Dartmouth Small Businesses

CLAUDIA CHENDER » : Mr. Speaker, on the last day of Small Business Week, I rise again to recognize the small businesses in Dartmouth South. We are so lucky in Dartmouth to have a small business community largely made up of locals who live in our community. We also have the creative and responsive Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission team that works tirelessly to bring events and people to the downtown core year-round, often together with Alderney Landing.

Small businesses and their customers have had to adapt to the constantly changing rules for safe operation during this pandemic and yet continue to show a profound dedication to helping each other and the community. These entrepreneurs have demonstrated grit and resilience as they have taken on the extra burdens this pandemic has created in order to allow their patrons to enjoy the things that help them feel some semblance of normalcy: dining out, shopping, self‑care, and safe gathering.

Please join me in thanking the downtown Dartmouth small business community for keeping us well cared for, entertained, and very well-fed.