Agenda, July 12 Mobile Ticketing:It has been long discussed, and after a few false starts, HRM has finally awarded a tender for modernizing how the public pays for transit fares. The first phase of the fare project will involve getting a mobile app up and running that will allow riders …
Agenda May 17Agenda May 31 (Committee of the Whole)Agenda May 31 (Regular)Agenda June 14Agenda June 28 Have been more than a bit behind the last month and half so it’s four Council meetings in this update! EncampmentsThe major item that came forward over the last few weeks was HRM’s encampment …
News COVID RecoveryIn this year’s budget, HRM approved three measures to try and help local businesses, particularly those located in Downtown Halifax and Downtown Dartmouth, recover from the impacts of COVID. All three initiatives (transit, concerts, parking) have been announced or have started to rollout so I thought I would …
I thought I was done with my May e-news, but a surprising amount of stuff has come up over the last three weeks that can’t wait until June, so a bonus monthly newsletter is in order! News Dartmouth Cove Infill Application:A numbered company, 4197847 Nova Scotia Limited, has applied to …
News Banook Water QualityWith the World Canoe Championships coming to Banook this year and the lake’s importance for recreation and public life in Dartmouth, I wanted to open this newsletter with an update on the activities that have taken place coming out of the 2020 Pollution Control Study. The study …
Agenda May 3 Encampment Strategy:The big item on Council’s agenda was the proposed encampment strategy. Staff recommended that Council designate several public spaces in HRM where either overnight sheltering (8:00 pm – 8:00 am) or long-term stays would be permitted. Designated encampment sites would be provided with services such as …
Agenda April 12Agenda April 12 (budget)Agenda April 5 Museum StrategyA report I have been long awaiting was before Council: the museum strategy. First, some background. The City of Dartmouth created a municipal museum as a centennial project back in 1967. The museum was part of Dartmouth for decades, but a …
On Saturday, Mutual Aid Halifax dropped a pre-built shelter in Starr Park on Prince Albert Road (by the Marine Railway re-creation and Sawmill River). As usual, Mutual Aid did so without permission from HRM. The problem is Mutual Aid’s shelters aren’t safe. They have no supporting services, don’t meet the …
Earlier this week, Global ran a story on the Province’s takeover of planning for nine developments in HRM. Rather than Council, developments in the nine areas will instead be approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, John Lohr (an Annapolis Valley MLA with no accountability to anyone here in Dartmouth) …
Agenda March 22 Sawmill River Funding RequestThe Sawmill River project was on Council’s agenda again, specifically a potential opportunity to lessen the cost to HRM of Phase 2. The opportunity is the federal-provincial infrastructure program. The Province has issued a request to Nova Scotia’s municipalities to submit projects under the …
