Agenda, Oct 27 Bike Network AlternativesThe major item on the agenda on Tuesday was staff’s response to Council’s ask for lower cost alternatives to the planned bike network. The cost of the bike network is way more than originally estimated due to rampant construction cost inflation over the last few …
Agenda, Sept 29Agenda, Oct 16 Property Assessment CapThe major item on Council’s agenda over the last few weeks was actually something we don’t control at all, the Property Assessment Cap. While the Cap is Provincial, its effects land very squarely on the Province’s municipalities. We’re not passive observers here! And …
Agenda, September 15 Wanderers ProposalThe major item before Council that grabbed all the headlines was a proposal from Derek Martin, owner of the Halifax Wanderers, to build a permanent stadium on the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax and redevelop the soccer fields behind Crichton Park Elementary in Dartmouth into the club’s …
Transportation ImprovementsLink Nova Scotia has released its list of road upgrades that will be installed over the coming months. This is work coming from the Regional Transportation Plan. HRM staff have worked closely with Link on this project. This list is mostly tinkering with intersection lanes and traffic signals around …
Agenda August 25 Pickle Ball in DartmouthI don’t think it’s news to anyone that pickleball has been exploding in popularity. A survey by Pickleball Canada from early 2025 suggests a 57% increase in play since 2020 with 1.5 million players in Canada. The challenge that comes from this is providing …
Big Albro NaturalizationThere have been some big changes at Big Albro Beach! The naturalization project that HRM has been planning since last year has launched! HRM staff and volunteers, including some kids from Cole Harbour High, got together to plant the shoreline. The idea here is to restore some of …
Agenda, June 23 Dartmouth Common CricketIt was a relatively light Council meeting (for the public portion anyway), but there were two District 5 items on the agenda. Up first was the potential conversion of the two ball fields on the Dartmouth Common along Thistle Street into a cricket pitch. The …
I don’t normally write a Council Blog about proceedings at HRM’s standing committees since most of what happens at Committee eventually rolls up to Regional Council, but today wasn’t an ordinary Audit and Finance Committee meeting. HRM’s Auditor General presented an audit into spending in the Mayor’s Office, and what …
Agenda, June 16 Memorial LibraryThe fate of the Memorial Library was back before Council. Before us was a motion to discontinue the park plan and go out with a request for proposals to reuse the building. Council made some tweaks to the motion, but essentially approved it as is 15-1 …
The participatory budgeting process for District 5’s capital fund has concluded! Seven non-profit groups from District 5 applied for funding this year. The overall requested amount was $42,000, which means that a resident vote night isn’t required this year. The $50,000 I dedicate to Participatory Budgeting is enough to cover …
