Category: Halifax Regional Municipality

• Dementia questions? Fear not. Ask.

  

  Got dementia questions. Linda and Jenna want to help you get answers. Visit Alzheimer.ca/ns or call 902-422-7961 or 1-800-611-6345.

  Sheryl Dubois

  February 2, 2021

  Abilities, Alzheimer, Dementia, education, Free, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM, non – profit, Nova Scotia, The Halifax Wire

  Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia, ASNS, Community Assets NS, Free, Help, Learning

• Business is Jammin’ and other stories: A conversation with Matthew Martel – CEO, Black Business Initiative (BBI), Nova Scotia

  

  A conversation with Matthew Martel, CEO of Black Business Initiative (BBI) a Nova Scotia not-for-profit, about BBI during COVID, BBI Youth Summit 2019, BBI Business in Jammin’ 2019 and the importance of seeing people like yourself.

  Sheryl Dubois

  January 11, 2021

  Adults, BBI, Black Business Initiative, Business, community, education, Entrepreneur, Free, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM, non – profit, Nova Scotia, Youth

  Adults, BBI Youth Summit, Black Business Initiative, Business is Jammin', education, Entrepreneur, Matthew Martel, Youth

• Full steam ahead for Steamates

  

  Conversation with Karim Kerachni, founder and CEO Steamates in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Steamates.ca

  Sheryl Dubois

  December 11, 2020

  Business, Cleaning company, Entrepreneur, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM, The Halifax Wire

  Entrepreneur, Halifax, HRM, Karim Kerachni, Nova Scotia, Steamates, The Halifax Wire

• Conversation with Chris Aucoin, E.D. of AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia

  Conversation with Chris Aucoin, Executive Director of AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia, about HIV treatment, prevention, launch of in-home test kits for Canadians. And more.

  Sheryl Dubois

  December 6, 2020

  AIDS, Canada, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, HIV, HRM, non – profit, Nova Scotia

  ACNS, AIDS Coalition Nova Scotia, World AIDS Day

• Community of volunteers and entrepreneurs a great asset, in pictures (2017 – present)

  

  Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) ‘s community assets in pictures. Stories by Sheryl Dubois.

  Sheryl Dubois

  November 16, 2020

  Abilities, Adam Ghazoul, Adults, AIDS, Amy Holloway Photography, Animals, Art, BBI, Beaver Bank Bus, Birding, Birds, Black Business Initiative, Boys and Girls Clubs of Halifax, Bread, Brunswick Street Mission, Business, Canada, Candidate profiles, Children, Chronicle Herald, Cleaning company, community, Conservation, Dance, Definitions, Democracy, Depression, Disabilities, Disaster, Don’t Throw it Away, Donations, Easter Seals Nova Scotia, Economical, elephant, Entrepreneur, Environment, Etsy, Federal Election 2019, Fishing, Food, Freedom Kitchen, fundraise, Gratitude, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, HIV, Home Insurance, Homeless, HRM, Human rights, Insurance, Jay Aaron, Jay Aaron Roy, Knox United Church, Lawrencetown, Lori Lewis, Lyle Mailman, Makers, Mariah Rose, Meals, Mental Health, mini homes, Mobile homes, Modo Yofa, non – profit, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Petal and Crow, pets, Rainie Murphy, Rescue, Research, Sackville Area Warming Centre, Sackville NS, Sackville Youth Expo, Salt Marsh Trail, Salt News, Samara Canada, Solopreneur, The City Voice, Trails, Travel, Videos, volunteer, volunteers, VON Frozen Meals Delivered, VON Victoria Order of Nurses, Wise Group, Wise Group Canada, Writing, Yoga, Youth, Zero-waste society

• First year in the bag: East Coast crafter pivots new business amid COVID-19 | The Telegram

  

  Entrepreneur Lori Lewis of Petal and Crow applies mad sewing skills to everything she makes from her home studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This is the first year of operation and it’s been quite a ride.

  Sheryl Dubois

  November 5, 2020

  Chronicle Herald, Entrepreneur, Etsy, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM, Lori Lewis, Makers, Petal and Crow, Salt News

  Buy Local, Entrepreneur, Etsy, Gifts, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Makers, Petal and Crow

• IWD 2020: Gina McFetridge

  

  KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) — In celebration of International Women’s Day, 2020, Saltwire ran a series of 24 articles called Amazing women doing wonderful things on the East Coast in their paper and digital newspapers. Among those women was Gina McFetridge, president of Archway Insurance and Atlantic Canadian original with over 31 locations and more than 200…

  Sheryl Dubois

  April 21, 2020

  Business, Chronicle Herald, community, Easter Seals Nova Scotia, fundraise, Halifax Regional Municipality, Insurance, non – profit, Nova Scotia, The City Voice

  2020, Archway Insurance, Chronicle Herald, Drop Zone, Easter Seals Nova Scotia, Gina McFetridge, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saltwire, South Shore Breaker, The City Voice

• Need a fundraiser? Check out Urban Rustic DIY in Sackville, NS

  Sheryl Dubois writes: Urban Rustic DIY in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia opened September 2019 by self-proclaimed “serial volunteers,” Laurie and Mike MacDonald.

  Sheryl Dubois

  March 6, 2020

  Art, Business, community, Entrepreneur, fundraise, Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM, Sackville NS, The City Voice

  Courses, Entrepreneur, Events, Gatherings, Sackville NS, Urban Rustic DIY

• More Stories on Pinterest

  

  Photos are the essence of the story. Here are a few photos representing as many stories. Thank you to everyone donating photos to accompany respective articles.

  Sheryl Dubois

  February 28, 2020

  Abilities, Adam Ghazoul, Adults, AIDS, Amy Holloway Photography, Animals, Art, BBI, Birding, Birds, Black Business Initiative, Boys and Girls Clubs of Halifax, Bread, Canada, Children, Chronicle Herald, Cleaning company, community, Conservation, Dance, Democracy, Depression, Disabilities, Disaster, Don’t Throw it Away, Donations, Easter Seals Nova Scotia, Economical, education, Entrepreneur, Environment, Etsy, Federal Election 2019, Fishing, Food, Free, Freedom Kitchen, fundraise, Gratitude, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, HIV, Home Insurance, Homeless, HRM, Human rights, Insurance, Jay Aaron, Jay Aaron Roy, Knox United Church, Lawrencetown, Lori Lewis, Lyle Mailman, Makers, Mariah Rose, Meals, Mental Health, mini homes, Mobile homes, Modo Yofa, non – profit, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Bird Society, Petal and Crow, pets, Poll, Rainie Murphy, Rescue, Research, Sackville Area Warming Centre, Sackville NS, Sackville Youth Expo, Salt Marsh Trail, Salt News, Samara Canada, Solopreneur, Square Roots, Square Roots Sackville NS, The City Voice, The Halifax Wire, Trails, Travel, Videos, volunteer, volunteers, VON Frozen Meals Delivered, VON Victoria Order of Nurses, Wise Group, Wise Group Canada, Writing, Yoga, Youth, Zero-waste society

  Pinterest, Sheryl Dubois Writes

• Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles owner, Jay Aaron Roy

  Jay Aaron Roy’s ten reasons his comic bookstore, Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles in Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada, is successful.

  Sheryl Dubois

  February 19, 2020

  Entrepreneur, Halifax Regional Municipality, HRM, Jay Aaron Roy, Mental Health, Sackville NS, The City Voice

  Cape & Cowl Comics & Collectibles, Inclusive, Jay Aaron Roy, Mental Health, Sackville NS, Shopping, Youth