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Halifax-based City Hall reporter for the Chronicle Herald. Reporting since I was 12. Mom of 3.
Rank, owned by brothers Joseph and Anthony Ramia, purchased the Dartmouth mall from Ivanhoe Cambridge II Inc. in 2021 through a numbered company.
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Halifax tried to get new owner of Mic Mac Mall to pay deed transfer tax — and failed
Supreme Court of Nova Scotia sides with Rank Inc., developer of major housing project M-District, in a decision against Halifax
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifax-tried-to-get-rank-inc-ramia-mic-mac-mall-pay-deed-transfer-tax-failed
about 21 hours ago
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The Halifax Regional Municipality held a news conference to kick off the second, and major, phase of construction at this crucial choke point that’s already often a nightmare to get through.
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Construction about to let loose on Windsor Street Exchange
Light disruptions this year, but major closures and detours coming early 2027
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/construction-about-to-begin-windsor-street-exchange-hrm-traffic
1 day ago
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Two things need to happen before the properties can go up for sale: HRM has to install the land-use strategy for the area and the lands must be declared surplus.
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Halifax’s Cogswell construction is done, but when will they sell the land?
Developers, non-profits and a major hotel chain are interested in snapping up properties in downtown Halifax
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifaxs-cogswell-construction-is-done-but-when-will-they-sell-the-land
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“Marnie joins our organization at a consequential moment.”
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Halifax hires another Ontario import, this time as CAO
Marnie Cluckie from Hamilton is HRM’s new chief administrative officer
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax-regional-municipality-hires-ontario-import-cao-marnie-cluckie-reignation-replacement
7 days ago
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“It makes me mad,” said Adele. “We never sit on the deck anymore and we’re paying extra for a corner unit, and we can’t even sit on our deck.” Tilley calls it “inhumane” for the older folks who live in that building.
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Bedford neighbours push back against ‘unbearable’ and ‘inhumane’ car wash noise
'We want to do the right thing' says Jack's Car Spa owner Mickey MacDonald
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/bedford-car-wash-noise-petition-complaint
7 days ago
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“It’s easy to miss that point. ‘So what are those wealthy people bitching about?’ And what we’re bitching about is first we’re stopping something that’s very bad from an ecology point of view.”
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Halifax developer ordered to remove infill on Northwest Arm
Infilling investigation is the first test of Halifax's two-year-old infilling restriction bylaw
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifax-developer-northwest-arm-infill-water-armdale-roundabout
7 days ago
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@timbophoto.bsky.social
was out in the fun today:
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In pictures: Halifax celebrates Canada Day
Perfect weather for mid-week holiday but temperatures expected to reach over 30 C this week
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/in-pictures-halifax-celebrates-canada-day
9 days ago
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Victims of dog attacks — canine, human and “other” — are piling up in Halifax.
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Serious dog attacks are on the rise in Halifax — what’s being done about it?
In the past six months, there have been 66 attacks, most victims are humans
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/statistics-rising-dog-attacks-hrm-whats-being-done
10 days ago
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“It’s going to stand out like a jagged tooth on the Bedford Highway..."
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Nine-storey addition to heritage property in Bedford shot down because it’s too tall
Neighbours speak out, and Halifax councillors reject development proposal
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/nine-storey-addition-heritage-property-bedford-shot-down-too-tall-city-hall-halifax-municipal-growth
14 days ago
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“The people of Dartmouth deserve better than to see yet another piece of their heritage removed.”
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Dartmouth family urges Halifax council not to erase their legacy ball field with cricket pitch
‘The people of Dartmouth deserve better than to see yet another piece of their heritage removed’
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/dartmouth-family-halifax-council-erase-legacy-ball-field-cricket-pitch
15 days ago
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HRM AG said there were elements to these infractions that “moved past the line of clearly not just compliant and started to make me ask whether they were a little worse than not compliant.”
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Halifax mayor’s office is being investigated by RCMP for financial irregularities
Municipal auditor general flagged four transactions and sent report to police
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax-mayors-office-is-being-investigated-by-rcmp-for-financial-irregularities
18 days ago
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“Nothing might come in or something really spectacular might come in."
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Time to test if Halifax wants to save this heritage building
Demolition plans for Memorial Library building paused for expressions of interest
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifax-memorial-library-heritage-building-demolish-spring-garden-road-council
23 days ago
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So Mayor Andy Fillmore lost a bet…
24 days ago
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He flew around the moon, and then a bit around downtown Halifax looking for parking.
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Milestone-making Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen touches down in Halifax and at the Canso Spaceport
Nova Scotia should be proud to ‘put Canada in a position to become a launcher’
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/canadian-astronaut-jeremy-hansen-artemis-ii-mission-space
29 days ago
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“I mean, it was a time of tremendous unknown, tremendous tragedy, tremendous sadness, and we feel very blessed that we were able to maybe help in a little way.”
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25 years after 9/11: Bedford woman recounts the 'tremendous unknown' as she spent days with a group of six strangers stuck in Nova Scotia
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, airport call out for 9/11 memories to honour East Coast hospitality ahead of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/9-11-stories-memories-anniversary-new-york-airport-tattoo
29 days ago
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An Ontario import will be the next chief of Canada’s oldest fire department.
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Halifax Regional Municipality hires their first female fire chief away from Toronto Pearson airport
She is the first female fire chief in 30 years since amalgamation and likely in all of Halifax’s history
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/hrm-halifax-hires-first-female-fire-chief-rizzi-ontario-meldrum
about 1 month ago
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In her victim impact statement, Deveau told Hatfield, “You chose the wrong girl.” Incredible story by the amazing
@tinacomeaunews.bsky.social
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'Evil walks among us': Sexual assault survivor shares her story of being raped as a teenager
Kayla Deveau of Yarmouth, N.S. is sharing her story of being raped when she was 14 years old by someone she trusted. She says she needs to share awareness about sexual violence.
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/tri-county-vangaurd/evil-walks-among-us-sexual-assault-survivor-shares-her-story-of-being-raped-as-a-teenager
about 1 month ago
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I came across this graffiti image I found on a random wall in Rome: The Angel by street artist Harry Greb, dedicated to journalists killed in Gaza.
about 1 month ago
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“While this is good news that we have a full water supply now, something important is that this doesn’t eliminate potentially being in the same situation that we were in summer.”
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Enough rain? What is needed to avoid another dry summer of water conservation orders in Halifax
Halifax lakes are full, but we’re not out of the woods yet
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/dry-summer-weather-water-conservation-order-rain-lakes-wells
2 months ago
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“I actually had this moment of my heart, I just was, like, I can’t believe I’m here, and my heart, I just, I started to tear up.”
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Virginia? No it's Halifax: On set with Lillian, Next Door shooting now in Nova Scotia
Dramedy about an ex-CIA agent stars Oscar-nominated and Emmy winner Jane Alexander
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lillian-next-door-indie-film-on-set
2 months ago
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"People are just people, aren’t they? They’re all different, and they all tell us their stories.”
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Colin and Justin’s new HGTV show dives into small-town Nova Scotia: ‘It's about living a big life in a small town’
City dwellers from Canada, the United States and Europe find their Small Town Escapes in Nova Scotia
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/colin-justin-hgtv-show-small-town-escapes-homes
2 months ago
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“When we change the rules of the game without consultation, without being able to plan for it, it sends a signal to the development community that this is not a stable place to invest."
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Construction complaints: Industry has 'serious concerns' with Halifax about consultation
Halifax considering more changes to pedestrian access through construction sites
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/construction-complaints-industry-has-serious-concerns-with-hrm-about-consultation
2 months ago
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Both venues brought in $140 million in economic impact, 614,000 guests and 301 events in the last fiscal year.
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Booming business: Record numbers for Halifax's Scotiabank Centre and Convention Centre expected to continue
QMJHL draft a first in Halifax, plus a busy slate of concerts scheduled: Triumph, The Guess Who and Hilary Duff to name a few
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/booming-business-record-numbers-for-halifaxs-scotiabank-centre-and-convention-centre-expected-to-continue
2 months ago
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“I always say she’s a bit of a dragon. It’s like she’s got fire in her veins, and she can be spicy, and she’s ridiculously clever.”
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Nova Scotia girl becomes third person in trial of promising gene replacement therapy for rare genetic disorder
Harper Tanton will be the third in the world, first from North America, to get the treatment that’s showing dramatic results
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/cole-harbour-family-chosen-for-groundbreaking-life-changing-treatment-for-daughters-rare-genetic-disorder
3 months ago
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“You’re going to dump (8,000 to 10,000 people) all up in Washmill, and you think that connecting Regent Park Drive over onto Washmill is going to reduce traffic?”
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‘Yes, we are pissed, OK?’: Neighbours reject 18-tower Clayton Park development
But Halifax councillors approve development agreement for Regency Links that will add over 8,000 people to busy neighbourhood
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/yes-we-are-pissed-ok-neighbours-reject-18-tower-clayton-park-development
3 months ago
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"There’s so much opportunity to use the harbour in a more effective way. So we did that."
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Hail a ride on the Halifax Harbour: Water taxi service launching this summer
All electric, made-in-Nova Scotia boats will shuttle locals, commuters and tourists (and their pets) across the harbour
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/hail-a-ride-on-the-halifax-harbour-highway-water-taxi-service-launching-this-summer
3 months ago
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Honeycote has seen a lot through the centuries from its perch on the Bedford Highway — after all, it was home to a scandalous Halifax politician who contributed to the iconic Premier Joseph Howe losing an election.
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Demolition, a move and an eight-storey build planned for Bedford’s Honeycote heritage home
Addition includes 30 residential units and underground parking on the Bedford Highway
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/bedford-heritage-home-demolition-move-build-plans
3 months ago
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“It was very intense. I had never had that happen. Other people talk to me about road rage things, but I had never had that happen to me.”
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Road rage incident leaves Halifax councillor shaken
‘He’s screaming at me, he’s giving me the finger’: Community members identify alleged repeat aggressive offender on social media
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/road-rage-traffic-driving-dartmouth-eastern-passage-councillor
3 months ago
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“A single bathroom is not enough of a public benefit for me to support this motion. I would be looking for more of a public benefit."
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Mooseheads closer to building private training centre at Dartmouth rink
QMJHL hockey team would be exclusive tenant in public facility
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/sports-halifax/mooseheads-closer-to-building-private-training-centre-at-dartmouth-rink
3 months ago
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Vancouver does it. Could it work in Halifax?
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An alarming downstairs neighbour: Halifax may mix housing with fire stations
Following Vancouver’s lead, Halifax is looking for creative ways to build new fire houses
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifax-housing-fire-stations-developers-non-profit-residential?utm_source=SaltWire.com+Newsletters&utm_campaign=717480b846-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_11_26_02_43_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6fc81b41b2-52043530
3 months ago
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This is the dirty, inconvenient side of living in a growing city, but there’s something HRM can do about it.
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How bad are Halifax construction sites for pedestrian access and blowing garbage?
Blocked sidewalks, blowing garbage a daily irritant for many Halifax residents
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/business-halifax/how-bad-are-halifax-construction-sites-for-pedestrian-access-and-blowing-garbage
3 months ago
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“Inter-municipal transit service can also build ridership for potential future rail service within these key regional corridors."
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Expanded transit connecting rural communities to Halifax? Province looking for interest
Inter-municipal bus service could set the stage for rail transit
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/expanded-transit-connecting-rural-communities-to-halifax-province-looking-for-interest
3 months ago
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"The reason this is important is a lot of the new developments don’t include affordable housing on the site, so we’re missing that opportunity for, you know, mixing of demographics in those neighbourhoods."
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Why Halifax decided it's not time to force developers to include affordable housing in their builds
'Right now, unfortunately, the economics just don’t work'
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/why-halifax-decided-its-not-time-to-force-developers-to-include-affordable-housing-in-their-builds
3 months ago
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“What has changed is affordability and feasibility ... The market is struggling to absorb new units at today’s construction costs."
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Halifax housing construction is ‘levelling off’ so far in 2026: What’s changed?
HRM sees 20% drop in permits, construction timelines ‘extended noticeably’
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/housing-construction-permits-numbers-projects-construction-planning-development-trends
3 months ago
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“Not voting for the budget is a bit of an entitlement." (Ha! Wrong link in previous post).
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Budget passes, but Halifax councillors go on the offensive after mayor refuses to vote for it
$1.45-billion budget passes with an average increase of $247 to the average property tax bill
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifax-budget-passes-tax-increase-coming-but-mayor-votes-against
3 months ago
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“We’re going to need to pay for this, and I think now is the time that if we’re going to go ahead with these massive projects, to think about how we recoup the revenue for this.”
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Tolls on Windsor Street Exchange considered, then tossed as Halifax stares down $180-million price tag
Halifax regional council approves construction phase and extra $30 million for redevelopment of bottlenecked interchange
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/windsor-street-exchange-traffic-tolls-intersection-project-budget
3 months ago
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“Not voting for the budget is a bit of an entitlement."
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Halifax’s last chance to exit: How Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment costs surged to $180 million
Second phase of construction needs approval and an extra $30 million
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/windsor-street-exchange-intersection-construction-second-phase-project-cost-traffic-rush-hour
3 months ago
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UPDATE: DFO minister says the destruction to the marine habitat is not justified and has denied authorization for the infilling request at Dartmouth Cove.
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Infilling company launches lawsuit against DFO, MP over Dartmouth Cove property
ARCP says DFO inappropriately handled infill application and MP Darren Fisher pressured, interfered
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/infilling-company-launches-lawsuit-against-dfo-mp-over-dartmouth-cove-property
3 months ago
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“It has been over two years. We are holding the minister and MP accountable for their misfeasance in obstructing our application..."
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Infilling company launches lawsuit against DFO, MP over Dartmouth Cove property
ARCP says DFO inappropriately handled infill application and MP Darren Fisher pressured, interfered
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/infilling-company-launches-lawsuit-against-dfo-mp-over-dartmouth-cove-property
3 months ago
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While Mayor Andy Fillmore pushed to cancel the $126-million Forum because of escalating costs, this is a different story. “This is a shared investment between municipal, provincial, and federal partners ..."
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Halifax’s last chance to exit: How Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment costs surged to $180 million
Second phase of construction needs approval and an extra $30 million
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/windsor-street-exchange-intersection-construction-second-phase-project-cost-traffic-rush-hour
3 months ago
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“I never feel negative about whatever happened, because for me, I don’t like to deal with negative, so positive thinking will make me feel better and more energized.”
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Halifax’s first Asian grocery renewed after fire: 'It’s a rebirth'
Carelessly thrown cigarette butt likely caused the fire that shut down the shop for over five months
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifaxs-first-asian-grocery-renewed-after-fire-its-a-rebirth
3 months ago
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“I have been told that, yeah, this is supposed to increase congestion so that people get so frustrated they get out of their cars.”
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Making it harder to drive? Halifax’s updated transportation strategy hits the gas on alternate modes of getting around
Integrated Mobility Plan gets an upgrade thanks to population growth, pandemic impact
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/just-making-it-harder-to-drive-halifaxs-updated-transportation-strategy-hits-the-gas-on-alternate-modes-of-getting-around
4 months ago
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The $473,000 contract to study and recommend solutions for downtown Halifax traffic congestion was awarded to Canadian firm CIMA Canada Inc.
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Reversing one-way streets, axing right turns — how these solutions will be tested on downtown Halifax streets
Province awards $473,000 contract to study and recommend fixes for downtown traffic congestion
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/reversing-one-way-streets-axing-right-turns-how-these-solutions-will-be-tested-on-downtown-halifax-streets-traffic-congestion-testing-solutions
4 months ago
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It will be on 19 hectares off Washmill Lake Drive near the Mainland Common and will have 3,830 units along with commercial spaces.
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Towers and towers: Regency Links development to bring over 8,000 more people to Clayton Park
Proposed Halifax development would add 18 residential towers from 16 to 28 storeys
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/regency-links-clayton-park-development-towers-building-residential-washmill-lake-drive
4 months ago
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“The scale of this project is just straight-up greedy,” said one neighbor.
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Company building tall towers around Mic Mac Mall gets needed bylaw changes from Halifax council despite opposition
Mega housing project will be home to over 8,600 people at the MicMac Mall
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/company-circling
4 months ago
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“This is just an absolute pile of fun that we’ve landed on here."
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Rip them off: Halifax council orders developer to remove two illegal floors in Dartmouth
It will cost the developer over $1 million to take out the already-built two floors of housing
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/wyse-road-dartmouth-development-extra-storeys-building-permit-remove-demolition-construction-council
4 months ago
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One of the best welcome to N.S. posts: “Light the beacons, a nurse this way comes!!! ... You will not be abducted by ICE thugs and any racism is mostly veiled."
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Escaping ICE and gun violence, an American nurse and her family plan a move to Nova Scotia
Bluenosers roll out the welcome mat for RN with a Latino immigrant husband: ‘Nova Scotia is one of the nicest places in the world’
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/escaping-ice-and-gun-violence-an-american-nurse-and-her-family-plan-a-move-to-nova-scotia-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-trump-venezuela
4 months ago
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It’s the big show of HRM’s budget season. This is where Halifax regional councillors make the last-minute additions and subtractions they debated in earlier sessions.
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How Halifax’s $1-billion-plus budget may affect your life in the next year
Halifax regional council makes last changes to epic budget with a tax bill increase landing at 9.5 per cent
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifax-budget-property-taxes-bills-changes-transit-fares-paid-parking
4 months ago
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From BAL today: “We are going in the wrong direction. We are hurting and maiming and killing more people on our roads than we should be,” argued Coun. Sam Austin.
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Halifax spending $960k to expedite road safety projects
‘We are hurting and maiming and killing more people on our roads than we should be,’ says Dartmouth councillor
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/halifax-spending-960k-to-expedite-road-safety-projects
4 months ago
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“There’s a bunch of us who build who work within the rules the province and the city have set forth, and it’s really not that hard," says one builder who has no sympathy for Dartmouth developer who built two extra floors without HRM permission.
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Scaffolding, metal rod plummeted from Dartmouth development during construction
Developer who built two illegal storeys had stop order issued for crashing construction debris into neighbour’s yard
https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/halifax/business-halifax/scaffolding-metal-rod-plummeted-from-dartmouth-development-during-construction-oops-extra-storeys-zagros
4 months ago
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