Clayton Developments has applied to “enable early tree removal and earthworks” at two of its special planning areas in Dartmouth — the Port Wallace and Eisner Cove lands. The provincial government’s housing task force identified the two properties as special planning areas in March, along with seven others in the Halifax area. That means they […]
Property owner applies to infill Halifax Harbour at Dartmouth Cove
The federal government is seeking public feedback on a proposal to infill the Halifax Harbour at Dartmouth Cove, and the councillor and MP for the area aren’t impressed. 4197847 Nova Scotia Ltd., owned by Bruce Wood, applied in March to fill its 2.7-hectare water lot, PID # 00114132 or 1 Parker St., with rock from […]
Halifax chief administrative officer Jacques Dubé resigns
Halifax’s chief administrative officer is resigning. Jacques Dubé will leave the role at the end of 2022, the municipality announced in a news release on Wednesday. Dubé will “continue his duties over the next six months and assist with the eventual transition process,” the municipality said. Mayor Mike Savage praised Dubé in the release. “Jacques’ […]
Halifax council round-up: Reprieve for Rankin, development study next to Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes, and more
Former Halifax councillor Reg Rankin will keep his publicly-funded salary for at least six more months. Regional council voted on Tuesday to defer a decision to cut Rankin’s salary as the part-time executive director of the Otter Lake Community Monitoring Committee (CMC), the independent body that oversees operations at the city dump. Last month, council...
Halifax council hikes taxi fares 16%
Taxi fares are up after a vote by Halifax regional council on Tuesday. For the first time in 10 years, council has adjusted the fares taxi drivers are permitted to charge for transporting passengers in the municipality. On average, the fare will rise 16.1%, but shorter trips will see a higher increase than longer trips. […]
Halifax police board moving slowly on defunding report recommendations
Four months after El Jones’ Subcommittee to Define Defunding the Police tabled its report with the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners, the board has yet to move on the recommendations. Jones presented the report, Defunding the Police: Defining the Way Forward for HRM, to the board in January, as the Halifax Examiner reported: “We have disinvested […]
Halifax council to consider hiking taxi fares for the first time in 10 years
The first increase to taxi fares in a decade could help the city’s drivers stay on the road, according to the president of the Halifax Taxi Drivers Association. In a report coming to Halifax regional council on Tuesday, Andrea MacDonald, HRM’s acting director of buildings and compliance, wrote that the municipality hasn’t raised taxi fares […]
Halifax residents rally to save Dalhousie-owned Edward Street home from demolition
Neighbours are fighting to save an historic building on Dalhousie campus, but the university has already applied for demolition permit. Peggy Walt started a change.org petition this week, titled “Save Historic 1245 Edward Street, Halifax, NS from Dal’s wrecking ball.” It had gathered more than 4,000 signatures by noon on Thursday. Walt wrote, in part: […]
Community council approves Beechville development
Councillors have approved a development proposal for Beechville nearly six years after it was first proposed. Parkdale Developments Ltd. applied in 2016 to develop its property on St. Margaret’s Bay Road. John R. Fiske, the owner, died in March, and his family has taken over the company. The proposal includes a 39-unit apartment building near...
UARB overturns Halifax councillors’ Middle Sackville development decision
The provincial Utility and Review Board (UARB) has overturned a decision by Halifax regional councillors to deny a development application in Middle Sackville. In November 2021, the North West Community Council — comprising councillors in districts 1, 13, 14, 15, and 16 — considered the application for a four-storey, 52-unit apartment building at the corner...
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