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E-News June, 2020
News Silver’s Hill Park UpgradesWith the World Sprint Canoe Championship coming to Lake Banook in 2022, HRM is preparing to implement a number of public space upgrades around the lake. In particular, design work is […]
Year: 2020
Council Updates
Council Update: Climate Change, Carts, and more
Agenda, June 23 Climate Change Plan:While we’ve all been fixated on the immediate crisis that is COVID-19, we can’t forget the pressing issue of our times: climate change. The existential threat to human civilization and […]
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E-News COVID Updates #12
Transit:As COVID restrictions continue to ease, transit is restoring additional service. Here are the changes coming for Monday, June 22: Regular weekday schedule resumes on routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 14, 21, 28, […]
Council Updates
Council Update: Budget, Policing, Transit, more
Agenda May 26Agenda May 12Agenda June 9 It’s been a busy month at City Hall as Council met almost every day of the week through the last half of May to revise the 2020 budget. […]
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E-News COVID Updates #11
It’s been another rough few weeks, something that has been all too common in 2020. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis is an absolute tragedy. This grave injustice has put policing under the microscope […]
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Black Lives Matter and Policing in HRM
I have been receiving an almost unprecedented (at least in my 3.5 years) amount of email over the last several days. The subject is policing and Black Lives Matter. Given the widespread interest, I thought […]
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E-News COVID Updates #10
Mobility:I wasn’t expecting to be putting out a second update this week, but there has been some significant COVID news this week. After a bit of a tepid start, HRM is engaged in modifying our […]
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E-News COVID Updates #9
With the recent decline in cases in Nova Scotia and the slow and cautious lifting of restrictions, it does feel like we’re entering a new phase of the COVID crisis. While the news has been […]
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E-News May 2020
A quick note about my newsletters. My intent is continue publishing shorter, but more frequent updates on COVID-19 as needed. COVID-19 has disrupted HRM’s operations, but a lot of work is continuing. That work shouldn’t […]
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E-News COVID Updates #8
UPDATED 3:30 May 1 to reflect Parks announcement Before sharing my COVID update I want to take a moment to speak to the awful year we’re having. 2020 is turning into one of the darkest […]