Council Update: Community Rinks, Budget (Transportation Public Works)

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 …

Council Update: Capital Budget, Flower Streets, Boulevard Gardens, and more

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 …

Council Update: Bus Stop Theatre, Roadside Memorials, Snow Clearing

Meeting agenda June 4, 2019 here Bus Stop Theatre: The main item on Council’s agenda was staff’s recommendation to not provide funding to the Bus Stop Theatre. The Bus Stop Theatre was founded in 2003 and is the last affordable, small, black box theatre venue in town. It’s run by …