Agenda November 17Agenda November 24 Micmac Name:Council accepted my motion to look at renaming all municipal streets, a park, and a transit terminal that use the word Micmac. In District 5, this would be Micmac Boulevard and the Micmac Transit Terminal. This is a discussion that has been simmering in …
A back to the future Council update! I was swamped with the demands of running an election campaign and didn’t get a chance to write a summary of the previous Council’s very last meeting at the end of September. It was a doozy of a meeting though that had a …
News Election 2020The election campaign is over and the voters of HRM have chosen their representatives for the next four years. You can see complete results on the municipal website here. Here in District 5, I’m very grateful and humbled by the strong mandate I received to continue working on …
News Election 2020:The 2020 HRM municipal election is underway. Polls are open and votes are being cast online and by phone right now. As I write this, the turnout in District 5 is 4,443 (56% of 2016’s overall turnout). The e-vote is open until 7:00 pm Wednesday. All you need …
My next campaign video is out. A very important topic: climate change. Climate change is the challenge of our times. Averting the worst impacts will require the collective action of governments all around the world. Just two months ago, Council passed HRM’s ambitious climate change plan, HalifACT 2050. The Plan …
Agenda September 1Agenda September 10 (Harbour East) Secondary Suites:Probably the most significant item on Council’s agenda was the proposed HRM-wide planning bylaw changes to allow for secondary units in all residential zones. A secondary unit would be smaller than the main unit and could take the form of a backyard …
My latest campaign policy video is out! It’s a bit of a behind the scenes trip to my home office to talk engagement. Engagement is something I have worked really hard on over the last four years. I launched my Council blog to share what is happening at City Hall …
I’m excited to share my campaigns first video today on a a topic that’s near and dear to me and folks in Dartmouth: The Sawmill River. I was thrilled to be on Council as the first phase of the Sawmill River was daylighted in 2018. The project changed the whole …
September’s e-news unusually early! (three opportunities for public consultation coming up next week and the week after that I wanted to plug) News Racist Graffiti:Probably many of you saw my post earlier this week concerning racist graffiti that appeared in District 5 on a power pole outside a person of …
Today it became truly real with the launch of my campaign website. I’m running for re-election in Dartmouth Centre. We’ve done a lot together over the last four years. We daylighted half the Sawmill River, brought 15 minute ferry service to Downtown Dartmouth, renovated the Sportsplex, redesigned several of our streets, …
