Spring Garden Branch Library Proposal: It was a rather quiet Council meeting with high-level, pre-budget presentations on municipal services taking up most of the time. The major item on the main agenda was whether to proceed with developing a new HRM driven proposal for the reuse of the old Spring …
It was a busy evening at the Findlay Community Centre. A total of 444 District 5 residents cast ballots in our second participatory budgeting night to award $50,000 in funding to community groups. The rain certainly didn’t keep people away! Below are the results: Victoria Children’s Centre $10,000 Project: Purchase and …
There was a lot of attention on Tuesday’s Council meeting, with the stadium report grabbing all the headlines. While much was made of the stadium topic, what was actually before us was simply a staff report setting out some very high-level details and requesting authorization to gather both more information …
A week from now on November 6th, participatory budgeting returns to District 5 to award $50,000 in District Capital funds to local community groups. All District 5 residents are eligible to vote for five projects, including kids and permanent residents, so bring the whole family, your friends, and neighbours. This …
News: Participatory Budgeting: Participatory Budgeting is returning to District 5 in November to allocate $50,000 in capital funds. Participatory budgeting allows residents to have a direct say in how money is spent. If you missed it last year, the way it works is community groups setup science fair style and …
Cannabis Planning Bylaws: A rather routine Council agenda. The main item of interest was the public hearing to consider some narrow amendments to the Regional Plan and each community’s specific planning bylaws to regulate cannabis production facilities. This wasn’t a public hearing into the controversial Nuisance Bylaw changes regarding smoking, …
News Lake Banook Algae Update: As of September 12, HRM has lifted the blue green algae risk advisory for Lake Banook and Lake Micmac. Risk advisories are based on a number of factors, including test results, information regarding a bloom’s life-cycle, and visual confirmation of the presence of algae blooms. HRM …
Nuisance Bylaw (Smoking): It was a very short Council meeting on Tuesday. The main item on the agenda was the return of the staff report on possible changes to the Nuisance Bylaw regarding smoking. Council previously changed the Nuisance Bylaw in response to the coming legalization of cannabis to ban …
It was a challenging night at Harbour East Community Council. The revised design for Prince Albert/Glenwood (down a floor) was back before us. The reduction in height wasn’t enough to win over the immediate neighbours. The easy path for me would have been to side with the opposition and vote …
News: Lake Banook Blue Green Algae: This summer has brought a fresh challenge for Lake Banook: blue green algae. Blue green algae is a naturally occurring algae. It usually isn’t a problem, but with enough nutrients and heat it can form dense blooms. Given the aquatic weed growth in Banook and …
