Council motion proposing bike lane 'pause' could impact neighbourhood, councillors say
June 8, 2025
Councillors Austin and Kent express opposition to mayor’s motion.
Articles
New health services, family doctor prognosis unclear for Dartmouth South
June 1, 2025
The hard numbers needed to conclude whether family doctor waitlists are shrinking or growing in our area remain elusive.
‘I paint anything that deserves a little spotlight’
June 1, 2025
Lizz Miles is an English-born artist who lives in South Dartmouth. Lizz and I sat down to talk about art, having an art business, and the special relationships within local economies.
The Woodside Tavern: A lasting ‘third place’
June 1, 2025
Places like the tavern render community tangible. The people of Woodside drink the same bottles within the same Canadiana-lined walls, and so the community of Woodside exists.
What is with... those deep ruts caused by sidewalk plows?
June 1, 2025
I have lived on Pleasant Street for five winters and five springs. Each spring, the snow melts and I survey the damage to the front lawn. For five springs in a row, I have found the lawn badly torn up from sidewalk plow damage, making it prone to erosion.
Meet the neighbours growing food in their front and backyards
June 1, 2025
The freshest vegetables in town might be growing in your neighbour’s garden this spring and summer.
Lobster dinner to benefit DGH ultrasound program
May 25, 2025
The Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation will hold its annual Lobster Dinner & Auction on June 14, with all proceeds going to the hospital's Emergency Department ultrasound program.
Plans for trail extension take shape
May 14, 2025
For four years now, plans have been in the works to extend the Dartmouth Harbourfront Trail, closing the three-kilometre gap between its terminus and the start of the Shearwater Flyer Trail.
Cleanup hauls 40 bags of trash, other debris from public spaces
April 27, 2025
Despite the threat of rain, volunteers collected around 40 bags of trash at the annual Pleasant-Woodside Neighbourhood Association community cleanup on April 26.
Upcoming story meeting on May 7; next issue in June
April 23, 2025
The South Dartmouth Post is having a story meeting! Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30pm at the Woodside Tavern on Pleasant Street. These story meetings are your chance to pitch stories, meet fellow community writers/photographers, and join the team of volunteers working on this exciting new project.