Council Updates

Library Facilities Master Plan: The first thing on Council’s agenda on Tuesday was a presentation by Halifax Public Libraries CEO, Asa Kachan, on the Library’s upcoming facilities plan. Halifax Public Libraries is facing the same […]

Road Train: On Tuesday’s agenda, the grant request for the Halifax Community Road Train was back at Council. The Road Train is the creation of Ambassatours (Murphy’s) and operates in Downtown Halifax on a donation […]

Traffic Calming: The highlight for me on yesterday’s agenda was changes to the Traffic Calming Administrative Order. The existing Admin Order sets out the process that HRM undertakes to assess whether to implement traffic calming […]

Cornwallis: The main item at Council’s October 3 meeting (agenda here) was the creation of a special advisory committee on Cornwallis and commemorating Mi’kmaq history in HRM. Setting up an expert panel isn’t an unusual […]

Purcell’s Cove Backlands: My first day back from my 1.5 week vacation and our public agenda wasn’t a very long one. Council had a long discussion in camera on the Purcell’s Cove Backlands though and I’m […]

Macdonald Bridge Bikeway Connector Project: The most significant item on the August 15 agenda was the Macdonald Bridge Connector Project. The Connector Project will bring cycling improvements to both sides of the harbour with its […]

Development and the Centre Plan: The most controversial items on Council’s agenda for this week was what to do with the 22 requests for plan amendments that have been filed with HRM given that the […]

It was a very busy day at Council on Tuesday. A lot jammed in, partly because Council is going on its summer break and won’t sit again until July 18. Agenda for our June 20 […]