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YMCA drops plans for daycare from its new building

Daycare was one of the promised “social and community benefits” that convinced Halifax city council to approve the oversize development.

December 3, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson

At the earliest, it will be this time next year before the shiny new YMCA rising at the corner of South Park and Sackville Streets can open its doors to members. President and CEO of the Greater Halifax YMCA, Brian Posavad, tells the Halifax Examiner that, “like the rest of the projects in Halifax right...

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Filed Under: City Hall, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bette Borg-Watson, Brian Posavad, Jennifer Henderson, Jim Pomeroy, SouthWest Porperties, Y daycare, YMCA

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