Community
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Community Letter to HRM Regarding Skye Halifax
Below is a community letter that was sent to Mayor Mike Savage and HRM Council regarding the proposed Skye Halifax development. November 18, 2012 Re: Skye...
By Spacing -
THE OLD NORTH END – The lives of 2112 Gottingen Street
Editor’s Note: Cross-posted from The Old North End, the author’s research project on Halifax’s “old” North End. Follow along...
By Nat Smith -
The case to pedestrianise Fredericton’s Queen Street
FREDERICTON – It is virtually undisputed, the 2012 Harvest Jazz and Blues festival was a success, with musicians performing in the city, downtown...
By Hassan Arif -
Façadism – Halifax’s dirty dance with its heritage
HALIFAX – Who says Halifax is anti-development? For that matter, who says downtown is dead? Looking around the city core right now (if we can ignore...
By Matthew Halliday -
Events Guide: Halifax Pensinsula Cycling Network – Crosstown Connector – Public Workshop
HALIFAX – Halifax Regional Municipality is holding public workshops for its Active Transportation Plan Review tonight, Wednesday, and Saturday...
By Abad Khan -
Halifax, it’s time to think big on transit
HALIFAX – Today, Thursday morning, the Planning and Design Centre’s (PDC) Sustainable Transportation Task Force is taking to the streets. No...
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Events Guide: ServiceSJ – Help shape your city’s budget Saint John
SAINT JOHN – After last year’s $9 million cuts to the City’s budget, Saint John has scheduled public meetings, termed ServiceSJ, in its...
By Abad Khan -
Events Guide: Halifax, it’s time to Switch
HALIFAX – This Sunday will offer Halifax the opportunity to uniquely engage with the city while encouraging alternative modes of transportation...
By Abad Khan -
Halifax’s Bridge to Nowhere
HALIFAX – With the current studies exploring the potential of a third Halifax harbour crossing, and the recent announcement of the closure of...
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Saint John’s Municipal Election – 3 Ps: PlanSJ, Peel Plaza and Pensions
SAINT JOHN – As a new Municipal Plan era is ushered in, it creates a soft landing for what has been a tumultuous year in the Port City. The result...
By Abad Khan -
Fredericton’s Municipal Election – Time for a Change?
FREDERICTON – To start, I cannot say I am a disinterested observer in the Fredericton municipal election. I have expressed through social media my...
By Hassan Arif -
Events Guide: Halifax, It’s Time to Shift
HALIFAX — As the debate rages regarding new urban developments such as Skye Halifax and the new Halifax YMCA, questions have arisen over the relevancy of...
By Spacing