Agenda, August 23Agenda, August 9 Yellow Floating Heart:The Yellow Floating Heart infestation in Little Albro Lake was back on Council’s agenda. You might recall from my past updates that Yellow Floating Heart is a freshwater plant from Asia. It’s an aggressive invasive species that can outcompete native vegetation in our …
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 fare project will involve getting a mobile app up and running that will allow riders …
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 update! EncampmentsThe major item that came forward over the last few weeks was HRM’s encampment …
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 long-term stays would be permitted. Designated encampment sites would be provided with services such as …
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 centennial project back in 1967. The museum was part of Dartmouth for decades, but 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. The Province has issued a request to Nova Scotia’s municipalities to submit projects under the …
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, I have been a bit behind on my Council blog. Here’s what happened earlier in …
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 up to Sullivan’s Pond. The problem is they won’t be able to get into Banook …
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 two units accessible, but the other 24 units are done and have been handed over …
Agenda, Regional Council December 14Agenda, Budget Committee December 14 Capital Budget:Council’s Budget Committee met to go over the draft capital budget for 2022. The capital budget is always a big event. It’s our first look at potential projects for the upcoming year. Last year was a very, very busy year …
