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From the Vaults: Dartmouth
The Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to share photos showcasing the changing faces of urban centers in Nova Scotia. You can learn more about the archives...
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How would a National Housing Strategy impact our cities?
HALIFAX – National Housing Day was first marked on the calendar by a team of Toronto housing advocates on Nov 22, 1998. But this year, more than a...
By Emma Feltes -
New uses for the old library
HALIFAX – A group of 15-odd people interested in the future of the Spring Garden Memorial Library building shuffled into a multi-purpose room in the...
By Alex Boutilier -
A view worth saving?
HALIFAX – Halifax is deadlocked in yet another polarized development debate. Pro-heritage people oppose the proposed World Trade and Convention...
By Lizzy Hill -
Cultivating citizen creativity
Photo Credit: CLICK Productions HALIFAX – My bookshelf is a graveyard for ideas. Pages covered in visions for the future from some community...
By Rachel Caroline Derrah -
Turning sewage into gold: Marsh creek renewal and watershed banking
SAINT JOHN – The east side of Saint John is ruled by three things: the refinery, retail and rain. Every time a big storm rolls in, businesses and...
By Lindsay Bird -
Events Guide: Planning for the Future with an ICSP
CHARLOTTETOWN – When the federal government introduced the Intergrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) as a requirement to access the Gas Tax...
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New thinking at Pecha Kucha
HALIFAX – Imagine an alternate Halifax. Beautiful people sprawl happily in urban parks, eating thick, locally produced sandwiches. When...
By Lizzy Hill