Whatever is going to happen to the old Bloomfield Centre, thanks to the province it won’t be a new school. Caroline Arsenault, a parent who lives near the abandoned north end property, isn’t impressed with that decision. “It’s just so disappointing that this government just doesn’t seem to be willing to think differently and think […]
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City council gives province 120 days to figure out a future for Bloomfield
Halifax is giving the provincial government one more shot to get it right at Bloomfield. On Tuesday HRM council voted to sell the former north end school to the province, with the implicit hope of using the site for a new Francophone school. Although councillor Lindell Smith’s motion doesn’t specifically name any organizations, the Conseil […]
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Bloomfield withering on the vine
Halifax is still trying to figure out what to do with Bloomfield, more than a year after the province walked away from redeveloping the former north-end school. A staff report before Regional Council on Tuesday recommended once again selling off the Agricola Street property as surplus. Instead, council voted to defer that discussion until mid-August […]
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Time to imagine Bloomfield
[Image-1] What do you imagine for Bloomfield? Whatever it is, it’s time to put pen to paper (if you haven’t already) and draft up an “expression of interest” in the revamping Bloomfield Centre. Housing Nova Scotia’s deadline for “expressions” is coming up this Friday, Aug. 1. The application process is meant to assess who might […]
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Bloomfield brings in Artscape
On my Nuit Blanche trip to Toronto I visited the amazing Artscape Wychwood Barns, an old streetcar repair barn transformed into a cultural community centre with affordable residential housing and a farmers’ market. The Master Plan for the Bloomfield Centre, which was passed by council in September, follows a similar mixed-use model. Wychwood Barns, best […]
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Bloomfield plan to go ahead
Halifax council Tuesday night unanimously adopted the Bloomfield Master Plan, which outlines the rebuilding of the oft-contested Bloomfield Centre. The Bloomfield Centre consists of three former school buildings which, over time, have come to be occupied a variety of community, arts and non-profit groups. Citing increased maintenance costs, several years ago the city started evicting […]
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How to get your garden growing
Craving homegrown tomatoes but just don’t have the space on your balcony? Want to eat potatoes planted with your own hands but just don’t have the soil base in your yard? Looking to meet the people in your community while doing something rewarding? Consider joining a community garden in your neighbourhood this summer. Not only […]