Council Updates

Agenda, July 12 Mobile Ticketing:It has been long discussed, and after a few false starts, HRM has finally awarded a tender for modernizing how the public pays for transit fares. The first phase of the […]

Agenda May 17Agenda May 31 (Committee of the Whole)Agenda May 31 (Regular)Agenda June 14Agenda June 28 Have been more than a bit behind the last month and half so it’s four Council meetings in this […]

Agenda May 3 Encampment Strategy:The big item on Council’s agenda was the proposed encampment strategy. Staff recommended that Council designate several public spaces in HRM where either overnight sheltering (8:00 pm – 8:00 am) or […]

Agenda April 12Agenda April 12 (budget)Agenda April 5 Museum StrategyA report I have been long awaiting was before Council: the museum strategy. First, some background. The City of Dartmouth created a municipal museum as a […]

Agenda March 22 Sawmill River Funding RequestThe Sawmill River project was on Council’s agenda again, specifically a potential opportunity to lessen the cost to HRM of Phase 2. The opportunity is the federal-provincial infrastructure program. […]

Agenda February 15Agenda February 15 Committee of the WholeAgenda February 8 February and March are always the busiest times of year at City Hall, with budget deliberations easily tripling the usual workload. As a result, […]

Agenda March 1 Banook Fish Ladder:The topic of fish passage from the Harbour to Lake Banook was on yesterday’s agenda. Once the Sawmill River project is complete, fish will be able to make their way […]

Agenda, January 11, 2022 Modular Shelters:Yesterday, HRM finished construction of 24 of the 26 modular housing units in Downtown Dartmouth. HRM still has to finish work on the kitchen trailer and on renovations to make […]