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 […]
Urban Wilderness Park
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Signs for Urban Wilderness Park go down
The signs announcing Dartmouth’s Urban Wilderness Park were taken down Friday, evidently in preparation for its bulldozing, which ought start towards the end of next month. People in the community have varying opinions about the lost of the park. I guess, in the end, I’ve come down in favour of its removal to make room […]
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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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Dartmouth students protest Metro Transit plans
Several dozen Dartmouth High School students braved a downpour last Thursday to hold a spirited protest against Metro Transit’s plans for an expansion of the nearby Bridge Terminal. They carried signs calling for preservation of the Dartmouth Common, and chanted “Metro Transit, we need a better plan” and other slogans. The students were well received […]