Agenda, September 15 Wanderers ProposalThe major item before Council that grabbed all the headlines was a proposal from Derek Martin, owner of the Halifax Wanderers, to build a permanent stadium on the Wanderers Grounds in Halifax and redevelop the soccer fields behind Crichton Park Elementary in Dartmouth into the club’s …
Agenda August 25 Pickle Ball in DartmouthI don’t think it’s news to anyone that pickleball has been exploding in popularity. A survey by Pickleball Canada from early 2025 suggests a 57% increase in play since 2020 with 1.5 million players in Canada. The challenge that comes from this is providing …
Agenda, June 23 Dartmouth Common CricketIt was a relatively light Council meeting (for the public portion anyway), but there were two District 5 items on the agenda. Up first was the potential conversion of the two ball fields on the Dartmouth Common along Thistle Street into a cricket pitch. The …
I don’t normally write a Council Blog about proceedings at HRM’s standing committees since most of what happens at Committee eventually rolls up to Regional Council, but today wasn’t an ordinary Audit and Finance Committee meeting. HRM’s Auditor General presented an audit into spending in the Mayor’s Office, and what …
Agenda, June 16 Memorial LibraryThe fate of the Memorial Library was back before Council. Before us was a motion to discontinue the park plan and go out with a request for proposals to reuse the building. Council made some tweaks to the motion, but essentially approved it as is 15-1 …
Agenda, May 26 Ferry Fare ForgivenessThe major item for District 5 was a motion I put forward to waive fares on the Alderney Ferry on weekdays for the month of June. My reason for the motion is because of the continued breakdown in service on the Alderney route that now …
Agenda, May 12Agenda, March 10 Supplemental FundingThe major item on Council’s agenda yesterday was actually an in camera item, negotiations with the Halifax Centre for Education regarding supplemental funding. HRM and HRCE have reached a new agreement and as part of that agreement, Council has opted to cut funding by …
Agenda, February 24 Budget:Council’s budget deliberations are nearing their conclusion. This past week we finished reviewing the last department, Fiscal Services. Fiscal Services are a sort of catch-all department for a lot of HRM’s money flows. It might sound like a remote department from day-to-day life, but there are a …
Mayor’s OfficeNew this year to budget deliberations, the Mayor’s Office presented as a stand-alone independent department. The Mayor has always been independent, just like everyone on Council. Each of us makes up our own mind on whatever issue is before us. The Office of Mayor, however, was for administrative purposes, …
Council’s budget deliberations are well underway at City Hall. February is the busiest time of the year for Councillors as budget meetings fill up several additional days each week. So far, Council has heard from the operational departments (Planning, Parks and Rec, Public Works, Transit) and as of yesterday, we …
