John A MacDonald MLA for Hants East

06/05/2026

Road Detour by Lions Den in Enfield next week.

Dexter will have a detour in place on Old Enfield Road starting next week. The application is from June 8 to July 17, but the roadway will be opened as soon as the enviro culvert is completed. They plan to set up the detour on Monday and begin excavation following. Area affected is shown below. The....

06/05/2026

NSP just called to let me know there will be an outage today. Around noon until 2:30 PM to deal with repairs.
This will effect Hwy 215 from Admiral Rock to the Noel Area.

Around 1,200 will be effected.

06/02/2026

https://www.johnamacdonald.ca/post/emergency-management-funding-applications-open-for-emergency-response-organizations

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT--Funding Applications Open for Emergency Response Organizations Volunteer fire departments, ground search and rescue teams, hazardous materials units and other emergency response organizations across the province can apply for funding through the Emergency Services Provider Fund...

06/01/2026

https://www.johnamacdonald.ca/post/environment-climate-change-new-supports-to-help-communities-adapt-to-drought-conditions

ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE--New Supports to Help Communities Adapt to Drought Conditions Provincial funding and a new data tool will help communities be prepared for – and respond to – water shortages caused by drought. Applications for the Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund opened today, Ma...

05/01/2026

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT--Nova Scotians Encouraged to be Prepared for Emergencies

https://www.johnamacdonald.ca/post/emergency-management-nova-scotians-encouraged-to-be-prepared-for-emergencies

04/25/2026

Municipality of East Hants volunteer of year awards at Rawdon Fire Hall

Congratulations to the shining stars and Kenneth Moxsom on being the Model Volunteer of the Year.

04/05/2026

Check out the current ABC Openings.

Check out http://novascotia.ca/abc for more details.

04/02/2026

https://www.johnamacdonald.ca/post/province-receives-approval-for-avon-river-aboiteau-construction

04/01/2026

https://www.johnamacdonald.ca/post/food-security-in-east-hants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEHANTS EAST – Food security in East Hants is being strengthened thanks to new provincial funding from the Houston Government.A total of $75,000 is being invested through the Feeding Communities Fund to support local initiatives focused on improving food access and community sup...

03/30/2026

Maggie Robson on her signing with Dalhousie basketball.

20260323 Maggie Robinson.mov