By Sam Austin
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Dodging the Centre Plan on Linden Lea?
DARTMOUTH – A contentious development proposal is going before Regional Council on Tuesday. Milestone Properties wants to demolish an old, three-storey...
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Daylighting Sawmill River: New Hope
DARTMOUTH – After a long period of silence, discussion on daylighting Dartmouth’s Sawmill River is resurfacing. The Ecology Action Centre is hosting...
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Fire Plan Flame Out
DARTMOUTH – The alarm has been sounded in Downtown Dartmouth, North End Halifax, and Sackville over proposed staffing changes at the King Street...
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Shaping Portland Street: Downtown Dartmouth’s Draft Design Manual
Dartmouth – What started as a response to the lack of guidance about what height was appropriate in Downtown Dartmouth has evolved into a full plan...
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Stadium Dreams at Shannon Park
Dartmouth – Halifax’s reoccurring attempt to build a stadium is set to reappear at Regional Council this afternoon. A staff report recommending that...
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Small is Beautiful #2: The Findlay Meeting
Dartmouth – On Tuesday night at Halifax’s Community Facilities Master Plan (CFMP) consultation, in front of around 100 concerned residents...
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Small is Beautiful: Dartmouth’s Findlay Centre and the new Master Plan
Dartmouth – With summer at an end, public consultation for Halifax’s new Community Facilities Master Plan (CFMP) is underway, setting the stage for...
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Financing Halifax’s Elections Part 3: Options
In Part One of Financing Halifax’s Elections, I explored how political campaign contributions can be problematic due to the potential for corruption, loss...
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Financing Halifax’s Elections Part 2: The Developers
HALIFAX – Where did Halifax’s current 16 councillors get the cash for their 2012 campaigns? To find out for part two of Spacing Atlantic’s campaign...
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Financing Halifax’s Elections Part 1: Why Worry?
HALIFAX – Last week, Halifax Regional Council voted to ask the Province to grant the municipality the power to regulate political campaign donations...
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Daylighting Sawmill River: Rebutting the Staff Report
DARTMOUTH – The topic of daylighting Dartmouth’s Sawmill River will be back before Harbour East Community Council this Thursday in the form of a...
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Our Winter of Discontent: Sidewalks and Snow Clearing
HALIFAX – After a brutal February and an almost as horrid March, Halifax (aka Hoth on a nasty day) is finally emerging from the worst winter in...