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 …
Agenda, May 26 Ferry Fare ForgivenessThe major item for District 5 was a motion I put forward to waive fares on the Alderney Ferry on weekdays for the month of June. My reason for the motion is because of the continued breakdown in service on the Alderney route that now …
News 2026 Participatory Budgeting:Participatory budgeting is returning to District 5 on June 2! Participatory budgeting gives residents a chance to have a direct say in how District 5’s capital funds are allocated. Together, we’ll award $50,000 to community groups that make a difference here in Dartmouth. If you haven’t been …
Agenda, May 12Agenda, March 10 Supplemental FundingThe major item on Council’s agenda yesterday was actually an in camera item, negotiations with the Halifax Centre for Education regarding supplemental funding. HRM and HRCE have reached a new agreement and as part of that agreement, Council has opted to cut funding by …
News Student Bus Pass ProgramYou might have caught the news that, as part of Provincial budget cuts, the Province is eliminating funding for HRM’s student bus pass program. This will impact 36,000 junior high and high school students. For the last several years, HRM and the Province have partnered to …
Agenda, February 24 Budget:Council’s budget deliberations are nearing their conclusion. This past week we finished reviewing the last department, Fiscal Services. Fiscal Services are a sort of catch-all department for a lot of HRM’s money flows. It might sound like a remote department from day-to-day life, but there are a …
