With plenty of deep breaths and a few sideways smiles, Stephen Adams made it through his announcement with almost no tears in City Hall Friday morning. Adams, Halifax’s longest-serving councillor, told colleagues and media that this year would be his last in politics. Adams, says he chose to make this announcement now in order to give […]
Stephen Adams
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City Council Report Card 2018
There’s a renaissance of buffoonery at City Hall. Whatever goodwill towards fellow councillors existed two years ago, when this self-righteous clique was elected, seems to deteriorate daily. There are spiteful remarks and passive aggressive attacks, on social media and in front of TV cameras. Some turn the other cheek. More than a few dig in […]
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Finally, some candidate sparring in District 11: Spryfield—Sambro—Prospect Road
Sunday night I drove out to the Prospect Road Community Centre to catch a debate between the District 11 council candidates. (Yes, I broke my pledge to bus to all the events because Google maps told me it was an hour and a half walk from the end of the #22 bus line to the […]
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Stephen Adams
2010 grade: D 2009 grade: B- 2008 grade: C- 2007 grade: B- As I was preparing to write this report card, I went back and checked Stephen Adams’ attendance record at council meetings because he doesn’t pop up in my otherwise meticulous notes very often. Turns out he hasn’t actually missed that many meetings—just three, […]
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Herring Cove Road bike lanes nixed by Halifax council
Halifax council Tuesday voted 13-9 against placing bike lanes on Herring Cove Road in Spryfield. The road is scheduled for a $1.2 million repaving project from Old Sambro Road to Hartlen Avenue, and the present four car lanes are considered excessive for the 18,000 cars a day using them. So the city’s traffic division recommended […]
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District 18 – Stephen Adams (Deputy Mayor)
Steve Adams is serving as deputy mayor, which means when Peter Kelly is otherwise engaged, Adams takes the gavel or participates in ribbon cuttings. When I’ve seen him in action as stand-in mayor, he brings a welcome earnestness, but several councillors have complained that he’s not the strong council-staff liaison they’d like. That perhaps reflects […]