News: Covid-19: What a difference a week can make. There is really only one news story these days, and it’s Covid-19. This virus is disrupting daily life around the world and is having impacts in Nova Scotia. In just a week, university and schools have closed, the federal Parliament has …
News: Alderney Placemaking: Ever spent anytime in the plaza around the side and back of the Alderney Library? Unless you’re a smoker who works in Alderney, the answer to that is probably no. The outdoor space around the building is pretty much dead space with no activity whatsoever. It’s really …
Agenda February 25, 2020 Airport Bus Fare: The subject of bus fares was back at Regional Council as staff returned for direction on the last piece of the fare strategy, what to charge for the airport route? When Council accepted the new fares back in the summer, we opted not …
Agenda February 12 Yesterday was the big day for setting the 2020 budget as Council went through the budget options list (aka the parking lot). The options list was generated over the last several weeks as each department presented their budget. After each presentation, Council had the opportunity to ask …
Agenda Regional Council January 28 Agenda Regional Council February 11 Splashpad: Yesterday, Council received the site report on the Dartmouth Splashpad proposal. The Dartmouth Splashpad has been a community-driven initiative that was started by a group of volunteers, the Friends of the Dartmouth Splashpad. The Friends submitted a proposal to …
Agenda Harbour East Council February 6 Harbour East Community Council held a public hearing and approved revisions to the development agreement for King’s Wharf on Thursday. The revised King’s Wharf plan includes some significant changes around access, layout, building massing, and public spaces. What the hearing wasn’t, was a retrial …
News: Hawthorne Traffic Calming: For those who might not know me outside my role as councillor, I have two girls, ages 8 and 5. They both go to Hawthorne School and most days, I do the morning drop-off with them by foot (we ride bikes during the warm months). It …
Agenda January 14 Regional Council hereAgenda January 9 Harbour East Council here Ride Hailing in HRM: Uber, Lyft, and the like were front and centre on Council’s agenda on Tuesday as staff returned with a report on recommended bylaw changes to facilitate ride hailing in HRM. There is technically nothing …
Happy Holidays: Well this is it for 2019! Amazing how time flies. I want to wish you and your family happy holidays and all the best for 2020. The New Year is a time to reflect on the year that was. As always, there were ups and downs at City …
Agenda December 10 here Stadium: The stadium debate returned to Council yesterday with the completion of staff’s report on the Schooner’s proposal. The report was a far from glowing assessment. A lot of the concerns that staff identified, from infrastructure costs, to problems with the proposed tax district, to the …
