It was about eight years ago in August 2016 that I took this somewhat goofy photo standing knee deep in Little Albro Lake holding a pile of Yellow Floating Heart. My wife snapped the picture and found the whole spectacle of me standing in the lake trying to look tough …
Yesterday was an unprecedented day in Dartmouth Centre. Atlantic Road Construction and Paving, the company that is seeking to infill their water lot in Dartmouth Cove, attempted to block the Harbour Trail with first a metal fence, and then with concrete blocks. It didn’t really work due to the quick …
Dartmouth Cove InfillingCouncil approved a major step to potentially protect the waters in Dartmouth Cove from further infilling. Council approved initiating the planning process that could result in bylaw changes that prevent infilling from happening on all remaining water lots in Dartmouth Cove. HRM’s ability to do this is very …
News Alderney Drive PlanIf you missed the open houses in mid-July, HRM has launched a planning process to look at the future design of Alderney Drive. Alderney Drive is part of HRM’s proposed rapid transit route that will run from Bridge Terminal on out Portland Street to the Portland Hills …
Agenda, July 9 EncampmentsThe issue of encampments was back before Council and the situation isn’t pretty. As I wrote in my e-newsletter last week, new Provincial housing spaces are delayed and won’t be ready until the fall at the earliest. This has put HRM back into a situation where existing …
News Northbrook Park EncampmentI have received a number of emails and phone calls over the last two weeks from folks around Northbrook Park who have noted the rapid increase in the number of people sheltering in the Park. Northbrook Park isn’t a designated site, but, unfortunately, Provincial projects, like the …
Agenda June 18 Dartmouth Cove:Infill in Dartmouth Cove was back before Council. I put forward a three-part motion to do the following: There has been a lot of jurisdictional noise around Dartmouth Cove. The federal government has legal jurisdiction in the Harbour, but the feds only consider federal interests in …
News Slayter Street DesignLast week, HRM held an open house at the Sportsplex to gather feedback on potential design changes to Slayter Street. The goal is to make the street safer for pedestrians and cyclists. HRM is focussed on Slayter Street because the street is an important route in the …
Agenda, June 4 Encampments Most of Council’s June 4 meeting focussed on the latest report from staff on homeless encampments and what HRM should do about the situation. Things aren’t going well out there. With Provincial projects delayed and not enough indoor space available for everyone, HRM is back in …
Centre Plan Changes After a three-day public hearing, Regional Council approved changes to planning bylaws across HRM, including in District 5. The changes are designed to make it easier to construct additional housing and come in response to the unprecedented growth that HRM has been experiencing, and the resulting housing …
