Katimavik youth program returns to Nova Scotia
Excerpt:
“…After a nearly decade-long hiatus, Katimavik is coming back to Halifax.
Founded in 1977, the organization aims to foster youth development and empowerment….”
Author: Abby McLeod
Date of Article: November 24, 2021
Source: The Signal
Website: https://signalhfx.ca/national-youth-program-returns-to-nova-scotia/
Halifax puppies learn new tricks with volunteer guide dog trainers
Excerpt:
“…Trapper, three months old, is one of five new puppies the Canadian National Institute for the Blind has recently brought to Halifax as guide dogs in training. Applications to be paired with a guide dog have gone up 300 per cent since the start of the pandemic, according to
a CNIB news release.…”
Author: Victoria Welland
Date of Article: November 22, 2021
Source: The Signal
Website: https://signalhfx.ca/halifax-puppies-learn-new-tricks-with-volunteer-guide-dog-trainers/
Calling all knitters — the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia needs your help
Excerpt:
“…The AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia is launching its first Red Scarf Project in Halifax and is looking for volunteer knitters to help the cause.
The Red Scarf Project, which has been adopted across Canada, aims to raise awareness about HIV treatment and prevention, how the virus affects people and what still needs to be done….”
Author: Cassidy Chisholm
Date of Article: November 14, 2021
Source: CBC News
Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/knitters-aids-coalition-help-awareness-1.6248647
Ready or not, winter is coming to People’s Park
Excerpt:
“…
As the sun sets on a Friday evening in October, People’s Park is bustling. At the Chebucto Road green space, known as Meagher Park before it became a community of unhoused locals, residents are eating goulash made by a volunteer, someone else is sorting through donated winter jackets and a man plays hacky sack while talking with his friends….”
Author: Victoria Walton
Date of Article: October 29, 2021
Source: The Coast Halifax
Website: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/ready-or-not-winter-is-coming-to-peoples-park/Content?oid=27465147