News Participatory Budgeting: Every year, each Councillor is provided with $94,000 in discretionary capital funds that can be spent on municipal and community projects. Past projects that have been funded in Dartmouth include the Skate Park, playgrounds and community gardens. I’m pleased to announce that this year, a portion of …
A short (relatively) update for August. Please note, that I’ll be on vacation for the end of August. I’ll be returning to duty September 4. While I’m away, you can report any routine municipal issues to 311 or call my constituency coordinator Laura Nooyen at 902-490-6982 or by email at …
Ferry Schedule: When the Big Lift began two years ago, HRM opted to increase service on the Alderney Ferry to help mitigate the project’s negative impact. On weekday evenings, the ferry went from running every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes and the afternoon Sunday service was extended to a …
News: Sawmill River Project Halifax Water hosted a meeting last week at the Findlay Community Centre to update the community on its plans for the Sawmill River project. If you missed the meeting, I did a summary earlier on what’s in store (available here). The daylighting project will be getting …
A quick update on two items that can’t wait until my next e-newsletter in July. Canada Day: This Canada Day will be a bigger event than usual in HRM. On the Dartmouth side of the Harbour, the pancake breakfast at Alderney will proceed as usual, and there will be a …
News: Silvers Hill Mural Do you remember the heart and peace symbol that were spray-painted on the concrete bleachers on Silvers Hill last summer? Well, I’m pleased to share that staff are working on a public art project for this location. The heart and peace sign were removed last year …
Welcome: Hello everyone and welcome to my first e-newsletter. It has been a busy six months since the election and I’m happy to be launching the last big piece of my plan to more regularly communicate with you. I’m hoping to send an e-newsletter once a month as well as …
If you haven’t noticed the for lease sign on the second floor window yet, Dartmouth’s Old City Hall has been sold. The building was declared surplus by Council in 2015 after an analysis revealed that it wouldn’t lend itself well to being reused as a heritage museum. The new owner …
It’s easy to miss since it’s an Information Item on this week’s Regional Council agenda and not a report that is up for discussion, but there is an update on the Sawmill River project (aka the Sullivan’s Pond Stormwater Renewal). Work will be getting underway this summer! Halifax Water will …
This didn’t get picked up for publication in the Coast so I’m sharing it here instead. It’s in response to this review of Picnic on Portland Street in Downtown Dartmouth. I was delighted to read the positive review of Picnic by Melissa Boute published on March 9th. The Dart Gallery/Picnic is …
