[Image-1] As active-transportation plans go, the new bicycle lane on Hollis Street in Halifax wasn’t exactly a pedal-to-the-metal project. Installation was delayed for years before it finally took place this summer. And the project wasn’t the last upgrade to be done on the busy one-way street. At some point, City Hall must look down the […]
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More women are needed in municipal politics
[Image-1] The Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities says women should represent at least 30 percent of elected members of local governments. City councillors Jennifer Watts and Barry Dalrymple—both not re-offering in next year’s municipal election—recently stated HRM’s council needs younger, more diverse voices. A free, municipal “campaign school” this Saturday at Mount Saint Vincent University […]
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Jennifer Watts won’t be running in next year’s election
[Image-1] After two terms representing the people of Halifax Peninsula North, Jennifer Watts says she won’t be running in next fall’s municipal election. The news comes from an announcement in her District 8 newsletter, though Watts says it was a decision she made before even being elected in 2008. “The next municipal election will be […]
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Dartmouth trail to be completed 12 years after being started
[Image-1] It’s a conspicuously missing link on the multi-use paved path along part of Dartmouth’s waterfront. Now, more than a decade after the first phase of the municipal trail was constructed, a long-lasting gap is scheduled to be filled. Halifax spokesperson Tiffany Chase says that the city will finally plug the linear break that exists […]
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What can we do to help? Halifax council offers its support for Syrian refugees
[Image-1] Halifax wants to help. That was the message yesterday at Halifax Regional Council as mayor Mike Savage made an impassioned plea to support local aid efforts in settling refugees from the crisis in Syria. “There are hundreds of thousands—millions, perhaps—of refugees, migrants that are fleeing into Europe,” Savage said. “Everyone has been gripped by […]
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Why the Halifax Green Network plan matters
One of the best things about Halifax is the handy access to unspoiled wilderness. Taking a bus to the lake. Getting lost in the woods a 10-minute drive from downtown. Embarking on a canoe trip right behind Kent Building Supplies in the Bayers Lake Industrial Park. Visitors can’t believe how #blessed the locals are to […]
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Budget-slashed Fringe Festival turns to crowdfunding
The show must go on? The Atlantic Fringe Festival is looking for your help to fund this year’s festivities. An IndieGoGo campaign, launched this morning by festival director Thom Fitzgerald is looking to make up for the funds slashed by Halifax council. The scrappy theatre festival urges supporters to dig deep into their pockets to […]
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Monday’s 10 things to know
1 The municipality’s in the weeds when it comes to grass cutting this summer. City editor Jacob Boon reports that “tens of thousands of dollars” in fines have been issued by HRM against its grass-cutting contractors over poor service this year. Back in May, Halifax tendered out several three-year contracts for grass cutting at a […]
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Halifax is doing a terrible job cutting grass this summer
Turns out snow isn’t the only thing the municipality has a hard time clearing. Mowing grass at Halifax’s parks, playgrounds, schools and cemeteries is currently in the weeds. A record number of complaints this summer has led HRM to issue thousands of dollars in fines against its grass-cutting contractors. “While there has been significant progress […]
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Taras Grescoe isn’t ashamed to ride the bus
Does anyone really love taking the bus in this city? Sure it’s a better for the environment and helps ease congestion. Rarely is it the ideal, the preferred method for Halifax residents. That can all change, says Taras Grescoe. The award-winning author is visiting Halifax this week from Montreal to run a writer’s workshop at […]
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Looks like winter’s going to suck again this year
Start praying for a warm winter, because not a lot has changed in how Halifax deals with snowstorms. Yesterday’s Committee of the Whole was an eight-hour brawl with HRM’s management over winter operations. Before the city was this review of the past winter’s snow-clearing services. At question was who to blame for Halifax crumbling into […]
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Gone Fishing? Councillor gears up for federal election
[Image-1] How slow is it at City Hall right now? Slow enough that this week’s city council meeting was cancelled because, in the words of spokesperson Brendan Elliott, “it was felt the work of Regional Council could be accomplished in two meetings” instead of the three scheduled for July 21, 28 and August 4. Cancelled […]
