Provincial Press ReleaseAgenda October 19 Provincial Announcements:The most significant news last week didn’t actually occur at Council. The Province held a press conference to announce their response to the housing crisis and there was some genuinely good news in the announcements. The Province has sketched out a decent plan that …
News Pine Street Parking ChangesOver the last few years, concern about speeding on Pine Street has been a frequent complaint in my inbox. Pine Street has been assessed for traffic calming and, with an 85th percentile speed (speed that 85% of the traffic is travelling at or below) of 53 …
Agenda, October 5, 2021 Centre Plan Hearing:It was a rather light agenda at Council with the main item being scheduling a hearing for the Centre Plan. It has been a long time in coming, but the complete Centre Plan is going forward to Council on October 26. First reading wasn’t …
Agenda, Regional Council, September 28Agenda, Regional Council, September 14Agenda, Committee of the Whole, September 14 Red Book RevisionsCouncil held a substantial Committee of the Whole to review HRM’s proposed new Municipal Design Guidelines, also known as the “Red Book” (it use to be packaged in a red binder). The Red …
News Transit Changes:The Moving Forward Together Plan is coming to Dartmouth this year with a number of route changes. The Moving Forward plan is a complete reorganization of Transit’s service. The key principles of the plan are: Focus resources on high ridership service Build a simplified transfer based system Improve …
Committee of the Whole (Centre Plan), August 17 Council held a Committee of the Whole to go over the second half of the Centre Plan (the Package B lands). Centre Plan Package B has made its way through all of HRM’s Community Councils, the Community Design Advisory Committee, and Community Planning …
Harbour East Community Council, September 2Regional Council, August 31Regional Council, August 17 Rosedale DevelopmentHarbour East Council held a public hearing on September 2 to consider a proposed development just off Wyse Road on Rosedale Drive. At the end of the hearing, Council voted to approve the project. The new development …
On Thursday, Harbour East Community Council will hold a public hearing to consider a large development on Rosedale Drive. The proposed development is located on an irregularly shaped property that has frontage on Floral Avenue and Fraser Street and backs onto properties on Hester Street. The property is currently home …
I’m writing today about the removal of homeless shelters and tents in Halifax and the confrontation that ensued between police and Mutual Aid protesters. A violent confrontation is not something I saw coming and it’s a shock. That some bystanders, including a 10 year old kid, got caught up in …
News Provincial Election:As I’m sure everyone is now well aware, a Provincial election has been called and the campaign is underway. The parties have released most of their platforms, and candidate nominations are now complete. What happens in Province House has a big impact on all of our lives. I …
