Agenda, June 8 Green Choice Program:It was a busy day at Regional Council with a very sizeable agenda. One of the most significant items was Council’s decision to enroll HRM in the new Green Choice program. The Green Choice program is a provincial renewable energy initiative that is being driven …
Agenda, Harbour East The last mile of the Centre Plan marathon has begun. Staff have released an updated draft of the Centre Plan’s Package B and it’s now making its way through community councils and committees on its way to Regional Council and a possible September public hearing. It was …
Agenda May 18Agenda May 4 Disc Golf in North Woodside:You might remember discussions at Harbour East Council in 2019 about a potential disc golf course adjacent to the North Woodside Community Centre on Pleasant Street. The proposal from Maritime Disc Golf was to construct a 9 hole course in the …
Agenda March 20Agenda Budget Committee March 21-22 Parking Changes:HRM is adjusting the rules around street parking: the unpopular four hour time limit is being removed. The four hour limit was put in place when the new pay machines were installed. The idea was to ensure that long-term parking was directed …
Agenda April 6Agenda Budget Committee April 7 Policing:Probably the most potentially controversial item on Council’s agenda was a motion by Councillor Mancini to review HRM’s unique shared policing model. HRM is the only municipality in Canada with two police forces. Halifax Regional Police (HRP) was created at amalgamation by combing …
Agenda Budget Committee March 31 Just one item on Council’s agenda last week, the Parks and Recreation budget. Parks and Rec is a department that attracts a lot of attention because the services it provides are close to people’s day-to-day lives. The Parks we visit, the recreation programs we attend, …
Agenda March 23Agenda Budget Committee March 24 Community RinksOne of the items on Council’s agenda that I’m really interested in was a request by Councillor Morse for a staff report on providing assistance to community groups who want to set up outdoor rinks. There is probably nothing so quintessentially Canadian …
Agenda Budget Committee, March 10Agenda Regional Council, March 9Agenda Harbour East Community Council, March 4Agenda Budget Committee, March 3 Winter Maintenance in Parks:We had our first taste of spring last week, but at Council, we were talking snow clearing in HRM’s parks. The reason? A staff report in response to …
Agenda February 23Agenda Budget Committee February 24 2021 Capital Plan:Yesterday was one of the biggest days in Council’s annual budget deliberations: the review of the capital budget. HRM has no shortage of good ideas, but the municipality’s funds are limited. The result is a rollercoaster ride for most Councillors as …
Agenda January 26Agenda February 9Agenda Budget Committee February 17 Shirley’s Splash Pad:The big news over the last few weeks at Council for District 5 is the Friends of the Dartmouth Splash Pad’s success in fundraising for a Splash Pad on the Dartmouth Common. The Friends have secured $140,000 for the …
