Politics
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
A River Runs Under it: Daylighting Sawmill River
By Sam Austin
Dartmouth – From the harbour to its lakes, Dartmouth is a city shaped by water. Flowing through Downtown, the half-kilometer... Read More
Fairview may lose out due to Halifax’s Arena Strategy
By Abad Khan
HALIFAX – Almost two years ago, Old HRM made a decision that New Halifax will try and contort itself into, or out of…or maybe a... Read More
A New Arena for Dartmouth
By Sam Austin
DARTMOUTH – Halifax’s long awaited Arena Strategy is coming before Regional Council on Tuesday and, so far, it’s the proposed... Read More
Year Two of Participatory Budgeting in Halifax
By Tristan Cleveland
HALIFAX – Kevin Feltmate recently had an idea for how to better use Conrose Park. The park (by Saint Mary’s Boat Club) has... Read More
Public Space for Democracy
By Tristan Cleveland
Does the quality of democracy matter for a city street? Maybe not: an attractive mixed-use boulevard will likely perform well whether... Read More
A Rose by Any Other Name?: The Morse’s Tea Building
By Sam Austin
HALIFAX – The city’s most controversial paint job is coming back to Regional Council. On Wednesday, the Heritage Advisory... Read More
Bringing Government Home: Municipal Reform and Election 2013
By Sam Austin
HALIFAX – A provincial election campaign is underway in Nova Scotia and municipal reform, particularly home rule for... Read More