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 …
Council is finishing the 2019 with a crunch of meetings (weekly rather than bi-weekly) Here’s what’s happened over the last two meetings Agenda December 3 hereAgenda November 26 here Woodland Roundabout: One of the items on Council’s agenda that grabbed a lot of the media attention over the last two …
News: Maynard Lake Trail: Just off Portland Street, Maynard Lake is one of District 5’s gems. It’s not well known outside the neighbourhood, but there is actually a pathway that runs along the lake on HRM’s property. Most of the path is not maintained and is fairly wild, but the …
Agenda November 12 hereAgenda October 29 here Port Wallace Development: There has been a snag in one of the biggest potential developments in Dartmouth: Port Wallace. If you’re not familiar with the Port Wallace development, it’s an entirely new community being proposed by Clayton on the vacant lands between Waverley …
It was a good crowd out at the Findlay Community Centre for this evening’s participatory budget vote. In total, 423 people cast ballots to determine how $50,000 in district funds are allocated. Results, in order, are listed below: Bicentennial School Music Program $8,500The Bicentennial School Music Program, operating out of …
District 5’s participatory budget night is just under a week away. Together, we’ll allocate $50,000 of District 5’s capital fund to non-profit groups. Participatory budgeting gives people a direct say in how our money is spent. It also builds community capacity by mixing together non-profits and some of the most …
Agenda October 22 here Stadium Vote: By now you’ve probably heard that my motion to rescind Council’s previous direction and stop work on the CFL stadium proposal was lost. The vote was 8-9. Voting with me were Councillors Mason, Cleary, Smith, Zurawski, Outhit, Whitman, and the new guy from Sackville, …
