Council Update: Store Hours, Bedford Ferry, Heritage Buildings, Spring Garden

Corner Store HoursCouncil gave first reading for a new bylaw limiting hours of operation for convenience stores, restaurants, and grocery stores operating in residential zones. I wasn’t planning to write about this since it’s mainly a Peninsula Halifax issue, but there has been a fair bit of attention on this …

Council Update: Snow in Parks, Budget 2021, Woodland Ave Fence and More

Agenda Budget Committee, March 10Agenda Regional Council, March 9Agenda Harbour East Community Council, March 4Agenda Budget Committee, March 3 Winter Maintenance in Parks:We had our first taste of spring last week, but at Council, we were talking snow clearing in HRM’s parks. The reason? A staff report in response to …

Council Update: Port Wallace, Menstrual Products, Findlay, and more

Agenda November 12 hereAgenda October 29 here Port Wallace Development: There has been a snag in one of the biggest potential developments in Dartmouth: Port Wallace. If you’re not familiar with the Port Wallace development, it’s an entirely new community being proposed by Clayton on the vacant lands between Waverley …