Council Update: Kiwanis Grahams Grove, Alcohol Park Avenue Oven, Affordable Housing

Kiwanis Grahams Grove: The main item on the Council agenda, for District 5 anyway, was a new building at Grahams Grove Park. Grahams Grove is the municipal park along Lake Banook opposite the Superstore. The main organized uses are the Kiwanis Club of Dartmouth, and Dartmouth Dragon Boat Association, each …

E-News March 2019

News: Alderney Revitalization: Last week, HRM held a little ceremony in the Alderney pedway to celebrate the completion of recent renovations. I have been extremely pleased with how the Pedway project turned out. The Pedway was built to be a simple passage from Alderney Gate down to Alderney Landing and …

Council Update: Barrington AT, Sheet Harbour Centre, Gardens, Blue Mountain

Barrington Greenway: The dust of the Cogswell debate has barely settled, but on Tuesdays Council agenda the topic of cycling and pedestrian infrastructure on Barrington Street was back, this time the discussion was focussed on north of the Macdonald Bridge. Barrington Street from the intersection with North and the Dockyard …

Council Update: Budget Options List, Taxis, Gray Arena, Access-a-Bus

Budget Wish List: Over the last several weeks, each of HRM’s departments has presented a budget based on a 1.9% out-of-pocket increase in the bill to the average home ($36.59). As the departments have presented, each one has identified what they’ve had to do without to get to 1.9%, as …

E-News February 2019

News: Chadwick Street Redesign: I have been very keen when looking at the road recapitalization budget in District 5 each year to see what improvements can be made to our streets. Recapitalization is more than just a skim coat of paving over top of the potholes. It’s a total rebuild …

Council Update: Budget Deliberations, Snow Standards, Climate Emergency and More

Budget Deliberations: Capital On Friday, staff were back before Council with options to fund the so-called B list of capital projects. You may recall from my December e-news that HRM has a big gap in terms of capital funding. The municipality has some ambitious plans including the Moving Forward Together …

E-News January 2019

News Sportsplex Naming: It has been a long closure, but the Sportsplex renovation is nearly complete. The facility will fully reopen at the end of February and today, the new name has been announced. When it reopens, the Sportsplex will officially be the Zatzman Sportsplex. The Zatzman name is for …