Civic Engagement
Small is Beautiful #2: The Findlay Meeting
By Sam Austin
Dartmouth – On Tuesday night at Halifax’s Community Facilities Master Plan (CFMP) consultation, in front of around 100 concerned... Read More
Financing Halifax’s Elections Part 3: Options
By Sam Austin
In Part One of Financing Halifax’s Elections, I explored how political campaign contributions can be problematic due to the potential... Read More
Financing Halifax’s Elections Part 2: The Developers
By Sam Austin
HALIFAX – Where did Halifax’s current 16 councillors get the cash for their 2012 campaigns? To find out for part two of Spacing... Read More
Financing Halifax’s Elections Part 1: Why Worry?
By Sam Austin
HALIFAX – Last week, Halifax Regional Council voted to ask the Province to grant the municipality the power to regulate... Read More
100in1 Day: A call out to commmunity
By Abad KhanEditor’s Note: Guest post by Grace Szucs, a 100in1 Day volunteer in Halifax (We’re so excited for this!) HALIFAX –... Read More
Daylighting Sawmill River: Rebutting the Staff Report
By Sam Austin
DARTMOUTH – The topic of daylighting Dartmouth’s Sawmill River will be back before Harbour East Community Council this Thursday... Read More
A Watered Down Vision: Dartmouth’s Canal Greenway
By Sam Austin
DARTMOUTH – After 17 years of planning, construction of Dartmouth’s Canal Greenway is about to begin. Unfortunately, what’s now... Read More
What’s next for the Dennis Building?
By Matthew Halliday
The Nova Scotia government really, really wants to tear down one of Canada’s greatest, grandest 19th-century office buildings... Read More