Robert Chisholm on Community Service in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour

Mr. Speaker, people all over Dartmouth—Cole Harbour are working hard to build a stronger community, and they deserve our gratitude.

Thanks to Laura McAvoy and the volunteers at Bicentennial School, I recently spent a beautiful Saturday building and installing benches on the school grounds.

Thanks to Joel Plaskett for supporting the work of the BridgeCAT centre in downtown Dartmouth in keeping at-risk youth in school and introducing them to the world of arts and technology, especially through music.

Thanks to David Foster and the team at Halifax Diverse for their community orchard initiative at the Dartmouth Commons.

Thanks to Lesley Dunn and the Dartmouth Learning Network for hosting a citizenship ceremony at the Dartmouth North Community Centre.

Thanks to Joe Gibson and the Freedom Foundation for 25 years of addictions recovery services.

Thanks to Debby Meier and the North Woodside Community Centre for 20 years of community-building.

Finally, a hearty congratulations to Susan Marshall Steele, a teacher at Astral Drive Elementary School, and Angela Daniels-Drummond, of the Dartmouth Day Care Centre, who were just awarded the Prime Minister's Certificates of Excellence.