotians transition away from oil and move to greener (and cheaper) heat sources, like heat pumps! On average, folks could save $1,000 to [...]
We’re taking targeted action to support Canadians who need relief the most. Today, the Prime Minister announced that we're: doubling the GST Credit for 6 months providing a top up to the Canada Housing Benefit for eligible renters providing a Canada Dental Benefit to children under 12 who don’t have dental insurance We know [...]
As we mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I’d like to take a moment to share these photos from the HRM Archives with you. Back in 1959, HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip toured every Canadian province. And while on tour, they visited Dartmouth! While visiting Dartmouth Town Hall on [...]
Statement by the Prime Minister on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II September 8, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we learned of the passing of Canada’s longest-reigning Sovereign, [...]
Announced in Dartmouth. Our government is investing more than $6.5 million to begin the important work needed to replace, expand, and transition Dartmouth’s Burnside Transit Centre into a net-zero facility, ready to accommodate clean energy transportation! We are stronger when we work together and we all need to step up and do everything we [...]