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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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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.
Friday, August 21, 2026
Relive highlights from this year's Community Day at the Faculty of Agriculture in photos.
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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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Dal students recently hosted a collaborative forum for Halifax-area IB high school students, helping them learn about how they can develop community action strategies.
Monday, March 17, 2014
The annual event, in partnership the DSU, brought together leaders and thinkers to consider "chances worth taking."
Friday, March 14, 2014
A team in Dal's School of Planning is exploring the changing socio-economic profile of Halifax and what it might mean for the city's future.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The seed library will allow the community to "borrow" seeds to grow over 80 different varieties of edible and ornamental plants.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Student writer Sarah Beatty reports on her reading week experience travelling with Dal Action in Florida, building homes with Habitat for Humanity.