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 […]
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 […]
February is always the busiest month on the City Hall calendar as Council gets deep into budget deliberations. During HRM’s budget process, each department presents their plan for the year to Council. As we review […]
Regional Council agenda, February 11 One-HRM Parks and Rec MembershipAn information report I asked for on a single HRM-wide membership for Parks and Rec facilities was back before Council. The idea is to break down […]
News Green Power DealIf you read HRM’s regular community updates on the municipal climate change plan, HalifACT, you might have caught the news already that HRM has entered into a deal with Renewall Energy Inc […]
Agenda, January 28 Windsor Street ExchangeThe major item on Council’s agenda yesterday was the Windsor Street Exchange project. The Windsor Street Exchange project started in 2019 with significant support from other orders of government. Inflation […]
Agenda, January 14 Park Lighting Strategy:Some work that I initiated a few years ago has come to fruition: the Parks Lighting Strategy was approved by Council at our Tuesday meeting. The issue around lighting in […]
News Lake Major Water RestrictionsDespite some recent rain, it has been a fairly dry year, particularly the fall. We’ve had well below average rainfall through October and November and HRM has actually been below average […]
My first blog entry for the new Council! We’ve had two meetings so far, both of which were pretty light in terms of materials, which wasn’t unexpected given that we have so many new councillors […]
News Last Day to E-VoteThe municipal election is almost over. Today is the last day to vote online or by phone. E-voting ends at 7:00 pm tonight. In 2020, over 80% of the vote in […]
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