"When neighbours know neighbours, neighbourhoods are healthier, safer and more active places to live."

Action for Neighbourhood Change ignited resident enthusiasm, engagement and leadership in Spryfield and the same spirit now has moved to Dartmouth North. The process is simple:

• Identify strengths of residents
• Encourage residents to get involved and develop a vision
• Provide seed funding for community-led projects
• Support the leaders as they step up to change their neighbourhood.

Check out the 'Dartmouth North Snapshot' for insight into the community here or click here to download it.

Click here to download 'We are Spryfield'. 

Click on the images to read more about our Action communities:

Residents of Dartmouth North with an interest in filmmaking created three short videos showing their community through the eyes of the people  who live and work there. The Dartmouth North Film Project was an opportunity for community memebers  to learn all aspects of documentary filmmaking, to tell their own stories, to highlight themes in the community that are important to them, and to get to know their neighbours better. Local filmmaker Ariella Pahlke worked with each group as mentor director and facilitated the project together with Neighbourhood Coordinator Linda Rowe. View the documentaries by clicking below. (Internal video links) Pinecrest Back Then... Taking Action

The National Film Board (NFB) and Spryfield residents produced four short documentaries during the summer of 2006. Guardian Ancestors was screened at the Atlantic Film Festival in September 2006. This collaboration was supported by United Way of Halifax Region and The Caledon Institute for Social Policy. View the documentaries by clicking below. (Internal video links) Governor's Brook: Story of a Spryfield River Guardian Ancestors: Strength in Spryfield Ancestors No Boundaries: Youth Art Experience

For more information, contact Paul Shakotko