Articles by Sam Austin

It was a busy evening at the Findlay Community Centre. 237 residents from Dartmouth Centre showed up to cast ballots and decide how to allocate $50,000 in funding. I managed the ballot box for most […]

The applications are in, and Participatory Budgeting is a go for tomorrow night (Tuesday June 17). Together, we’ll award $50,000 of District 5’s capital fund. Participatory budgeting gives people a direct say in how our […]

On Tuesday, Mayor Andy Fillmore will put forward a motion that could kill or drastically reduce the Regional Centre Bike Network and potentially throw away over $8 million in remaining federal and provincial funding. Rather […]

News 2025 Participatory BudgetingParticipatory budgeting is returning to District 5! The evening of June 17th, at the Findlay Community Centre, you will have the opportunity to have a direct say in how $50,000 of our […]

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 […]