RECENT DARTMOUTH NORTH ACTION GRANTS:

Community Garden and Outdoor Classroom
Take Action group are turning the old tennis court behind Harbourview School into a community garden and outdoor classroom. Students and residents can sow vegetables, herbs and flowers. A chance to learn and grow!

Take Action Society
Take Action Society is a group of residents and parents who want to form a non-for-profit organization so they can do more with community members, organizing events and promoting local leadership.

Celebration of Community
The Community of Lancaster Ridge will host a celebration for the many neighbourhoods within Lancaster Ridge. It will be chance to come together, meet new friends, and share stories about the neighbourhoods within the community.

Outdoor Amphitheatre
John Martin Junior High School and a number of families in Dartmouth North, are building an outdoor amphitheatre in front of the school. The theatre will be a safe and supportive gathering place for the community.

Four Seasons of Fun
Pinecrest residents are hosting unique community events in all four seasons. Their goal is to discover new friends and faces from the surrounding neighbourhoods through a spring clean up, summer beach day, fall basketball, and winter baking workshop.

Beautifying Dartmouth North
A group of residents are creating a garden to beautify the area near the welcome sign at the corner of Victoria and Albro Lake Road. The volunteers will maintain the garden once it is established with support from HRM. This will bring real meaning to the sign that reads " Welcome to North Dartmouth Where Families and Friendships Grow."

Dartmouth North Families and IWK
Touched by the need to help a local friend in the hospital, several Dartmouth North youth are now creating an activity area at IWK's family room. "When someone you care about is in the hospital, it is nice to have things for the kids to do to relieve some of the stress and pressure," said one of the youth involved in the project. Activities and supplies will be planned in collaboration with IWK volunteers.

Seniors Fun Day
A fun-filled day for seniors is being planned at the Dartmouth North Community Centre. A luncheon, entertainment, great conversation and friends is just the recipe to break the isolation many seniors feel living in Dartmouth North.

Healthy Cooking
A group of teens in Dartmouth North will learn to cook together on Monday evenings. Youth ages 13 to 18 will learn to prepare healthy meals for themselves and their families. This can improve self-confidence and lead to better eating habits.

Community Website
Residents from different corners of the community are going to create a neighbourhood website. The intention is to work together to increase the local knowledge, connect neighbours and increase participation in the community. On an easy-to-update platform, residents can post events and topics with ease.

Seniors Outing
The Young at Heart Seniors Group based in Dartmouth North will take seniors on a field-trip. Doing things together draws seniors out of their homes and into the community to create momentum and positive change. This would also encourage seniors to reach out for assistance and to learn they have many friends nearby.

Check out the Dartmouth North Snapshot for insight into the community here.