What’s your favourite Chinese food restaurant in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour?!! Last night I had fantastic take out from You Like It Chinese Restaurant. It was so good! I had the C7 combo with honey garlic ribs, sweet and sour chicken, and fried rice. You can find You Like It Chinese Restaurant at 301 Main St [...]
Bonne Fête nationale de l’Acadie!!!
Totally blown away by this year’s Halifax Pride Ambassadors, GSA youth of Dartmouth’s MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning! Their speeches were so insightful and uplifting—couldn’t be more proud of them. The MacPhee Centre is a special place because of the incredible youth who take part—and the wonderful team who keep the programs up and [...]
For too long Canada’s LGBTQ2 public servants were persecuted and often fired just for being who they are. That makes flag raising ceremonies at places like the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth particularly important. We need to keep working hard to continue breaking down systemic barriers and building a society where everyone has [...]
So great to catch up with staff and clients at DASC Industries in Dartmouth. This superb social enterprise provides more than just good programs for adults with an intellectual disability, DASC helps clients achieve their true potential. It’s a wonderful place where you can feel a true sense of community too. It’s incredible and [...]
UPDATE ON NATIONAL PHARMACARE! I’m so excited about this!!!! As you know, I firmly believe that no one should have to choose between putting food on the table or paying for the prescription drugs they need. That’s why I’m a strong advocate for national universal pharmacare—and it just moved forward in a BIG way! [...]
When I’m not working, spending time with family & friends, or out in the community, I love repairing and saving vintage speakers and audio equipment from landfills. Giving them new life! So many projects, but so little time. My turntables and amplifier are from the 1970s, my speakers are from the 1980s and 90s… [...]
Please share. Our friends at VETS Canada had their mailbox thrown through their window at 170 Ochterloney Street in Dartmouth. This hateful vandalism has no place in our community! Did you see anything out of the ordinary? Do you know anything about this? Please let HRP know: 902-490-5016
From one in a hundred-year floods happening too often, to forest fires and other severe weather—climate change is real and demands action. We’ve all heard that Canada is warming at nearly twice the global rate, and today’s IPCC report spells it out clearly: “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean [...]
I love a good cup of coffee. Awesome news!!! Our pals at Port City Coffee Company just opened a new location. They’re roasting beans, selling coffee making supplies, and serving great coffee + baked goods from this new spot! I’m blown away by the number of new businesses opening up in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour. We’re so [...]