A quick e-news update to address the fire situation that HRM is in. I know everyone is thinking about our first responders, the residents who have been evacuated, and the residents who have no home to go back to. It has been a challenging couple of days! At times like this we …
News Slayter Street Traffic CalmingIf you’ve travelled down Slayter Street over the last few days, you likely noticed the new bike symbols on the pavement and new temporary curb extensions at all the major intersections along the street (Albro Lake, Woodland, School, and Thistle). I have had a few people …
News HousingSome disappointing news from the Provincial government. After teasing that they were considering it, Housing Minister John Lohr announced that the Province isn’t looking at building any new public housing (CBC story here). This is a profoundly disappointing decision. According to the 2022 Auditor General’s report on Nova Scotia’s …
Community Policing Office Alderney GateI’m pleased to share that a new community policing office has opened in Alderney Gate. The police office is located on the ground floor between the Customer Service Desk and the Library in office space that had recently become vacant (signage to come). The policing office …
Happy Holidays: Well another year done! Amazing how time flies. I want to wish you and your family happy holidays and all the best for 2023. The New Year is a time to reflect on the year that was. 2022 was a return to somewhat normal life after all the …
Starr Park and Henry Findlay EncampmentYou might have noticed the Mutual Aid crisis shelter in Starr Park disappeared a few weeks ago and that this week, another shelter appeared in Findlay Park, but was gone within 24 hours. I have had questions about both and wanted to share what has …
Hello Dartmouth Centre. Just a quick follow-up on the District Boundary Review process that I wrote about in my newsletter at the beginning of the month. The proposed changes in Dartmouth Centre are considerable. The draft proposal would cut Dartmouth Centre in half, with Downtown, Crichton Park, the Flower Streets, Brightwood, Harbouview, …
News District Boundary Review:Public engagement is about to begin on new council district boundaries. A draft map of the new districts has been released by HRM’s Boundary Review Committee as a starting point for discussions and it proposes some fairly significant changes on the Dartmouth side, much more significant than …
Bit late on my e-news! Summer got away from me and July’s edition crept into August, which has now just barely spilled into September! Apologies to anyone who was missing the District 5 report over the last few weeks. News Summer of StuffI have been struck over the last few …
News COVID RecoveryIn this year’s budget, HRM approved three measures to try and help local businesses, particularly those located in Downtown Halifax and Downtown Dartmouth, recover from the impacts of COVID. All three initiatives (transit, concerts, parking) have been announced or have started to rollout so I thought I would …
