News Morris Street/Strong Mayor PowersI have been on Council for almost nine years and the last few weeks have been pretty unprecedented. The Province’s threatened intervention on Morris Street and the buzz around Strong Mayor Powers, which has become an outright campaign by Mayor Fillmore. It’s been very chaotic and …
Agenda, July 10 Strong Mayor PowersCouncil’s marathon meeting spilled into Thursday! The item drawing the most attention was my motion on Strong Mayor Powers. I proposed that HRM write the Province to request that they consult with municipalities regarding any change in municipal government. It was necessary to bring this …
Agenda July 8 (intermission!)Agenda June 24 Council’s July 8th meeting was so jam-packed that it has spilled over two days. We ran out of time last night so will be resuming tomorrow, Thursday July 10. Here’s what we’ve considered so far, plus what happened back on June 24 Budget ReformCouncil …
It was a busy evening at the Findlay Community Centre. 237 residents from Dartmouth Centre showed up to cast ballots and decide how to allocate $50,000 in funding. I managed the ballot box for most of the night and as folks cast their ballots, many remarked to me how tough …
The applications are in, and Participatory Budgeting is a go for tomorrow night (Tuesday June 17). Together, we’ll award $50,000 of District 5’s capital fund. Participatory budgeting gives people a direct say in how our money is spent. If you haven’t been to participatory budgeting before, the way it works …
Bike Lanes:The big drama at Council was the Mayor’s motion to “temporarily pause” all of HRM’s bike projects. When the news broke on Friday I fired off a quick note to help raise the alarm that you can read here. Council received a ton of feedback, mostly strongly against the …
On Tuesday, Mayor Andy Fillmore will put forward a motion that could kill or drastically reduce the Regional Centre Bike Network and potentially throw away over $8 million in remaining federal and provincial funding. Rather than a city that, although imperfectly, is working towards a more sustainable future, the Mayor …
News 2025 Participatory BudgetingParticipatory budgeting is returning to District 5! The evening of June 17th, at the Findlay Community Centre, you will have the opportunity to have a direct say in how $50,000 of our district’s capital funds are spent. Each Council district in HRM has a $94,000 a year …
This week started off what is always one of the most important debates on the City Hall calendar: the budget adjustment list. During HRM’s budget process, each department presents their plan for the year to Council. As we review all the information from the various departments, Councillors can move potential …
News Fluoride UpdateOn March 6, HRM’s Environment Standing Committee received a presentation from Halifax Water on fluoride. Halifax Water has been under a great deal of scrutiny ever since the Utility revealed long-standing problems with the fluoride systems at both Pockwock (Halifax’s water supply) and Lake Major (Dartmouth’s supply). Since …
