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For Lori Dithurbide, one of the highlights from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris was the sheer excitement of first getting off the bus and entering the Olympic Village. “That’s when it really hits you — when you see the village and you think, ‘OK, this is what we’ve been preparing for.”

Representing a key outcome of the UpLift Partnership, Nova Scotia Health Public Health has announced continued funding for eight Youth Engagement Coordinator positions along with one provincial role.

Sun Lee moved to Kitchener, Ontario from Seoul, South Korea in 2013 where she was employed as an occupational therapist assistant and physiotherapist assistant. Despite loving and being proud of her work, Lee began to look for other career opportunities. Lee’s search led her to Digby, Nova Scotia where she accepted a position with the Digby Hospital.

Stress and academia, two words which unfortunately seem intertwined within post-secondary institutions, making it difficult at times to know where one’s work and non-work lives begin and end. Let’s face it, the pandemic has not made it easier to disconnect from work.

On October 14, the Everyday Moments of Leisure research project was transformed into the interactive ‘Even if just for a minute…’ exhibit for Nocturne spectators to enjoy in front of the World Tea House. Nocturne is an annual visual arts festival that has taken place across Halifax since 2008.

After 23 years on the job, Heidi Tracey Baillie remains grateful to work with students of all ages and from diverse life experiences.

Congratulations to all of our Dal Health Class of 2023! To celebrate Spring Convocation, we chatted with students from across Dal Health. Claire Steele graduated with a Recreation Management degree which is a joint Bachelor of Science (Recreation) and Bachelor of Management.