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 …
I thought I was done with my May e-news, but a surprising amount of stuff has come up over the last three weeks that can’t wait until June, so a bonus monthly newsletter is in order! News Dartmouth Cove Infill Application:A numbered company, 4197847 Nova Scotia Limited, has applied to …
News Banook Water QualityWith the World Canoe Championships coming to Banook this year and the lake’s importance for recreation and public life in Dartmouth, I wanted to open this newsletter with an update on the activities that have taken place coming out of the 2020 Pollution Control Study. The study …
On Saturday, Mutual Aid Halifax dropped a pre-built shelter in Starr Park on Prince Albert Road (by the Marine Railway re-creation and Sawmill River). As usual, Mutual Aid did so without permission from HRM. The problem is Mutual Aid’s shelters aren’t safe. They have no supporting services, don’t meet the …
Earlier this week, Global ran a story on the Province’s takeover of planning for nine developments in HRM. Rather than Council, developments in the nine areas will instead be approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, John Lohr (an Annapolis Valley MLA with no accountability to anyone here in Dartmouth) …
News Provincial Planning TakeoverYou might recall back in October, the Province announced the creation of a special planning Taskforce in HRM. The Province’s purpose in creating the Taskforce is to interfere in planning in HRM. It’s a dangerous precedent and an attack on HRM’s jurisdiction. Creating the Taskforce wasn’t part …
Public Consultation Southdale Development (Eisner’s Cove)Monday, February 7, 6:00 pmHRM has initiated a planning process for the Southdale Future Growth Node and the first virtual public meeting is set to take place on Monday evening. The Southdale Future Growth Node is the undeveloped lands between the North Woodside Industrial Park …
Happy Holidays: Well this is it for 2021! Amazing how time flies. I want to wish you and your family happy holidays and all the best for 2022. The New Year is a time to reflect on the year that was. It’s a tired cliché at this point, but it’s …
News Neighbourhood Meeting Alderney Modular HousingNovember 29, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Zatzman SportsplexOn Monday evening, I will be hosting a neighbourhood information meeting for residents of Harbourview, Alderney Manor, and the Avery at the Zatzman Sportsplex. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents to ask …
News Pine Street Parking ChangesOver the last few years, concern about speeding on Pine Street has been a frequent complaint in my inbox. Pine Street has been assessed for traffic calming and, with an 85th percentile speed (speed that 85% of the traffic is travelling at or below) of 53 …
