Halifax Area: Darrell Dexter

Darrell Dexter: NDP Premier Darrell Dexter focused on providing services to children with special needs at the Progress Centre for Early Intervention in Halifax's north end. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "This funding means that... hopefully parents won't feel alone any more when their child first gets a diagnosis," said Dexter in a playground area as children swirled about. "There's going to be someone there who's going to be able to help them." HALIFAX - All three of Nova Scotia's major party leaders made announcements Sunday in the seat-rich Halifax area as the campaign for the Oct. 8 election approached its final stretch. Dexter promised a three-year, $6-million plan to cut waiting times for early intervention programs, as well as increasing salaries for those working in the programs to help with staff recruitment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.