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Community spirit: Dal students and neighbours share a day of connection at Larch and Jennings

Community spirit: Dal students and neighbours share a day of connection at Larch and Jennings

From street hockey and sidewalk chalk to shawarma, Dal's fall community event brought together Dal students and locals for a laid-back day of connection and conversation. Catch highlights in our photo recap.  Read more.

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Kristy Read
Friday, September 12, 2025
Dal Reads selects Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s moving memoir on identity and belonging, inviting the É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ community to read and reflect together.
Linden Thomas
Friday, August 29, 2025
É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s O-Week offers inclusive events for queer, rural, and mature students, plus wellness spaces and socials designed to help everyone feel at home on campus.
Emm Campbell
Friday, May 16, 2025
Eight vibrant paintings by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy now grace the halls of É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥â€™s Weldon Law Building thanks to a donation by alum Allan Silverman. The gift, facilitated through the É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Art Gallery, aims to celebrate Indigenous heritage and expand public access to underrepresented voices in Canadian art.

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Courtney Bragg
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Large unsanctioned street parties fuelled by social media are growing in communities across the country, including Halifax. Now, Dal and community partners are exploring a new approach to addressing this complex issue and improving community well-being.
Jodi Reid
Friday, April 8, 2022
It’s current and future students like Katie Cameron and the entire Halifax community that Ian Oulton (BA’66) and his wife, Dr. Margaret Oulton (PhD’75), want to support with their lead gift to the new É«ÃÃÃÃÖ±²¥ Event Centre.
Stephanie Rogers
Friday, April 8, 2022
Saturday is Vimy Ridge Day when Canadians commemorate the deaths and casualities of Canadian soldiers during the famous First World War battle. Learn about a Vimy Ridge Oak planted on Dal's Ag Campus in 2017 to mark the battle's 100th anniversary.
Hannah Whaley
Friday, April 8, 2022
DalOpera’s new production of Michael Rose’s A Northern Lights Dream presents a modern take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, following 400-year-old trickster Robin Goodfellow as they try to impress the goddess Aurora by meddling in the love lives of locals in the town of Shakespeare, Ontario.
Theresa Anne Salah
Thursday, April 7, 2022
How can engineering better support First Nations and other Indigenous communities in tackling water-quality issues? Experts explored this and other questions at last week's Engineering Impact event.