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2024 Election Q+A Responses

Question 3: Nova Scotia has one of the highest rates of food insecurity and poverty in Canada. Within the powers of the Government of Nova Scotia,...

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Our response to the budget

The opening of Nova Scotia’s 2023-24 budget and its focus on healthy communities had us optimistic. The budget rightly asserted that ‘by addressing...

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Minimum wage: Positive step, but not enough

We are pleased to see that the province has accepted the Minimum Wage Review Committee’s recommendation to expedite the increase of minimum wage in...

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5 ways to help this holiday season

Nova Scotians are reaching out to us, and here are five ways you can help us be there: Empower parents to create those moments of magic for their...

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Increase to the Nova Scotia Child Benefit

We are pleased to learn that Nova Scotia is increasing its Nova Scotia Child Benefit (NSCB) effective July 1, 2022. We welcome this increase that...

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Government support for vulnerable Nova Scotians

Yesterday the provincial government announced a $1 million contribution to Feed Nova Scotia. We appreciate this support and we will distribute this...

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Burger Week is back

We’re getting excited for the 2021 Halifax Burger Week promotion from The Coast. In the last eight years, the event has raised over $560,000 to...

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We offer our condolences to the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan and all Indigenous Peoples who are mourning in the wake of another horrific...

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We need sustainable solutions

The provincial government announced a $1 million contribution to Feed Nova Scotia this week. While food isn't the long-term solution to food...

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Black Lives Matter

Black lives matter. It’s not enough for us as an organization to say those three words. They need to be reflected in the work we do. We can’t just...

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