The colourful commercial buildings of Queen Street are up for sale, and after Halifax regional council voted earlier this year not to add the properties to the city’s heritage registry, they’re likely to be torn down. A listing from commercial real estate brokerage CBRE for 1525 Birmingham St. advertises the “Queen & Birmingham project” as...
The fight for a living wage policy in Halifax continues… still
It has taken the city three years to come up with a "mealy-mouthed" living wage policy. Now it's our job to make sure this council — or the next — finish the job.
OK, let’s do the math. The latest research report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, released last week, pegs $21.80 an hour as a living wage for workers in Halifax. Before we do the math though, what constitutes a living wage, and why is it an issue now? Let’s start with the why. As...
开发适用于修改南端哈利法克斯heritage property, add three-storey apartment building
A developer has applied to modify a south end heritage property dating back to 1873 and build a new three-storey apartment building on the same lot. ZZap Consulting Inc. made the application to the city on behalf of the property owner, Stefan Frent, and a developer, Trystan James. The application is dated July 28, but...
Committee’s decision to allow 16-storey Halifax waterfront development appealed — 23 times
Nearly two dozen residents or businesses have filed appeals of a recent decision to approve a new development for the Halifax waterfront, triggering a hearing at council later this month. In July, the city’s design review committee approved Southwest Properties’ plans for a residential building on the Lower Water Street property known as the Cunard Block....
Nine out of 10 decided voters would choose Halifax Mayor Mike Savage over Coun. Matt Whitman according to a new poll
A new poll indicates Mike Savage will have no trouble holding onto the mayor’s seat in October’s municipal election. Narrative Research, formerly known as Corporate Research Associates, released polling results Thursday indicating nine out of 10 decided voters, 89%, will choose the incumbent over Coun. Matt Whitman — his only challenger in the Oct. 17 […]
City tenders for ‘tactical’ bike lane, bump outs in Halifax and Dartmouth
The municipality is looking for contractors to install several “tactical” projects in Halifax and Dartmouth, according to tender documents posted Thursday. Since the adoption of the Integrated Mobility Plan in late 2017, Halifax has been using pilot projects to test street design changes in the hopes of improving pedestrian safety. Those projects, sometimes referred to...
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives updates living wage for Halifax to $21.80
A living wage in Halifax in 2020 is $21.80 according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The CCPA released the report by Chelsea Driscoll and Christine Saulnier, “Living wages in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 2020,” on Wednesday. It’s an update to the CCPA’s 2018 calculation of $19 for Halifax. […]
Halifax councillor unsatisfied with staff reports on pedestrian push buttons and other road safety measures, points to internal transportation ‘crisis’
Nearly two years after he asked for a report on eliminating pedestrian push buttons in Halifax, what Coun. Waye Mason got back doesn’t even answer the question he asked. And it’s one of multiple information reports to council on Tuesday that Mason and other councillors believe show the municipality needs to change the way it […]
Halifax council approves secondary and backyard suites following public hearing
Secondary and backyard suites are legal across the municipality after Halifax regional council unanimously approved bylaw amendments following a public hearing Tuesday night. Also known as granny suites or in-law suites, secondary suites are added apartments located inside single-unit homes. Backyard suites are the same thing, but in an accessory building like a garage. While...
Council asks for staff report on committee to shepherd Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes park
Halifax councillors want to create a new committee to guide and monitor the creation of a park at Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes. Council voted unanimously in favour of an amended motion to that effect from Coun. Richard Zurawski at its meeting on Tuesday. It’s the fourth month in a row in which council has debated...
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