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, …
News: 2019 Participatory Budget: Participatory budgeting is returning to District 5 in November! Together, we will allocate $45,000 of District 5’s capital funds. The format will be the same as previous years, with non-profit community groups setting up science fair style on vote night to pitch their projects, and then …
Time has gotten away from me over the last few weeks. This is a round-up of not one, not two, but three Council meetings. Agenda October 8 here Agenda September 24 hereAgenda September 17 here Stadium: Probably most of you have likely heard about my motion to rescind Council’s previous …
News: Dorian Clean-Up: It was a wild week in Nova Scotia with Hurricane Dorian arriving as the biggest storm since Juan. A few roofs came off buildings, trees came down everywhere, and a construction crane toppled over in Halifax. I’m pleased to say that we were very luck in District …
News: We’re very much into the dog days of Summer now so it’s a relatively short newsletter this time around. Portland Street: Back in July’s e-news, I referenced a project that I have been working on: the coming arrival of street trees in portable planters on Portland Street. Well, they …
Transit Fares: Council voted yesterday to increase transit fares by $0.25 across the board. Adult, senior, youth, and student fares are all going up $0.25, but Council rejected staff’s advice to eliminate the senior’s discount. Why raise fares? I’m a fan of reality and reality doesn’t care about politics. Costs …
