Only on a quiet Sunday morning can you hear the birdsong on Bayers Rd., otherwise absolutely dominated by car traffic. Neighbourhood pockets are *bursting* with song while car dominated areas like Windsor Street Exchange are dead zones (literally?!) The odd bus sometimes wins the battle for sound.

Love how much the Commons comes alive in good weather. Picnics, scooters + bikes, a drum circle, and more! #hfxws

Enjoyed a morning walk in the rain and observed three magnolia trees which I was happy to notice aren't yet on the very excellent magnoliamaphfx which includes crowd-sourced findings and even walking routes! (curated by @libbysometimes.bsky.social) www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

Biking home with my little (but growing up :)) crew. From cargo carrier to one independent rider + trail gator to now somitemes two independent riders 😀

When wife and I finish putting the kids thru school: A cafe + book shop combo. Open late. A real third space type of vibe!

#BikeHfx Selling a parent-child coupling device, FollowMe Tandem. A friend gave this to me but we opted for trail gator. It's a great way to get around with young kids on acoustic bikes; all parts included & in good shape. Proceeds will be donated to non-profit www.facebook.com/marketplace/...

Ice cream weather #hfxws

This popped up in a feed and I think it's a great idea for #BikeHfx families, so sharing here. Details in alt text. Our family is still getting comfortable on mountain bike trails and we'll definitely aim to try a few rides

@yhzweatherguy.bsky.social Hey Jim. Wondering if you can help me out. Trying to plan for kids street hockey on Sunday, but showers. Based on Windy it looks like my best bet is late afternoon (4pmish), but there's some gaps earlier. Halifax/Fairview area. What do you think? :) Help a parent out?

On a simple but functional airport bus. HOV lane, every 10-20 minutes departure, straight into the city. It doesn’t have to be complicated 🙂

The quoted reminds me of a moment ingrained in my mind observed in Montreal. Was renting a space on Rue Lajeunesse. They converted the 2 lane road into a one way, with dedicated bike way. A mom was similarly supporting her young child in learning to ride Ample space for cars, but safe for all ages

Kids and I took the morning to join the “Ditch Divers” and help beautify the Keshen Goodman Library grounds. No surprise, actual ditch diving was had and it was a mess. Polar Pop cups (who sells these???) were abundant. Snack wrappers. Car parts.

This resonated with me: "In the post war era, after the boomers, we could have said we're going to make all of our cities like Disneyland. They are primarily for children. Children will have the run of these places. They'll be safe. They'll be able to go anywhere they want, it's not a problem, 1/2

@halifaxretales.bsky.social You got this one? New pottery studio at Almon/Agricola I passed by today

First consistently beautiful day of Spring 2026 #hfxws

I've been making my kids sushi & onigiri for their lunches for a few years now and I'm still not great at rolling sushi, but onigiri is so easy and delightful (thanks to the molds). I smile each time they are done and ready in the lunch container.

Halifax geo guesser! Where is this? If you look closely there’s some hints.

Neighbour update. One of five builds on or adjacent to Dutch Village Rd.

We are dog sitting this huge suck this weekend. I love him. His name is Gus.

Not a lick of snow on the trail. Birds chirping, a pheasant sprinting away from me. Spring, is it real?! #hfxws

Sunday evening tweaks while my kids chill out with Lilo & Stitch: Consolidated categories (e.g. now there is a single "Magnolia" entry, feels more intuitive), removed some now redundant UI, and added a "Year Planted" filter cause it's neat to look at. This feels mostly done! justbartek.ca/hfxtrees/

Effective street calming on Elm St. (Halifax)

I was at a seed swap today and someone was saying it'd be great if there was a map of public fruit/flowering trees. Well, Halifax *does* publish the data but it's not user friendly (data-hrm.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/HRM...) So here's a little map that's more user friendly justbartek.ca/hfxtrees

Goood morning! Are you going to plant a garden this spring? Perhaps just some herbs on your windowsill? Or a flower pot with something that makes local pollinators love you? Could you use advice? Seeds? A cup of coffee? Come to 2177 Gottingen this Saturday. 11am to 3pm :-)

The #KidicalMassHfx team is getting ready for Spring. We've done a lot of planning this week, and put together our first real newsletter. Read about our plans for the 2026 season here. Hit the 'subscribe' button (top right) to hear from us again. kidical-mass-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/kidical-ma...

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This is an excellent podcast and I've enjoyed every episode. Helpful way to digest changes in the city over a walk/etc. Grateful for @lecwhite.bsky.social providing their time so often, would love to see more councillors on the show!

Family milestone: the oldest kiddo has decided he wants to learn Agricola; doing great!

One of the coolest blends of human-made and natural wonder in Nova Scotia is, IMO, the Bay of Fundy Discovery Site. The park can easily entertain kids for hours and the (growing) space is wonderful to walk through. Even better if you can catch the tidal bore!

Few things beat landing back in Nova Scotia and breathing in that fresh, crisp air.

First train of the day

Slippery as all heck out there #hfxws Thawed and slush mostly gone by afternoon?? Think so!

A few #hfxws #bikehfx snaps on a nice evening otherwise made a bit messier due to poor clearing standards. Fairview starts off OK. Dutch Village, local sidewalks, a COLT and connections good! (Apparently forgot to take COLT pic but trust me 😅)

@danp.net What does "Pending" mean here? I assume Pending as weather event is incomplete but may be useful to indicate why

Another storm coming, another round of updates to snowhfx.danp.net: There's now support for community reports on sidewalks and cycling routes. Click on a segment and let others know how it looks! Use the Reports view to what's been reported. They expire after 3d or when there's a new event.

#hfxws Even when cleared, somewhat slippery underneath due to the wetness of the early snow. Will be interesting to see if the city can execute clearing as well as they’ve done lately!

Went skiing and didn’t break anything. Success!

Is there a map of trails accessible via transit within Halifax? Curious what folks have developed. Inspired via www.reddit.com/r/halifax/co...

#hfxws COLT is pretty in the light snow (and well manicured!)

#hfxws Pretty impressed with my afternoon ride, mostly. Bayers MUP is absolutely pristine. So are connections and cuts! Bikeways great. Almon … half of it is great. The other half is a disaster. We moved a large boulder (pictured) out of the way but it’s very slushy. Windsor, nada as well.

#hfxws Was worried Bayers MUP would be covered in black ice but what’s there is distinguishable. Thin slush layer means slow going tho. Connections to COLT are pristine ✨

#hfxws Afternoon and evening report combined: Bayers - Good with some tight spots. Black ice looks to be forming overnight. Almon - Sadface (attached, reported to 311). Remaining lanes were passable but sloppy. Black ice forming Dutch Village Rd - good! Some tight spots.

The #hfxws had almost full peninsula coverage this morning?? And Dartmouth too! Incredible! My immediate addition is a bike ride to Canada Games Centre from Fairview. Was pleased to see Mainland trail and connections mostly good. Bit more beat up closer to CGC tho.

My kid was shovelling a neighbour's driveway and the sidewalk plow shovelled a fresh pile over his hard work. Universal feeling, son. #hfxws

As Fairview increases in density, three things I long for and I think can be sustained in a few years: 1. A little hardware store so I don't have to slog it to Rona or Bayer's Lake when I just need small things. 2. A library. Perhaps adjacent to St. Andrews 3. A good quality coffee shop :)

Cold and crunchy at the gardens today.

#hfxws This may be unpopular but I'm gonna give the city a passing grade, given my kids and I were able to bike without any major issues both this morning and aft. Exceptions: Almon is 1/2 clean, 1/2 coated in black ice; no salt. I guess plow can't fit in certain parts? Even Liverpool was "good"!

Plenty of #BikeHfx parking behind and adjacent to the new Espresso 46 location 🙂 (I think opening in Spring alongside their Warehouse Market counterpart) Looking forward to continued pedestrian/human-focused improvements to this district. Lots of work left to do.

Beauty day for a family bike day.

Running to Access Nova Scotia is hilariously (and frustratingly) bad 😬