Wellington Street (Case 20774) In July, regional council voted to let a bunch of developments go ahead despite the looming Centre Plan. This is one of the more controversial projects, an application by Lydon Lynch Architects, on behalf of owner BANC Developments, for an eight-storey structure on Wellington Street in Halifax’s south end. The development […]
Catherine Turnbull
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A shoddy conviction comes to light in the Glen Assoun case
In March, after 20 years of being wrongly convicted of second-degree murder, Glen Assoun was exonerated—and new documents fought to be unsealed by local journalists tell us who is responsible for that shoddy conviction. What happened before then, and where are we now? Fast forward to March of 2019 when the federal government overturns Assoun’s […]
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Public engagement phase of Common master plan comes to an end amidst concerns
The municipality is working to address concerns and develop a vision for the future of the Halifax Common park as it enters the next phase of planning. The final round of public engagement in the master planning process, which launched in December 2017, ended July 22 with the closing of an online survey. The most […]