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

New Dalhousie 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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Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
River Road on the Agricultural Campus renamed “Sipu Awti” in the Indigenous Mi’kmaq language.
Matt Reeder
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Industrial engineer Eldon Gunn’s impact is still felt at Dal and beyond, particularly in a new scholarship named in his honour.
Ryan McNutt (with files from Allison Gerrard, Allison Kincade)
Friday, October 14, 2016
Blanket forts, real-life video games, live music and more — there’s something for everyone in Dal's contributions to Nocturne: Art at Night, a free creative arts festival taking place across Halifax this Saturday evening (October 15).
Dustin Johnson
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
The Dal-hosted Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative launches a new peer-reviewed journal, featuring work by graduate and undergraduate students and young practitioners complemented by expert commentary.
Matt Reeder
Friday, October 7, 2016
On Thursday, as part of Mi'kmaq Heritage Month, Dalhousie celebrated the permanent installation of the Mi'kmaq Grand Council Flag on its Studley Campus.