Like most pandemic projects, it’s going to cost the city more than expected to widen the sidewalks on its busiest pedestrian street. Halifax regional council’s Audit and Finance Standing Committee met Thursday, and considered an item added at the last minute: a budget increase for the Spring Garden Road streetscaping project. The municipality has been...
Heritage committee recommends registration for two north end Halifax homes, rejects a third
The municipality’s Heritage Advisory Committee is recommending Halifax regional council add two north end properties to the heritage registry, but a third scored too low. The committee met virtually on Wednesday to consider and score the three properties — 2381 Moran St., 2587 Creighton St., and 2224 Maitland St. It was the first Heritage Advisory...
Council approves Danny Chedrawe’s big Halifax development that’s already being built
Construction has long been underway, but Danny Chedrawe got the official go-ahead for his company’s massive north end Halifax development on Tuesday. Chedrawe’s company, Westwood Developments, applied back in 2016 to construct a multi-tower building on the property between Almon and St Albans streets. In the years since, there have been 14 changes to the...
Two Halifax Transit drivers test positive for COVID-19, union calls for safety measures
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. Two Halifax Transit operators have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the president of their union. Ken Wilson, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 508, confirmed the positive cases to the Examiner on Monday. He said one […]
City looking at legitimizing downtown Dartmouth skateboarding spot
After a complaint sparked a discussion, skateboarders in Dartmouth may soon have a city-sanctioned place to learn to shred. Last week, skateboarders rolled up to the paved tennis court at the park on Pine Street to find a sign warning that the ramps and other features they’d added to the area were going to be […]
What did Halifax councillors say about police budgets during the campaign?
In light of councillors’ votes this week to add $230,800 to the Halifax Regional Police budget, we’re looking back at what they were saying on the campaign trail. Since they were elected in October 2020, councillors have approved a base $88.6-million budget for police. The vote was unanimous, with only Coun. Lisa Blackburn absent. That’s […]
Halifax budget talks close: even more cash for cops, less blue bag pickup, average tax bill up 1%
Halifax councillors wrapped up their budget process on Thursday, adding even more money to the police budget, reducing blue bag pickup to biweekly, and cutting the tax rate to raise the average property tax bill by 1%. They won’t finalize the 2021-2022 budget until next month, but during a two-day meeting of council’s budget committee […]
Halifax councillors add to police budget — again — to study body-worn cameras
After hearing from a long list of speakers opposed to any increase in funding for the police, Halifax councillors turned around and added money to the Halifax Regional Police budget. Regional council’s budget committee started the process of finalizing the municipality’s 2021-2022 operating budget on Wednesday, picking items from its budget adjustment list to fund […]
Parking, beach access and street lights: Halifax council round-up
Halifax councillors approved some changes on Tuesday to the way citizens pay for on-street parking in the municipality, and they’re considering making it free more often. The municipality launched its new pay stations in October 2020, replacing parking meters on peninsular Halifax and in downtown Dartmouth. Since then, staff have collected data on their use...
Council’s report exploring alternatives to policing in Halifax to be complete December 2022
The city’s report exploring alternatives to policing in Halifax will be complete in December 2022, according to a staff report to council on Tuesday. Council asked for the report last summer following the murder of George Floyd and the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, passing a motion from Coun. Waye Mason for a “broad review […]
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