FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Calling all community groups and organizations that support seniors! The New Horizons for Seniors Program is now accepting applications for grants of up to $25,000. This great program helps promote social participation and the inclusion of seniors in all facets of society. It helps create opportunities for seniors to become more empowered [...]

Do you still have presents to buy on your holiday shopping list? Take the pledge to Shop Local this holiday season! We know that this pandemic has been tough on so many small businesses, so they need our support now, more than ever!! Join the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission in their 3/65 initiative to support [...]

Great to have my colleague Ginette Petitpas Taylor, the Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) in Nova Scotia today. Joined by MP Andy Fillmore, MP Lena Metlege Diab, and Mayor Savage for breakfast this morning—it was a great opportunity to discuss how vital ACOA is to our region, especially as we [...]

Great to chat today with Tim Halman, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change. We discussed the importance of better protecting our lakes, taking action to recycle mercury bearing lightbulbs, and how we can better promote the transition to zero emissions vehicles. We’re always stronger when we work together!

This is always a beautiful ceremony. This afternoon I joined the family of Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake. Each Remembrance Day we meet at Craig Blake Memorial Park in Montebello, and we take time together to honour and remember Craig. He was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan, and he is deeply [...]

We gathered at the Sullivan’s Pond Cenotaph to give thanks and to remember those who served and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to bring peace and stability to those abroad and here at home. Millions of Canadians have worn the uniform, serving our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. As family [...]

This morning I attended Ellenvale Junior High’s Remembrance Day Ceremony. As Major Terry Pond (retired) spoke, every student was incredibly engaged. Assemblies like this are crucial to ensure that this generation and future generations never forget about those who risked and sacrificed their lives for our present and our future.

Did you know that today is the 75th anniversary of Viola Desmond’s historic stance against segregation in Canada? In 1946, Viola Desmond bravely defied provincial law by sitting in a “whites-only” section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow—she was arrested and dragged out of the theatre. After her arrest, she fought the charges all [...]