Welcome To Our New Membership Coordinator!
Introducing our new Membership Coordinator, Lisa Stickler Name Lisa Lee Steckler (Libra-just turned 39) How long you been in town? Just over a year. Moved from Vancouver with husband Dylan Smith, son Toby (age 4) and had Charlie (9 months) not long after we moved. And we were recently joined by my mom who moved here from Montana. … Continue
Marching with Pride
by Dan Corbett, Community Enrichment & Engagement How do we show pride in our community? What could be the biggest, most outrageous display we could cast forth before an audience of tens of thousands? The first thing that comes to my mind is a parade float. And float, we did. In case you missed it, … Continue
Open Doors/Open Hearts
I’ve been sitting here looking at a blank document for some time…What to write? What would you who is reading this want to know about the Halifax Shambhala Centre? I could tell you that things are well. That we just participated in our first Doors Open Halifax event, where we saw over 250 people come … Continue
Help us welcome the newest member of the team!
I’m Dan Corbett! I’ve just assumed the responsibilities of Community Engagement and Enrichment at the Halifax Shambhala Centre. I’ve been a resident of Halifax for five years and active with Shambhala for four of them. I’ve spent most of the past decade travelling the world as a bicycle tour guide, visiting regional Shambhala centres as … Continue
Spring Fever: HSC Director’s Report
As the fresh air of spring flows, I invite you to join me in breathing life into our community by taking note of some of the changes and opportunities that seem to to popping up like flowers. For those who would rather hear about these things in person, or perhaps more in depth, I’ll be … Continue
Check out our the newly expanded Windhorse Room!
We are building capacity! By removing the wall between the former International Finance Offices, the Windhorse room has expanded. We love the natural light and feel. Thank you to Osel Hester and Robert Munro for their good, efficient work to make this vision a reality. The pictures do not do it justice, come by and … Continue
Sakyong Appoints Halifax Director
The Office of the Kalapa Court is delighted to announce that the Kongma Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has appointed Ms Michelle Munro to the position of Director of the Halifax Shambhala Centre, effective Shambhala Day. Michelle is well-known to the Halifax community, having held the position of Interim Director of the Shambhala Centre since April. … Continue
Community Meeting on November 28th, 7pm
We are hosting an important community meeting this Saturday at 7pm where the new Strategic Plan for the Centre will be presented and discussed. We will also be celebrating the completion of the kitchen renovation project. Please join us at the Halifax Shambhala Centre for this community gathering!
Harvest of Peace summary from director Michelle Munro
I hope you enjoyed our Harvest of Peace celebration here in Halifax. We had a delightful time! We were happy to announce that our kitchen renovation is nearly complete thanks to the generosity of the community, within budget! Also, it was a great opportunity to introduce new Shambhala Centre staff Genea Teskey, Lisa Tay, Peter Clancy, … Continue
Harvest of Peace!
Join us for our annual Harvest of Peace celebration on Saturday, Sept. 19th at 10:30am and find out what your fortune is. Hint: it may involve cookies.
