Monday 5 May, 6-8 pm: District 7 Capital Funds Vote
Who: You! (District 7 residents of all ages) & local non-profit groups What: District 7 District Capital Funds Allocation Vote When: Monday, 5 May, 6-8 pm Where: Halifax Central Library in the Lindsay Children’s Room on the second floor Why: a social event and opportunity to have your say on how District 7 Capital funds […]
08 April HRM Council Meeting: Cancer Screening, Budget, Trees & Bluesky
Our seventh council meeting of the year was held on Tuesday, 08 April. The full meeting agenda, reports and video recording are linked below. (First, we had a very quick Budget Committee meeting.) Budget Committee – April 08, 2025 Halifax Regional Council – April 08, 2025 This was a fairly short meeting with no items […]
18 & 25 March Regional Council Meetings: Transit Plan, (no) Rugby Clubhouse, Secondary Unit Incentives
Our fifth council meeting of the year was held on Tuesday, 18 March. The full meeting agenda, reports and video recording are linked below. Halifax Regional Council – March 18, 2025 Items directly concerning Halifax South Downtown are discussed below. Item 12.2.1 Urgent Changes to Planning Documents for Housing: Additional Sites & Housekeeping Amendments […]
HRP Armoured Rescue Vehicle
Good evening folks, I’d like to explain my Yes vote to approve the $603 000 budget to purchase the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV). 1) Here are the facts I was aware of/my thoughts before today’s meeting: -The ARV is a tool required by Emergency Response Team (ERT) police officers to […]
District 7 Participatory Budgeting 2025
2025 Participatory Budgeting is Here! I am excited to invite District 7 residents once again to provide their input on how to spend $70 000 in the community, using the Participatory Budgeting (PB) model. The tradition was started in 2013 by Waye Mason. The benefits of this process are that it encourages great ideas to […]
25 February HRM Council Meeting: Windsor Street Exchange, 18 Aug 2021, Sports Hall of Fame, Aquarium & Police Facility
Our fourth council meeting of the year was held on Tuesday, 25 February. The full meeting agenda, reports and video recording are linked below. Halifax Regional Council – February 25, 2025 Item 14.2 Councillor White – Update on the HRM response to the Halifax Independent Civilian Review into August 18, 2021, Encampment Evictions This […]
11 February 2025 HRM Council Meeting: X, Alehouse & IMP
Hello All, Here is a very brief commentary on our council meeting this week. I’d like to assemble a newsletter today too. Our third council meeting of the year was held on Tuesday, 11 February. The full meeting agenda, reports and video recording are linked below. Halifax Regional Council – February 11, 2025 Item 13.2 […]
Alehouse Status
Update 15 October 2026: Heritage Advisory Committee has scored the Alehouse at 79 out of 100 and passed the following motion: THAT the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council: 1. Set a date for a heritage hearing to consider the inclusion of the subject property in the Registry of Heritage Property for the […]
Podcast with Atlantic News 31 January 2025
Chris Green and I had a chat on Friday afternoon, focusing on transportation in HRM. Laura White January 31,2025
28 January HRM Council Meeting: Strategic Performance Report & Windsor Street Exchange
Happy Friday, all. Today I’d like to share a brief recap of our council meeting this week. Our second council meeting of the year was held on Tuesday, 28 January. The full meeting agenda, reports and video recording are linked below. Halifax Regional Council – January 28, 2025 Item 41.1 Strategic Performance Report 2023/24 This […]