Halifax mayor Peter Kelly confirms that the city and the province have sorted out their differences with regard to Dartmouth Common issues, and the Bridge Terminal reconstruction plans are continuing without further change. In June, Halifax council approved a plan to place an expanded Bridge Terminal on Common land, in a configuration that stretched the […]
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Provincial authorities refuse to intervene in wilderness debate
Provincial authorities have sent a clear message about their priorities: They’ll intervene in city affairs to frustrate transit improvement, but when it comes to the city approving the bulldozing of 2,000 acres of wilderness, hey, no problem. Last month, premier Darrell Dexter expressed “concerns” with HRM’s plans for the expanded Bridge Terminal, an important link […]
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Darell Dexter approved moving Bridge Terminal onto Dartmouth Common land in 1995
Premier Darrell Dexter says he has problems with HRM’s plans for expanding the Bridge Terminal on Dartmouth Common land, so I wondered what his past stance on the issue has been. I stopped by the municipal archives this morning to find out. Dexter sat on the old city of Dartmouth’s city council from 1994 through […]
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Mike Cosgrove must like Darrell Dexter’s hesitation on Bridge Terminal
Updated below. Mike Cosgrove, a teacher at Dartmouth High School, has been one of the most vocal critics of placing the Bridge Terminal on the Dartmouth Common—in any orientation. With the premier suddenly raising concerns about the terminal, Cosgrove sends the following email, which I’m posting here with his permission: Hi Tim, As you know, […]
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Andrew Younger weighs in on Bridge Terminal
Andrew Younger, a former HRM councillor and now Liberal MLA, weighs in on premier Darrell Dexter’s 11th hour interference with the city of Halifax’s plan for an expanded Bridge Terminal (press release): (Halifax, NS) Liberal Municipal Relations and Service Nova Scotia critic Andrew Younger is questioning why Premier Dexter is meddling with the approval of […]
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Darrell Dexter explains his concerns with Bridge Terminal plans
Tuesday night, Darrell Dexter was on CTV news, and said that his office opposes changes to the land use bylaws that make the new terminal possible. Tim Bousquet interviewed premier Darrell Dexter today about those concerns. The following is a transcript of that interview. The Coast: What are your concerns about the Bridge Terminal? Darrell […]
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Dexter throws potential wrench in Bridge Terminal plans
This is all very rushed… Apparently, premier Darrell Dexter was on CTV news tonight, and said that his office opposes changes to the land use bylaws that make the new terminal possible. (See here for more detail.) You’ll recall that after initial plans to have the Bridge Terminal travel alongside Nantucket Street were met by […]
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Wilderness terminated
The proposed expansion of Metro Transit’s Bridge Terminal is one step closer to reality, as Halifax council Tuesday gave its final OK to placing the new terminal on land occupied by the Urban Wilderness Park in the Dartmouth Common. Council still has to approve architectural plans and allocate the money to build the terminal but, […]
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$9.5 million terminal expansion plans revealed
Dartmouth residents like the design for a new, expanded Bridge Terminal, but dislike its location on Dartmouth Common land. Architectural drawings for the new transit terminal were revealed at a public meeting at Dartmouth High School Monday night. The proposal stretches the terminal between Nantucket Avenue and Thistle Street, through what is now the wooded […]
