Transit:As COVID restrictions continue to ease, transit is restoring additional service. Here are the changes coming for Monday, June 22: Regular weekday schedule resumes on routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 14, 21, 28, 29, 39, 51, 53, 56, 58, 60, 61, 66, 68, 72, and 87 Regular service …
Agenda May 26Agenda May 12Agenda June 9 It’s been a busy month at City Hall as Council met almost every day of the week through the last half of May to revise the 2020 budget. The result is I have fallen behind on my Council summaries. Here’s what you might …
It’s been another rough few weeks, something that has been all too common in 2020. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis is an absolute tragedy. This grave injustice has put policing under the microscope across North America. This newsletter is focussed on COVID service changes, but Council has been …
I have been receiving an almost unprecedented (at least in my 3.5 years) amount of email over the last several days. The subject is policing and Black Lives Matter. Given the widespread interest, I thought I would share my thoughts on the issue and on the request to reduce police …
Mobility:I wasn’t expecting to be putting out a second update this week, but there has been some significant COVID news this week. After a bit of a tepid start, HRM is engaged in modifying our streets to respond to shifting needs and travel patterns that have resulted from COVID-19. The …
With the recent decline in cases in Nova Scotia and the slow and cautious lifting of restrictions, it does feel like we’re entering a new phase of the COVID crisis. While the news has been improving, it’s important that we not get complacent. COVID isn’t gone. We need to continue …
A quick note about my newsletters. My intent is continue publishing shorter, but more frequent updates on COVID-19 as needed. COVID-19 has disrupted HRM’s operations, but a lot of work is continuing. That work shouldn’t be lost entirely as we deal with the virus and so I will focus these …
UPDATED 3:30 May 1 to reflect Parks announcement Before sharing my COVID update I want to take a moment to speak to the awful year we’re having. 2020 is turning into one of the darkest in our Province’s history. COVID-19, Portapique, and now the helicopter crash off Greece. This is …
Agenda April 14Agenda April 9 (hospital parkade) Banook Fishway: Regional Council’s second virtual meeting had two motions from me related to District 5 issues. First, a potential fishway between Lake Banook and Sullivan’s Pond. Once the Sawmill River project is finished, fish will be able to swim upstream from the …
Latest change from District 5 on COVID-19 as of April 15. Provincial Update:I have generally kept my COVID newsletters focused on HRM operations. I wanted to highlight the Provincial update from yesterday though as it was a pretty important one in terms of estimating where we are and where we’re …
