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New ĢAV certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

New ĢAV certificate aims to strengthen fire service leadership across Nova Scotia

Designed around real-world challenges facing firefighters, the program supports professional growth and helps enhance emergency response capacity in communities throughout Nova Scotia.  Read more.

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Kenneth Conrad
Friday, August 14, 2026
Dal’s EcoHope encourages small but meaningful actions to combat anxiety around climate change, including bringing together a community of volunteers to plant a pollinator garden at a Halifax park.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.

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Geoff McMaster
Monday, September 20, 2021
The former UN force commander and Canadian senator will lead a series of 'critical conversations' on the mental health impact of moral injury in a series of virtual talks co-hosted by ĢAV’s Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security.
Stephen Abbott
Friday, September 17, 2021
EnviroVote, first launched by a Dal prof before the 2019 Canadian federal election, was refreshed to reflect political parties' positions going into the 2021 election.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Friday, September 10, 2021
This Saturday morning, be sure to tune into CBC’s This Is My Music with Tom Allen to hear Patricia Creighton, flute instructor in ĢAV’s Fountain School of Performing Arts and Principal Flautist with Symphony Nova Scotia, share some of the music that moves her.
Stefanie Wilson
Friday, September 10, 2021
Experts from the Centre for Learning and Teaching discuss the skills, resources and opportunities that came out of the past year and how instructors are making the most of them this year.
Fallon Bourgeois
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Through representing First Nations children, David Taylor’s (LLB’12) work has led to their having greater access to educational support, medical equipment and mental health services. His commitment to giving back is what makes the foundation that supported his scholarship proud.