Transportation Improvements
Link Nova Scotia has released its list of road upgrades that will be installed over the coming months. This is work coming from the Regional Transportation Plan. HRM staff have worked closely with Link on this project. This list is mostly tinkering with intersection lanes and traffic signals around major chokepoints. This includes the Macdonald Bridge. Changes coming to Dartmouth are centred around the Macdonald Bridge.
The Link report supports HRM’s previous ask to the Bridge Commission for a dedicated transit lane coming onto the Macdonald Bridge. Currently, transit has a lane that allows buses to get to front of the queue on Wyse Road, but buses can only turn onto the Macdonald Bridge through a dedicated signal phase. The current system of having a transit signal does get the buses through, but more traffic would move if left turning traffic could move together. Transit would also benefit from having more time to turn left and not needing a bus to be there in advance to trigger the sensor. A transit lane onto the bridge is recommended. This is a good move that will help everyone move better.
Still with the Bridge, Link is recommending installing a second left turning lane coming off the Macdonald Bridge onto Wyse Road and prohibiting left turns from Nantucket Avenue into the Dartmouth Shopping Centre.
The report also identifies adaptive traffic lights that can be better adjusted to match traffic conditions as required on the Macdonald Bridge/North Street corridor. For the full Region wide list of changes, check out Link Nova Scotia’s page here.
I’m of two minds on this work. On one hand, it seems beyond silly that we have the Provincial government drilling down to the level of whether someone should be able to turn left into a shopping centre. This is so deep into the weeds of what is supposed to be their scope. On the other hand, they paid for the consultant work to do this, HRM is going to get its ask for bus lane on the Bridge approach, and the recommendation list seems generally fine. Seems to be a dumb process that has produced a decent outcome!
Homelessness
The number of people living outdoors is down this year compared to past years. Over the last several years, there has been a downward trend in the number of people sheltering outside while the number of actual homeless has increased. The decline in folks sheltering outdoors is thanks to all the new spaces that the Province has created. In August 2025 there were 72 people sheltering outside in HRM designated encampments, this year that number is 36. Although there has been improvement, there are still folks sheltering outdoors throughout HRM with complex needs that effectively have nowhere to go. HRM and the Province have come to an agreement to work towards functionally zero homelessness, meaning that folks who land outside are only there for short periods, but we’re not there yet. HRM is hoping to close the municipality’s last two designated encampments (Barrington Greenway, Green Road) next year, but being able to do that is completely dependent on there being space available for people to move into.
HRM recently partnered with Shelter Nova Scotia to complete a report on the lived experience of folks who are homeless. HRM and Shelter NS interviewed 48 people. The report is available online here and is a window into the grim realities of living outdoors. Some key figures that stood out to me were that about half of those interviewed have been homeless for over two years. These are the folks who really have no options that meet their needs and are, as a result, chronically homeless. A whopping 87% though said they would accept housing if there was space that met their needs. What that meant varied from individual to individual but here’s what people said:
Most simply indicate they don’t make enough money to afford an apartment. If you’re homeless, the basic income support in Nova Scotia is $410 a month. There were overlapping concerns when folks were asked what prevents them from going to a shelter.
Traditional shelter setups with no privacy, a set curfew, an inability to bring pets or have visitors, having to separate from your partner simply don’t work for many. It’s not that a tent outside is the best choice, but, for many, a shelter is an even worse option. Drug/substance use was identified as an issue for almost half, but contrary to common stereotypes that everyone outside is there because they want to use drugs and not have any rules, that’s not what shows up in the survey data. Substance use is an issue for some, but most list basic autonomy and dignity type stuff that the rest of us just take for granted. As one participant noted in discussing shelters, “it is hard to sleep next to someone you do not trust.” Only 19% expressed an interest in traditional shelter options.
In some good news, staff provided an information report to Council at our last meeting and one of the key initiatives that is now close to finally being launched is a Day Centre. There has been a lack of support for many folks during the day since a lot of shelter spaces are only available overnight. Staff indicate that HRM is close to finalizing a contribution agreement with Shelter Nova Scotia to expand their existing outreach centre, the Hub, on Cunard Street to a full-time, five days a week operation. This is significant! HRM and the Province have tried for the last two years to find space for a Day Centre without success. The reality is commercial landlords, mostly, won’t rent to us when they find out the space would be used for programming for the homeless. An expanded Hub will fill a big void and has been a long-time coming!
While we’re in a better spot around homelessness this year than we were several years ago, there is still a lot of work to do if HRM and the Province are going to reach the goal of functionally zero homelessness. We need space that fits the complex need, dedicated outreach to engage with folks who have been chronically homeless, and more supportive housing so that shelters are temporary, not semi-permanent housing.
Playground News
John MacNeil Elementary
Back to school has a nice surprise for the young kids at John MacNeil. Over the summer, HRM installed a new playground for the pre-primaries. When pre-primary came to Nova Scotia, none of the existing school playgrounds had equipment designed for kids of that age group. HRM and HRCE have an agreement around playgrounds where, given that they have wider community use, HRM maintains them for HRCE. Replacing equipment outside the normal cycle (about 15 years) though would be up to HRCE. So bit by bit, playground equipment is being updated to reflect the new needs of the school communities. John MacNeil’s turn has now come! It’s not for sure as it is dependent on upcoming budget deliberations, but HRM’s intent would be to replace the rest of the playground equipment next year.
Henry Findlay Park
A couple of folks have asked when the playground equipment will be returned to Henry Findlay Park. As I noted in my last e-newsletter, there is a bit of delay because HRM is actually installing a new playground. HRM is expecting the contractor to start work on October 1st and installation will take 2-3 weeks. So the new playground should be finished this fall
Victoria Park
The lonely soccer net at Victoria Park now has a mate and pick-up games have commenced! Thursdays at 7:00 some local parents are organizing pick-up play at the Park. Many thanks to Josh Herbin for advocating for the net and for HRM Parks for making it happen. Sometimes a lot of magic happens from small things!
Student Bus Passes
With school just around the corner, parents have been understandably reaching out to ask what the status is of the student transit pass program. HRM and the Province partnered in years past to provide all high school and junior high school students with bus passes. The Province provided $1.2 million and HRM provided $800,000 towards the program, the major cost of which was replacing lost fare revenue. This was an incredibly good deal for the Province as HRM provided bus passes to all students. There wasn’t a cost per trip or per student, just one flat contribution for every student in the city to get a bus pass based on a calculation of how many were using the bus previously. It was the best deal on offer of any of HRM’s bulk pass programs.
Unfortunately, the Province cut the funding during the spring budget. Council has been clear that we’re not in a position to simply absorb the lost revenue and continue the program, but Council did leave HRM’s funding in place in the 2026 budget, in case an alternative arrangement could be reached. There have been discussion taking place between HRM and HRCE, but there is nothing to announce just yet. Existing passes remain valid until September 11.
I know it’s frustrating to be on the verge of back to school and to be holding out hope for a bus pass deal. I’m sorry for the uncertainty. Hopefully there will be news to share next week, but at this time there is no announcement. Stay tuned.
Urban Foresty
A couple of different items have come across my desk over the last month regarding urban forestry.
Drought
You may have noticed that there seem to be more dead trees around HRM these days. You’re not imagining it. The drought last year has had longer-term consequences. Many stressed trees didn’t make it through the combo of drought and winter and have turned up this year as dead sticks. You can report a dead tree to 311. Given the increase in numbers, HRM is hiring a consultant to help identify them all. The 311 report is still helpful though. It helps make sure we don’t miss any!
Tar Spot
The second tree item is you might have noticed that some trees are losing their leaves early this year. The tree with brown curling leaves is almost certainly a Norway Maple and the cause is fungi. There are two fungi that are present in our environment that afflict maple trees, one endemic to our native species and the other came to North America alongside its host species, Norway Maples. Norway Maples are, as the name suggests, from Europe and form a disproportionate part of our urban tree canopy. Norway Maples don’t mind pollution, poor soil, and grow fast, so in the 1950s and 1960s they seemed like the perfect street tree. Their downsides became apparent with time. They tend to girdle their own roots, are prone to splitting in storms, are invasive in terms of spreading into nearby greenspaces, and are also susceptible to fungal infections. HRM no longer plants Norway Maples, but due to past enthusiasm and a lack of planning at the time for a diversity of tree species, they form a disproportionate share of our urban forest. This is the case in many North American cities. So tar spot fungus has lots of potential hosts along our streets.
The fungus infects the leaves of Norway Maples and can causes them to fall off early. The fungal spores overwinter in the leaf matter on the ground and the cycle begins again in the summer. The fungus likes wet conditions, so this summer’s humidity has been a special treat for it. It’s once again very noticeable compared to last summer’s super dry season. So if the leaves on the maple near you have turned brown and dropped off early, it’s almost certainly a Norway Maple and this is the cause.
You can reduce the presence of the fungus by raking up Norway Maple leaves on your property and composting them, but with so many Norways on our streets, it’s more a strategy that will lessen, not eliminate the problem. The fungus is well-established and as long as we have lots of Norway Maples, it’ll be present. Long-term, the fungus prospects are less rosy as HRM no longer plants Norway Maples. It’ll eventually run out of its favourite host.
Park Avenue
My last forestry note is over on Park Avenue. Unfortunately, many of the street’s iconic cherry trees are at the end of their lives. The downside of planting all the same tree species at the same time is they tend to die off as a group. We’re losing them bit by bit. Last year HRM had to take down three and we have another standing dead one this year.
The process for tree removal is a two-step process. First HRM has the dead tree removed, and then later a separate contractor comes by to grind up the stump. I know it can seem inefficient to have this done in two steps, but it is actually the reverse. It’s more efficient to have these tasks separated! The folks who do stumps only do stumps and the folks who remove the standing trees focus on that. Both do more work than they would if they had to flip back and forth between the two tasks. When you’re dealing with trees at the scale that HRM does on our streets, this division of labour makes sense. Separating tree removal from stump grinding allows specialized crews to work more efficiently, even if it adds time between steps. The result is it often takes two seasons to complete a tree removal. Tree goes in year one, and then the stump is grinded down in year two, and then in year three HRM can plant a replacement.
The good news is that HRM has known that the Park Avenue cherries are aging out and the municipality has been planning for the next generation of blossums. HRM has planted new cherry trees a few times now and so there are some young cherries mixed in with the old giants. The stumps on Park Avenue are due to be removed this year, which means HRM should be able to add new cherry trees next year. Planting new trees is budget dependent (the tree budget being a frequent hot-potato at Council), but if money is allocated for replacement trees, HRM will add five new cherries to Park Avenue to fill the newly emerging gaps.
Birch Cove Dock Storage
At the end of last summer, I had the pleasure of meeting with a number of folks interested in forming a stewardship group for Birch Cove Park. We walked the Park and identified a number of potential improvements that a citizen group could work with HRM on (if you’re interested in being involved in Birch Cove Park let me know and I can connect you with the group!). One area of concern was HRM’s installation of a gravel pad just off the Park’s turning circle. Park’s operations built the gravel pad to store the docks during the winter months. To be frank, it really wasn’t a great look to have HRM naturalizing part of the shoreline at Birch Cove only to obliterate another section a short distance away.
I have followed up on this one and, unfortunately, the operations folks have a genuine need for dock storage nearby. The docks at Birch Cove have switched over the years from easy to dismantle wooden ones to more durable and accessible plastic. The new docks are an improvement in every way except one: they’re bigger, heavier, and are way less manouverable. They’re difficult to move and the farther they have to go, the greater the odds that they’ll be accidentally damaged in the process.
In meeting with staff, we’ve struck a compromise. The gravel area is bigger than it actually needs to be so some of it will be restored to grass. The gravel section, will be a picnic space outside of the winter season when it isn’t needed for dock storage (tables are already there). It would be nice to fully restore the area, but there is a legit need for storage space during the winter months and I’m cognizant of the concerns that the operations staff have around the farther the docks have to move, the greater odds that they won’t survive the trip. HRM will soften up the hardscape around the gravel pad this fall.
Alderney Clock and Plaza
I did get a few notes recently regarding the town clock at the foot of Portland Street. One of its four sides isn’t working right now. HRM has a contractor ready to take a look at it, but, out of sight, there is actually a project underway underneath the clock. The space under the Plaza is actually the basement of the Alderney Gate office complex and HRM is installing a bike room underneath to encourage HRM staff and tenants in the building to use active transportation to get to work. This has required some demolition work and frequent interruptions in the power system. The suspicion is the frequent power interruptions is why the one side of the clock has stopped working. HRM is going to hold on fixing the clock until the basement project is complete and the power supply to the clock is reliably secure again. It will be fixed, but it’s going to be a few months until work at Alderney is complete.
Still with the foot of Portland Street, there is more construction planned for the area. I’m very pleased to share that HRM is going to fix the boardwalk between the Ferry Terminal, Wharf, and greenspace in Ferry Terminal Park. It’s been a bit of a checkerboard of rotting wood for a year now and needs a major overhaul! HRM undertook design work last year and what is old is new again. The boardwalk will be replaced with pressed concrete, which will include the impression of a compass rose. The end result should be similar to what was there back in the early 2010s before HRM switched to wood. Work is scheduled to start in September so expect some possible disruptions in the area over the next little while.
Yellow Floating Heart
HRM applied the herbicide Procella in Little Albro Lake in June to deal with an invasive species, Yellow Floating Heart. This is the second time HRM has used Procella in Little Albro Lake. The goal was to kill the Yellow Floating Heart that survived round one in 2024.
So far, Procella has proven to be a very effective approach! The Yellow Floating Heart was decimated by round one in 2024 and the handful of survivors didn’t even flower in 2025. Water levels were low, however, in 2024 when HRM applied Procella for the first time so there were a number of spots in the shallows where the weed survived. Little Albro also has a large cache of Yellow Floating Heart seeds from year upon year of the plant running wild through the lake. More follow-up work was needed.
HRM did some manual removal in 2025 and staff returned to the Lake in June of this year to apply a second round of Procella. As required by HRM’s permits with the Province, HRM had been aerating Little Albro Lake and monitoring water conditions. The aeration was discontinued in August and oxygen levels in the lake haven’t been affected. The shipping container that has been storing equipment in the HRM access space off Limardo Drive will be removed in September. Also in September, HRM’s consultant, Stantec, will be back in the Lake doing sampling of fish, plankton, and invertebrate populations.
The plan going forward is that HRM will continue to monitor to see what, if any, regrowth of Yellow Floating Heart occurs. HRM believes the built-up cache of viable Yellow Floating Heart will be largely exhausted by next year and we’re hoping that the second round of Procella this year will have wiped out most of what survived the first round of treatment. Out of an abundance of caution, HRM will be applying for another permit though to enable a third round of Procella. We’re not sure if this will actually be required, but want to be ready just in case. Whether a third treatment of the Lake is necessary or not will depend on what we see in terms of regrowth (if any) next year. The last thing we want is to give the weed an opportunity to bounce back!
I’m very thankful for the work that HRM staff have done here to restore Little Albro Lake and head-off a potential environmental nightmare for the larger Dartmouth lake system. If Yellow Floating Heart were to spread to Dartmouth’s other lakes, it would be disastrous.
Maybank Ballfields
I have had a few people reach out asking what is going on at Maybank Field at the top of Micmac Boulevard. Folks have asked if HRM is building a cricket field, or an arena, or if it has been sold off and its new apartments. A lot of rumours circulating on this one, but it’s none of the above! The ball fields at Maybank aren’t going anywhere. What HRM is doing is improving them. There used to be three ball fields, two of which shared an outfield. With the work underway, there will instead be two fields. There will no longer be a shared outfield here. Previously, there were amenities for the one field but not for the two shared ones. As part of the project amenities like lighting, a score clock, and dugouts will be provided at both diamonds. HRM is also tackling some drainage issues. The end result will be two fully equipped and refreshed diamonds ready for play next year.
Crichton Avenue Traffic Calming
If you’ve been back and forth on Crichton Avenue over the last few months you’ve no doubt noticed that HRM has implemented traffic calming on the street. The speed control measures though look a little different than the standard speed tables that HRM frequently uses. HRM has installed speed cushions. A speed cushion differs from a speed table (HRM’s more common approach) in that a cushion doesn’t span the whole width of the street. A cushion is designed to be the width that a car can’t avoid it, but a wide body vehicle, like a fire truck, can drive through the gaps without slowing down. The reason for this approach on Crichton Avenue is that Crichton is a key route for emergency response. The fire department had concerns about implementing speed tables on Crichton Avenue, but was amenable to speed cushions since they are less impactful.
Since the speed cushions have gone in, I have had a few people reach out to ask me why the centreline on Crichton Avenue has moved. I have had the chance to speak with staff on this and the centreline has moved because HRM is going to sign one side of the street as no parking (the narrow side). The compromises in doing traffic calming on Crichton Avenue in such a way that speed cushions wouldn’t interfere with fire trucks are that no parking was going to be required around each speed cushion on both sides of the street. A fire truck wouldn’t be able to pass through the gaps if there were parked cars in the way!
As staff analyzed the impacts on parking, the conclusion was that it would be better to sign one side of the street as entirely no parking while allowing parking to remain on the other side of the street, including alongside where cushions are located. The impact on available parking spaces is about the same, but only allowing parking on one side is far clearer to sign, understand, and enforce.
So the narrow sides of Crichton Avenue will be signed no parking in the near future. Parking will remain on the wide side of the street. Why this hasn’t happened yet and we’re in a situation of drivers having to take turns going around parked vehicles is HRM produces signs in-house. There is a lag currently between the speed cushions being finished and the sign shop getting the new parking restrictions in place. No parking signs are on the way.
King’s Wharf Crosswalk
In the category of small, but important victories, HRM has finally approved a crosswalk for mid-block on King’s Wharf Place. This has been a frequent ask over the years, but with no development on the Harbour side of King’s Wharf Place, it wasn’t something that HRM’s Traffic Engineers felt was warranted. With the continued development of King’s Wharf, that has now changed. HRM has approved a crosswalk at the intersection of King’s Wharf Place and Cutwater Close. The regulation is done and now it’s with the HRM sign shop for installation. I can’t say for sure when that work will be complete, but expect it will be sometime this fall.
Farrell Pathway Closure
The Farrell Street Park pathway that runs from Farrell Street to the intersection of Albro Lake Road and Wyse Road is being upgraded as part of the Dartmouth North Active Transportation Project to a multi-use pathway. The new pathway will provide more space for people cycling, walking, and rolling. The short-term pain though is the pathway will be closed starting on Mnday, August 31 until approximately Monday, September 14.
Go By Bike Month
The Halifax Cycling Community is organizing Go By Bike Month and it starts September 1! Go By Bike Month is a city-wide with the goal of:
- Build public awareness of cycling as a social good
- Show that cycling is an attractive option, across ages and backgrounds
- Replace car trips with bike trips to reduce congestion, pollution, noise and greenhouse gases
- Generate data to support future cycling infrastructure in HRM
It doesn’t matter if you’re commuting, running errands, or just out for fun: every trip helps build a healthier, more bike-friendly HRM. There will be events and a scavenger hunt as part of the campaign. To sign up and participate, visit the Go By Bike website here.
Parking Changes Reminder
Just a reminder around recent paid parking changes. HRM now is charging for long-term parking on Saturdays. This is line with how other cities across the country handle weekend parking. The first hour of parking on Saturday is free, but, and this is a key but, you still have to register your parking session at a pay machine. If you don’t, there is no way for HRM to tell how long you’ve been there and you could get ticketed. First hour is free, but only if you enter your session at a parking machine.
Airborne Survey
This Fall, you might notice a plane flying very low over Dartmouth going back and forth. The Provincial Department of Natural Resources is carrying out a geophysical survey. The goal is to improve the understanding of Nova Scotia’s geology. A large portion of the Province is being surveyed. Data collected with be publicly available when the survey is complete. Work will start in Cape Breton and should reach Dartmouth sometime this Fall.
Youth Climate Action Fund
HRM is inviting youth and youth service organizations to apply for funding through the municipality’s Youth Climate Action Fund. The Youth Climate Action Fund is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The fund encourages youth from all around the world, spanning 36 countries and over 300 cities, to get involved in climate action. This is the third time HRM has been selected to participate in the program and is the only Canadian city. HRM has approximately $40,000 (US) available to support youth-led projects.
For this round of program funding, projects must align with one or more of the following:
- Food
- Nature and conservation
- Sustainable energy and transportation
- Climate justice
- Circular economy
- Climate resiliency and adaptation
For more information on the HalifACT Youth Climate Action Fund visit HRM’s website here. Applications are due on Monday, September 21.
Arts Opportunities
Artist Roster
Local visual artists are invited to apply to the municipality’s new Artist Roster. The roster will pre-qualify artists for smaller-scale public art opportunities and urban infrastructure projects to create vibrant, inclusive and engaging community spaces. The roster is open to all professional artists, working individually or in collaboration. Artists selected for these paid opportunities will be compensated according to national artist fee guidelines. To apply, complete the online application form and submit all required documents to artgrants@halifax.ca by Tuesday September 15. For more information, visit HRM’s website.
Peer Evaluators
Do you have an interest in local arts and culture? HRM is seeking new peer evaluators for its Grants to Professional Arts Organizations funding program and public art selection juries. A peer evaluator is an artist who lives in HRM and who can provide objective assessments, respect diverse perspectives and work collaboratively in assessing applications for funding and proposals for public art. The peer jury process supports fair, transparent and accountable decision-making by drawing on a diverse range of perspectives. Individuals selected to serve on a public art jury will receive a fee in accordance with CARFAC’s professional jury rate. Applications must be submitted by Tuesday, September 15. For more information, visit HRM’s website.
Public Consultation
Dartmouth Watershed Planning
HRM is launching public engagement for two watershed management plans. The Dartmouth and the Nine Mile River watersheds are HRM’s first watershed plans as part of HRM’s new Watershed Management Framework. The idea is bring together residents and stakeholders to address issues and opportunities in the watershed. Dartmouth’s watershed, which is centred around Lake Micmac and Banook, is heavily developed and faces a lot of pressures stemming from that. Issues around invasive species and climate change loom large. Dartmouth’s Lakes are also important places for recreation and have cultural and historical significance for multiple communities and groups. A watershed plan for Dartmouth will have to cover a lot of ground!
Public engagement has begun and will continue through early October. HRM has a survey up online on the municipal website that you can access here. For more information, check out the Watershed Management page on HRM’s website here.
Accessibility Advisory Committee Town Hall
Thursday, October 8, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library
HRM’s Accessibility Advisory Committee will be holding their annual town hall this October. The town hall is an opportunity for staff to provide updates to the community on HRM’s various accessibility initiatives and take in feedback from residents. The town hall will include a question and answers session from approximately 6:30 – 7:50. Information booths will be set up throughout the evening. The town hall is being offered in a hybrid format and residents may attend in person or online. Registration through Eventbrite is required for virtual attendees joining via Zoom and is encouraged for those attending in person. For more information, visit HRM’s website or contact the Office of the Municipal Clerk at 902-490-4210.
Dartmouth North Neighbourhood Watch
Wednesday, September 16, 7:00 PM
Farrel Hall
The next meeting for Dartmouth North Neighbourhood Watch will take place on September 16. The Dartmouth North boundary is a bit fuzzy in terms of a meeting agenda, but this would largely take in everything north of the Macdonald Bridge. Halifax Police attend and I’m there most of the time. Police provide updates on crime statistics in the area and are available to take questions and take in feedback. It’s a bit of neighbourhood watch and a bit of community meeting all rolled into one.
Open Hour
My next batch of Open Hours! The idea of Open Hour is I plop myself down at a local coffee shop and anyone who wants 5-10 minutes of my time is welcome to pop by, no appointment necessary. It’s a way of making myself available to constituents who mightn’t want to schedule a formal meeting. Here’s what I have for Open Hour over the next few weeks:
- Friday, September 4, 10:00 – 11:00, Marco Polo
- Friday, September 25, 10:00 – 11:00, Port City
- Friday, October 9, 10:00 – 11:00, Cafe Good Luck
My job is such that sometimes, stuff that I can’t control comes up, so please check my bluesky or facebook page the day of to make sure Open Hour is indeed a go!
Council Update
To keep you informed about what is going on at Council, I’m writing a regular blog after Council meetings. Each of my entries is about what I saw as noteworthy from a District 5 perspective and my views on the issues. We might not always agree, but I think it’s important to provide a record of how I voted and why.
Council Update, August 25
Council is back from summer break. Some Dartmouth stuff on the agenda including pickleball and ferries, plus HRM’s Affordable Housing Strategy. Read it here
Events
Colour Festival
Saturday, September 5, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Alderney Landing
The Colour Festival will take place on Saturday September 5 at Alderney Landing. This is the 11th year for the festival. There will be music, family fun, and, of course some colourful moments! Entry is free. Event packages with five colour pouches, t-shits, and sunglasses are $25. For more info and to purchase packages visit the Festivals page here.
Walk for Youth
Saturday, September 5, noon
North Woodside Community Centre
230 Pleasant Street
Come out and support the City of Lakes Amateur Boxing Club and the North Woodside Community Centre. The Centre and Club will be holding a short walk from the Centre to raise funds for youth equipment. There will be over 10 inflatable characters that will be walking the route and all ages treat bags for participants. This event is to support the Club and Centre’s programming and equipment costs for youth programming. Pick up a sponsor sheet at the Community Centre or call 902-463-9276 for more info
Picnic at the Pond
Sunday, September 6, 2:30 – 4:30
Sullivan’s Pond
The final concert at Sullivan’s Pond will take place on September 6. Isabelle Foster and the Mellotones will play from 2:00 – 4:30. This one will be a little bit different with a licensed area where you’ll be able to purchase craft beverages from some of Dartmouth’s local brewers. There will also be a community barbecue, an area with chairs, and space to lay out blankets!
Dartmouth Senior Service Centre Walk-a-Thon
Saturday, September 12, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
45 Ochterloney Street
Join the Dartmouth Senior Service Centre for a 2.2 km gentle walk from the Centre around Sullivan’s Pond and back. This fundraiser for the centre includes a BBQ, prizes, and presentations, plus goodie bags for the kids. For more information or to pick-up a pledge sheet call Lindsey at the Centre at 902-465-5578, ext 218.
North Grove Annual Report to Community
Tuesday, September 15, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
6 Primrose Street
Join the folks at the North Grove for evening of great food, friends and a musical performance by Zamani as the Grove presents their Annual Report to Community. Please RSVP by calling (902) 464-8234.
Dartmouth Mural Jam
October 2-4
Mural Jam is returning to Downtown Dartmouth. Expect some new public art to make an appearance!
Blues and Roots Luncheon
Saturday, October 3, noon
Anglican Church of Saint Andrew
2 Circassion Drive, Cole Harbour
The Blues & Roots Luncheon will take place on Saturday, October 3 at noon at the Anglican Church of Saint Andrew in Cole Harbour. Tickets are $50 and include live music from Shirley Jackson as well as a delicious choice of chowder from Opus. Proceeds are going to benefit St. George’s Tennis Club in memory of Ann Matthews. For tickets and more information about the event visit here.