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This weekend marks the first anniversary of the Portapique mass casualty, April 17th and 18th. This time last year, we were still in the early stages of the arrival of COVID-19 to Nova Scotia, watching government updates daily, and wondering what was going to happen to our families, businesses, work, and futures.
April 17th and 18th, 2020 both overshadowed and threw the pandemic into relief for many Nova Scotians. On Sunday, April 18th at 3pm the province will observe a moment of silence for those who were killed one year ago. You can watch a live memorial on CBC at 3pm and a special program at 6pm—available on all CBC TV, online, and radio platforms.
The end of the Spring session of the Nova Scotia Legislature is in sight. I am proud of the work we have been able to accomplish and eager to continue legislative work. I'll have a more fulsome digest of the session in my next newsletter, but you can catch up on what I was working on in the legislature on my website and YouTube channel.
This week my colleague Susan Leblanc, MLA for Dartmouth North, and I once again brought the issue of the Dartmouth lakes to the legislative chamber. We resent our letter to the new minister of Environment and Climate Change, Keith Irving. You can watch me question him below — we intend to meet with the new Minister ASAP.
As summer approaches, we all know how important accessing Dartmouth lakes will be, perhaps more than ever. We also know that they will play an important role in our economic recovery. Unfortunately, last year we saw the return of blue-green algae and other invasive plant species and, without meaningful action, we have no reason to believe this year will be different. We continue to urge the Minister to take the urban lakes system seriously and to convene the various stakeholders and orders of government in this effort.
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Baker Drive playground "gates" (on Basswood)
