The 73 units of modular housing announced for people living in parks this week will each have their own washroom and shower, but the timeline on their installation is still unclear. Mayor Mike Savage and Assistant Chief of Emergency Management Erica Fleck, who’s been assigned to lead HRM’s response to homelessness for three months, announced […]
RCMP release redacted email to councillors about traffic stop involving Halifax cop
The acting chief officer of Halifax-district RCMP said officers never pointed a gun at Dean and Angela Simmonds.
The RCMP have allowed the municipality to release part of a controversial email they sent to some Halifax councillors after a traffic stop in the summer. As the Halifax Examiner reported last week, the email came to light at a meeting of the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners: At its virtual meeting on Monday, the board […]
City setting up trailers in Halifax and Dartmouth for people currently living in parks
The city says it will be able to house 73 people in 24 “modular units” to be set up in undisclosed locations in Halifax and Dartmouth. Mayor Mike Savage and Assistant Chief of Emergency Management Erica Fleck, who’s been assigned to lead HRM’s response to homelessness for three months, held a news conference at Halifax […]
New budget, new deficit for convention centre, and more from Halifax council
The Halifax Convention Centre is expected to lose $8.4 million this year. That’s according to Event East’s 2021-2022 budget, submitted for regional council’s review on Tuesday almost half way into the fiscal year. As the Halifax Examiner reported earlier this month, the deficit for 2020-2021 grew about $200,000 to $11.3 million from the budget. This...
Halifax council approves mobile shower pilot program, doubles housing grant program
The city has also scheduled a news conference with Mayor Mike Savage on the situation with people living in tents in Meagher Park.
Starting later this week, unhoused people in Halifax will have a place to shower for at least nine weeks. Halifax regional council passed a motion at its meeting on Tuesday approving a mobile shower pilot program. “The pandemic has exacerbated pressures on housing and shelter across HRM and led to a substantial increase in the […]
One person dead after ‘heavy fire’ at an outdoor structure in Bayers Lake
One person is dead after a fire at a structure in a wooded area in Bayers Lake. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency was called to 120 Susie Lake Cres. in Bayers Lake at about 11:30pm on Friday, Sept. 24. Deputy Chief Roy Hollett said there was a “heavy fire” as the crew got to the […]
Hundreds march through Halifax to demand action on climate change
Hundreds of students and their supporters marched through the streets of Halifax on Friday calling for action on climate change. The protesters were taking part in the Global Climate Strike, an international student-led protest first started by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as Fridays for Future, in 2019. In Halifax, the crowd marched from Victoria […]
Halifax RCMP sent ‘problematic’ email to councillors after Mounties stopped Black officer at gunpoint
Coun. Mason wrote a letter to Board of Police Commissioners about his concerns with the email, urging board to adopt a communication policy around sharing of sensitive information.
A Halifax councillor has raised concerns about the RCMP sharing details of its internal investigation into a high-profile incident this summer with some of his fellow councillors and not the Board of Police Commissioners. At its virtual meeting on Monday, the board received correspondence from Coun. Waye Mason, a former commissioner, who drew attention to […]
Federal election results in Nova Scotia: Liberals Jordan, Zann lose seats to Conservatives
Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberals had reason to be worried after the Progressive Conservatives took a majority in last month’s provincial election, losing two seats in Nova Scotia to the Conservatives in Monday’s federal election. But they didn’t need to worry too much; the Liberals were still able to win the election, with CBC and Global […]
Halifax police chief promises ‘fulsome review’ of Aug. 18 police raid on homeless camps, board to consider independent probe
Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella is promising a “fulsome” review of the events of Aug. 18, and while it’s unlikely the findings will be public, an independent review could be on the way. The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners met on Monday for the first time since police evicted people living in parks and […]
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