Halifax regional council’s budget committee voted Wednesday in favour of a plan from municipal finance staff to pay for the kinds of transformative projects council has approved over the last few years. The staff report, by Bruce Fisher, manager of fiscal planning and policy and Crystal Nowlan, manager of asset management, said the city’s capital...
Development agreement approved for Adsum project receiving federal housing cash through Halifax
Halifax councillors voted Tuesday to approve a new development agreement for one of three affordable housing projects receiving federal funding through the municipality. After a public hearing at the Halifax and West Community Council, councillors voted unanimously in favour of the development agreement for Adsum Women and Children’s property in Lakeside. The proposal from Adsum […]
Halifax councillors reject John Risley’s mansion-connecting request
Billionaire John Risley called into the meeting to make the case himself, but he couldn’t convince enough councillors to let him connect his two south end mansions. Following an appeal hearing at the Halifax and West Community Council’s meeting on Tuesday, councillors voted to uphold the planning department’s decision to deny Risley’s request for a variance...
Halifax councillors to consider $7 million for new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Councillors will consider spending $7 million on the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia as part of their 2021-2022 budget deliberations. Halifax regional council’s Audit and Finance Standing Committee asked for a staff report on Tuesday on the request from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) — equal to a little more than 5%...
Halifax police board hits pause on body-worn cameras
The city’s board of police commissioners wants to wait at least a year before putting body-worn cameras on Halifax Regional Police officers. At the board’s meeting on Monday, it voted unanimously in favour of a motion from Coun. Lindell Smith to ask the police to develop policies for the use of the cameras, along with […]
The more things change, the more nothing changes
How is that real estate developers get to do what they want without real consequences? Oh, right. Nothing new to see here, folks.
In mid-April 1999, a Halifax city planner named Gary Porter returned from his vacation to a surprise. He noticed there was now one more storey than the city had approved on an under-construction office building on Brunswick Street. The developer, George Ramia, had been granted a permit to build a 40-foot-high building on the lot...
Halifax council candidates blithely broke the new campaign contribution rules, and the municipality didn’t do anything about it
David Hendsbee, Nicole Johnson, and Steve Streatch violated the contribution regulations, and nine other candidates didn’t even bother to file the required paperwork.
One long-serving Halifax regional councillor broke the rules in last fall’s municipal election along with another candidate in his district, and several other candidates didn’t even file their papers, according to campaign finance documents published this week. Despite several contraventions, punishable by fines of at least $500, it doesn’t appear the elections office has taken […]
Halifax councillors budgeting for 1.9% increase to the average property tax bill
Regional councillors are budgeting for a staff-recommended increase of 1.9% to average residential and commercial property tax bills in the fiscal year ahead. Council’s budget committee met Wednesday to consider the 2021-2022 fiscal framework recommended by municipal finance staff. That framework sets the parameters for councillors’ budget discussions, which will continue over the next few...
Halifax council approves next steps for Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s rapid affordable housing project
One of the three projects receiving federal affordable housing money through the municipality is a step closer to reality after Halifax regional council voted on Tuesday to send the project to a public hearing. The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre is set to receive $2,878,400 to redevelop its property at 5853 College St. to create a […]
Halifax woman loses UARB appeal over $2,500 water bill: “It’s preposterous”
A Halifax woman is vowing to continue fighting an exorbitant water bill after losing an appeal before the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB). In a written decision last week, the UARB ruled Halifax Water had followed its regulations when it billed Allie Fineberg $2,526.04, alleging she used 18,000 litres of water per day […]
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