Council Updates

Forum:On Wednesday, Council resumed budget deliberations with a look at the capital budget and I’m fairly alarmed at where Mayor Fillmore wants to take us regarding the Halifax Forum project. The Forum is a multi-use […]

Missing Middle Housing and the Building CodeA motion of mine was back before Council around eliminating barriers to Missing Middle Housing. The situation I’m trying to change is our restrictive rules around stairways that make […]

Agenda December 9Agenda December 2 Banook PlanThe Lake Banook Coordination Plan was approved by Council this week. Banook is a special place. It’s both a prized community recreational hub, and an international sporting venue. It’s […]

Agenda, November 19 Budget 2026The 2026 budget process is now underway. Over the next 4-5 months, staff and Council will complete a detailed review of all of HRM’s plans for 2026. Unfortunately, this is looking […]

Agenda, October 28 Museum StrategyThe Regional Museum Strategy was before Council last week. HRM has been considering two different approaches towards the museum question, (1) create a new Regional Museum that would be the central […]

Agenda, October 7 Dartmouth CoveSeveral years worth of public debate and concern culminated in a public hearing on Tuesday. The stakes? Whether or not HRM should implement a bylaw restricting infill in Dartmouth Cove. Council […]

Agenda, September 9 Dartmouth Cove:By far the biggest item on the agenda for District 5 was the staff response to my motion on adopting a bylaw restricting infilling in Dartmouth Cove. The staff recommendation? Defer […]

Agenda, August 19 Slayter Street Local BikewayThe major item for District 5 on Council’s agenda was the Slayter Street Local Bikeway. Slayter Street was identified in the Integrated Mobility Plan as part of the Regional […]

Agenda, August 5 Morris StreetThe Morris Street bike lane circus was back before Council. Council’s approved direction for Morris Street was to convert it to a one-way street in order to accommodate a two-direction bike […]

Agenda, July 10 Strong Mayor PowersCouncil’s marathon meeting spilled into Thursday! The item drawing the most attention was my motion on Strong Mayor Powers. I proposed that HRM write the Province to request that they […]