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Renovated Robie St House Demolished & What about those trees?

FHC Editor 2023-07-26 No Comments

Mid-town Halifax housing takes another hit this morning as an “Investor” knocks down 2110 Robie to save on maintenance and taxes and to profit from poor planning. At…

FHC to Mayor/Premier: Stop Plan to Cut Mature Historic Trees on Common

FHC Editor 2023-07-14 No Comments

re: QEII Hospital Build and cutting down Halifax Common Trees FHC has just learned that the province intends to cut down as many as 40 mature historic trees on the…

FHC Letter to Mayor: Private Permanent Stadium on Public Land is Foul Play

FHC Editor 2022-05-31 No Comments

FHC call on you to confirm to developer Derek Martin that his request to make his private “temporary” pop-up stadium on the public Wanderers Grounds permanent and for $20 million…

HRM Promises Further Public Consultation (Kind of)

FHC Editor 2022-01-11 No Comments

HRM’s Council adopted the new 500 page Halifax Common Master Plan and has promised further public consultation (kind of). Thank you to the ~100 citizens who wrote to help make…

Thank you to 500+ Citizens Who Petitioned For Changes to Centre Plan

FHC Editor 2021-10-26 No Comments

A round of applause in gratitude to the 500+ citizens who asked the Mayor and Council Plan for All Citizens by making changes to the Centre Plan before adopting it.…

“It Is Our City!” – FHC Comments on The Centre Plan

FHC Editor 2018-05-29 No Comments

FHC supports the principles of the Centre Plan but believe it needs a better balance of proper densification and environmental care. Below are recent suggestions and concerns that we submitted.…

Epstein-HRM council should respect the Common, as it has Lake Banook

FHC Editor 2018-01-15 No Comments

Chronicle Herald by Howard Epstein Jan 15, 2018 Harbour East Council (Councillors Streatch, Hendsbee, Karsten, Nicoll and Austin) recently rejected a 15-storey proposal for Graham’s Corner beside Lake Banook, and…

Speak or Write for the Common Good – City Hall, 6pm Tues Jan 16

FHC Editor 2018-01-07 No Comments

Save the date– George Armoyan’s APL proposal for 20- 25- or 29- storeys at Quinpool, Robie & Parker next the the Halifax Common has a Public Hearing on Tuesday January 16th, 6pm…

Letter to Mayor Savage – Stop Development Agreements

FHC Editor 2016-06-15 No Comments

Your worship, I am writing again to request that HRM Council consider a moratorium on development applications and on any individual changes to the MPS, pending completion of the Centre…

Catalogue Launch – Celebrate the Common 250

WebAdmin 2014-10-01 No Comments

In October of 2014, Friends of the Halifax Common organized four days of activities to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Halifax Common. The Halifax Common came into being when…

Friends of Halifax Common Challenge Sale of Common Land – Media Release

FHC Editor 2008-10-21 No Comments

Friends of Halifax Common (FHC) are calling on the provincial government to stop the sale of 5.5 acres of Halifax Common land at the former Queen Elizabeth High School (QEHS).…

Haligonians Reclaiming the Common

FHC Editor 2008-01-01 No Comments

The Friends of the Halifax Common has engaged in a number of initiatives to try and raise interest in and support for ensuring the intent and spirit of the 1994…

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Renovated Robie St House Demolished & What about those trees?

FHC to Mayor/Premier: Stop Plan to Cut Mature Historic Trees on Common

FHC Letter to Mayor: Private Permanent Stadium on Public Land is Foul Play

HRM Promises Further Public Consultation (Kind of)

Thank you to 500+ Citizens Who Petitioned For Changes to Centre Plan

“It Is Our City!” – FHC Comments on The Centre Plan

Epstein-HRM council should respect the Common, as it has Lake Banook

Speak or Write for the Common Good – City Hall, 6pm Tues Jan 16

Letter to Mayor Savage – Stop Development Agreements

Catalogue Launch – Celebrate the Common 250

Friends of Halifax Common Challenge Sale of Common Land – Media Release

Haligonians Reclaiming the Common

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