During the election campaign, I’m sharing parts of my platform in greater detail Monday – Thursday. Friday’s though, I’m going to do a spotlight on past initiatives that I am proud to have played a […]
Housing and homelessness is one of the major issues facing HRM. Household budgets are being stretched as people are forced to spend more on rent. There is real anxiety out there too as many people […]
News Sawmill River Project UnderwayI have written a lot about the Sawmill River project and how transformational it will be for Downtown Dartmouth and District 5. It will enable redevelopment of derelict industrial lands along […]
Agenda, August 20 Watershed PlanningSome really good news on Council’s agenda for Dartmouth’s Lakes: HRM is launching a watershed planning program, and Dartmouth’s Lakes are part of the initial pilot. The idea is to have […]
It was about eight years ago in August 2016 that I took this somewhat goofy photo standing knee deep in Little Albro Lake holding a pile of Yellow Floating Heart. My wife snapped the picture […]
Yesterday was an unprecedented day in Dartmouth Centre. Atlantic Road Construction and Paving, the company that is seeking to infill their water lot in Dartmouth Cove, attempted to block the Harbour Trail with first a […]
Dartmouth Cove InfillingCouncil approved a major step to potentially protect the waters in Dartmouth Cove from further infilling. Council approved initiating the planning process that could result in bylaw changes that prevent infilling from happening […]
News Alderney Drive PlanIf you missed the open houses in mid-July, HRM has launched a planning process to look at the future design of Alderney Drive. Alderney Drive is part of HRM’s proposed rapid transit […]
Agenda, July 9 EncampmentsThe issue of encampments was back before Council and the situation isn’t pretty. As I wrote in my e-newsletter last week, new Provincial housing spaces are delayed and won’t be ready until […]
News Northbrook Park EncampmentI have received a number of emails and phone calls over the last two weeks from folks around Northbrook Park who have noted the rapid increase in the number of people sheltering […]
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