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E-Newsletter August 2017
A short (relatively) update for August. Please note, that I’ll be on vacation for the end of August. I’ll be returning to duty September 4. While I’m away, you can report any routine municipal issues...
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Council Update: Purcell’s Cove Backlands, Feral Cats, Otter Lake, Pensions
Purcell’s Cove Backlands: My first day back from my 1.5 week vacation and our public agenda wasn’t a very long one. Council had a long discussion in camera on the Purcell’s Cove Backlands though and...
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E-Newsletter September 2017
News Participatory Budgeting: Every year, each Councillor is provided with $94,000 in discretionary capital funds that can be spent on municipal and community projects. Past projects that have been...
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Council Update: Cornwallis, Feeding Wildlife, Capital Plan
Cornwallis: The main item at Council’s October 3 meeting (agenda here) was the creation of a special advisory committee on Cornwallis and commemorating Mi’kmaq history in HRM. Setting up an expert...
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Council Update: Traffic Calming, Motorcycle Noise, Street Navigators
Traffic Calming: The highlight for me on yesterday’s agenda was changes to the Traffic Calming Administrative Order. The existing Admin Order sets out the process that HRM undertakes to assess whether...
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E-Newsletter October 2017
News Sawmill River Project: If you’ve been by Sullivan’s Pond lately, it’s been hard to miss the big hole sprawling across Ochterloney Street. Halifax Water has been making good progress on the Sawmill...
View ArticleParticipatory Budgeting November 7
Participatory Budgeting: I’m excited to be launching Participatory Budgeting in District 5. My Participatory Budgeting process will allow residents to have a direct say in how $50,000 of our $94,000...
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Council Update: Road Train, Assessment Cap, Public Safety and Lobbyists
Road Train: On Tuesday’s agenda, the grant request for the Halifax Community Road Train was back at Council. The Road Train is the creation of Ambassatours (Murphy’s) and operates in Downtown Halifax...
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E-Newsletter November 2017
Public Meetings/Consultation Participatory Budget Vote Night Tuesday November 7th, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m. Findlay Community Centre Tomorrow, on November 7th, the first participatory budgeting process will...
View ArticleParticipatory Budgeting 2017 Results
Well Dartmouth, it was a busy night at the Findlay Community Centre as District 5’s first participatory budget became reality. Turnout was more than I was expecting. We had 640 people cast ballots. At...
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Council Update: Library Facilities Plan, Ferry Schedule, Willow Tree and more
Library Facilities Master Plan: The first thing on Council’s agenda on Tuesday was a presentation by Halifax Public Libraries CEO, Asa Kachan, on the Library’s upcoming facilities plan. Halifax Public...
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Redesigning Prince Albert Road
If you missed the meeting on Thursday night at the Mic Mac Aquatic Club, there is an exciting project under consideration: a redesign of Prince Albert Road around Grahams Grove. The upcoming road...
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Prince Albert/Glenwood Development
It was a packed house at Harbour East Community Council last night. On Council’s agenda was a proposal to build a nine storey building at the corner of Prince Albert Road and Glenwood Avenue at the...
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Council Update: Low-income Transit, Grahams Grove, Off Leash Dogs, Crosswalk...
Free Transit for People on Income-Assistance: The best item on Council’s agenda Tuesday was actually in camera. I would normally not be able to talk about it, but, luckily for me, the Province made the...
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Council Update: Budget 2018 Direction
It was a double Council week. In addition to our regular bi-weekly Tuesday meeting, Council met to set the starting point for the 2018 budget. You can read the staff report and presentations here. The...
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E-Newsletter December 2017
Happy Holidays Before launching into the business of my last newsletter of 2017 (a lot to cover this month), I wanted to take a moment to wish you the best for the holidays and the New Year from myself...
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Council Update: Plastic Bags, Willow Tree, Stormwater Management, and more
Plastic Bags: The item that captured the headlines on Tuesday’s agenda was the report on curtailing the use of plastic shopping bags. The original recommendation was for HRM to ask for a Province-wide...
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E-Newsletter January 2018
News Community Grants Program 2018-2019: The 2018-2019 Community Grants program is now open for applications. The Grants Program provides project specific awards to registered non-profit organizations...
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Council Update: Cornwallis Statue Removal, Khyber, Housing
Cornwallis Statue: It was looking like a fairly quiet agenda for Council until Friday afternoon when the Assembly of First Nation’s Chiefs announced they were pulling out of the committee that was...
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E-Newsletter February 2018
News Alderney Ferry Schedule Change The Alderney ferry schedule changed this week. As of Tuesday, Halifax Transit is providing 15-minute weekday service in both directions, beginning at 7:00 am from...
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