Agenda, Regional Council September 12 Housing CrisisThis week’s Council meeting was dominated by the worsening homelessness crisis in HRM. It’s no surprise to anyone in the core of Dartmouth or Halifax that the number of […]
Agenda August 22, Regional Council Secondary UnitsIn the fall of 2020 HRM adopted new planning rules to allow for secondary and backyard suites throughout the municipality. A secondary suite is a small secondary unit in […]
News Housing CrisisI wanted to take a moment to update my email from last month regarding the awful way the Province closed the Christ Church Shelter, forcing vulnerable people with no other options to go […]
Agenda, July 11 ForumThe main item on Council’s agenda last week was the future of the Halifax Forum. The Forum is in bad shape and is in need of a major project. The Forum has […]
Agenda June 20 Regional CouncilAgenda June 20 Committee of the Whole (Regional Plan)Agenda May 9 Regional Council Micromobility (e-scooter regulation)Coming before Council for first reading was the new micromobility (e-scooters) bylaw. E-scooters have grown in […]
Over the last week, the Tantallon wildfire rightly focused all of our attention. While people were being made homeless by disaster, the Province, however, was deliberately making people homeless in Downtown Dartmouth. On June 1, […]
A quick e-news update to address the fire situation that HRM is in. I know everyone is thinking about our first responders, the residents who have been evacuated, and the residents who have no home to go […]
News Slayter Street Traffic CalmingIf you’ve travelled down Slayter Street over the last few days, you likely noticed the new bike symbols on the pavement and new temporary curb extensions at all the major intersections […]
News HousingSome disappointing news from the Provincial government. After teasing that they were considering it, Housing Minister John Lohr announced that the Province isn’t looking at building any new public housing (CBC story here). This […]
Agenda Regional Council April 25Agenda Budget Committee April 25Agenda Committee of the Whole April 25 (policing study)Agenda Regional Council April 4Agenda Committee of the Whole April 4 (playing field strategy) Saturday Paid ParkingCouncil approved the […]
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