We Remember
Together, we honour, remember, reflect, and act.
We are committed to working towards lasting change and in memory of the lives lost, as well as everyone who has been impacted by their loss.
April 18-19, 2020
Tom Bagley • Kristen Beaton (and her unborn child) • Greg Blair • Jamie Blair • Joy Bond • Peter Bond • Lillian Campbell • Corrie Ellison
Gina Goulet • Dawn Gulenchyn • Frank Gulenchyn • Alanna Jenkins • Sean McLeod • Lisa McCully • Heather O'Brien • Jolene Oliver
Aaron Tuck • Emily Tuck • Const. Heidi Stevenson • Elizabeth Joanne Thomas • John Zahl • Joey Webber
Actions
The Province is taking action to strengthen safety and resilience across the province, in three interconnected areas:
- Community Safety, Wellbeing and Health - Provide support to help Nova Scotians stay healthy and feel safe in their own communities. This can include programs and services, along with helping communities develop the skills and resources to recognize and meet their needs.
- Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence - Reduce gender-based and intimate partner violence by understanding why it happens, finding better ways to prevent it, and offering more help to people who have been affected.
- Public Safety and Policing Reform - Make communities safer by providing better training, tools, and support to all first responders — like police, firefighters, paramedics, ground search and rescue, and the Nova Scotia Guard. Make sure they work well together, have what they need, and treat everyone fairly by promoting equity, anti-racism, and inclusion across Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia is accountable for many of the recommendations in the MCC’s Final Report. This page contains highlights of the actions underway.
Government reports to Progress Monitoring Committee
The Progress Monitoring Committee (PMC) was established by the Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia in response to MCC recommendation I.1.
The Government of Nova Scotia is a participating member of the PMC and reports on our progress to the PMC on a quarterly basis.
For all information related to the PMC, please visit https://novascotia.ca/progress-monitoring-committee/
News Releases
Follow news relating to the Mass Casualty Commission
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Completed the 2025 Needs and Impact Assessment as recommended in the Mass Casualty Commission Final Report which called for needs and impact assessments to be conducted to better understand the unmet mental health, grief, and bereavement needs in Colchester, Cumberland, and East Hants counties. In alignment with the provincial Inquiry Community Engagement Framework, the assessment is grounded in a community-led, trauma-informed approach. In doing so, the assessment findings amplify community voices, reflect lived realities, and describe what community believes ideas for the path forward could be. Links to the full document and the Executive Summary can be found here: https://www.engage4health.ca/needs-and-impact-assessment-2025 |
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Invested $6.2 million to extend the clinical psychology residency program for two more years. This will allow Dalhousie Centre for Psychological Health to come students and provide publicly funded clinical services to vulnerable Nova Scotians. |
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Collaborated with Nova Scotia Health, Pictou County Community Health Centre, and Viola’s Place Society to bring primary care and wellness services directly to those in need. |
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Added six new family units at the Rose in Halifax, a supportive housing community operated by Adsum Women and Children. This increased capacity from 18 families to 24 families. Release: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/05/21/more-supportive-housing-families-rose |
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Provided $2.2 million in funding to the South Shore Doors Open Association to open a new shelter in Bridgewater for people experiencing homelessness. Release: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/05/12/new-shelter-strengthen-homelessness-supports-bridgewater |
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Emergency preparedness training for individuals and families in eight African Nova Scotian communities to help them adequately prepare to respond to emergencies and disasters. |
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Delivered a youth awareness workshop on Gender Based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence at Citadel High School in Halifax for African Nova Scotian students and students who are of African descent. The session incorporated storytelling, African drumming, and facilitated discussions to create a safe, culturally relevant space for reflection, healing and change. |
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Provided $5.3 million to more than 300 community organizations across the province to support local food relief initiatives in March 2026 through the Feeding Communities Fund. Release: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/03/31/funding-food-relief-programs |
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The Domestic Violence Review Committee delivered its first report to the Minister of Justice, which included six recommendations based on the committee’s review of homicides and homicide-suicides that result from violence between intimate partners. Release: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/03/13/death-review-committee-recommendations-released |
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Worked with Aging Well Nova Scotia to retrofit rural African Nova Scotian community centres and halls so they remain sustainable, inclusive, accessible spaces for community connection, cultural continuity and collective wellbeing. |
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