While everyone else was busy enjoying Nocturne, we lucky political nerds at The Coast were watching the election results ever-so-slowly roll in. To no great surprise, Mike Savage won another term as mayor by defeating challenger Lil MacPherson. The Wooden Monkey owner did manage a respectable 31 percent of the votes, though. In HRM’s four […]
District 4: Cole Harbour—Westphal
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Everyone running in HRM’s election
[Image-1] At long last, we finally have a definitive list of everyone running for HRM Regional Council. Yesterday was the final deadline to submit an application, and with no names dropping out today the municipality has its finalized ballot the October 15th election. Here’s how the 17 districts break down. ——— Mayor Though cab driver […]
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Residents of Cole Harbour-Westphal, how would you spend $60,000?
[Image-1] The residents of Cole Harbour-Westphal are about to go on a $60,000 spending spree. District 4, which includes the communities of Cole Harbour, Westphal, Lake Major, Cherry Brook and Lake Loon will have its first participatory budget meeting on Thursday, April 14. The event allows area residents to decide how best to spend the […]
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City Council Report Card 2016
[Image-1] The mild winter must be making us soft. During last year’s frozen hellscape we chiseled grades out of sidewalk ice and wrote the councillors’ names in the snow. But in preparing the 2016 City Council Report Card we can’t help but think it hasn’t been that bad of a year for HRM. The municipality’s […]
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Update: Justice Arthur LeBlanc rules for Angela Jones
Angela Jones will be adding her name to the ballot for city council for District 4: Cole Harbour – Westphal. Justice Arthur LeBlanc declared Jones an eligible candidate today after a fairly lengthy emergency judicial review. Jones is a lawyer for the city, but she’s on parental leave until November. Typically, city employees are required […]