Hour 1: • Sam Austin, District 5- Dartmouth Centre • Laura White, District 7- Halifax South Downtown • Kim Masland, Minister of Emergency Management • Kara Evers, Nova Scotia Health Hour 2: • It's the Open Hour. Dan takes your calls! Hour 3: • Natasha Brubaker • Lydia O'Regan, Halifax Diaper Bank • Dave Ritcey, Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage
In Hour 1, Councillor Sam Austin, District 5- Dartmouth Centre, joins Dan to discuss how Halifax is closer to prohibiting most infilling activities in Dartmouth Cove. Councillor Laura White, District 7- Halifax South Downtown, shares how Halifax is exploring dynamic parking prices that would fund neighbourhood improvements. Kim Masland, Minister of Emergency Management, details the progress on the province’s fire fighter training program. Kara Evers, a nurse practitioner and coordinator of Nova Scotia Health’s bariatric surgery program, brings attention to this year’s Strides for Obesity fundraiser happening October 4th.In Hour 2, Dan takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Natasha Brubaker, founder of the support group for suicide loss survivors, shares how the group is growing and creating a safe lasting space to grieve. Lydia O'Regan, founder of the Halifax Diaper Bank, explains why collecting and delivering unused diapers to help families in need. Dave Ritcey, Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, discusses the new tourism sector strategy.