Nouvelles – Amis de Halifax Common

June 8, 2026

Temporary Wanderers Stadium Needs to Go! 🔈

Wanderers Field, 2024

November 20, 2025

Robie Rallies a Success!

Thank you to all who helped make ‘Homes Not Highways’ Rallies a success! People learning about HRM’s secretive plan to spend $200m in public m...

October 8, 2025

Petition: Temporary Pop Up Stadium Needs to Go!

Please sign FHC’s Petition to Save Our Wanderers’ Field! Here’s why! HRM Mayor, Council and staff persistently ignore our every effort to have...

October 5, 2025

FHC AGM – Tues Oct 7, Halifax Central Library

Join us for FHC’s AGMTues Oct 7, 6:30 – 8:45,Rm 301, Halifax Central Library Guest Speaker: Howard Epstein “The Wanderers Grounds : The State...

September 29, 2025

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?

2536 Robie St is a newly renovated 7-unit First Nations Apartment Building purchased by the government for demolition.

September 26, 2025

Emergency Meeting of Heritage Advisory Committee requested

September 26, 2025 Attention: Mr. Brad Anguish, HRM CAO, HAC and HRM Council Dear Mr. Anguish, HAC Members, HRM Council Re: Urgent request for Emergency Meeting...

May 27, 2025

Widening Mayor Fillmore’s Robie Street – Info

Howard Epstein and Peggy Cameron’s May 21 meeting with Mayor Fillmore was a very important opportunity to raise the multitude of reasons as to why HRM mus...

May 21, 2025

Telling It Like It Is — HRM’s Transportation Committee...

On May 21 Howard Epstein and Peggy Cameron presented to HRM’s Transportation Standing Committee to update them on the Public Panel on the Robie St widenin...

May 14, 2025

Todd Veinotte & Peggy Cameron: What’s Up With Robi...

FHC’s recent public panel with Howard Epstein, Frank Palermo, Peggy Cameron & emcee Jeff Karabanow had over 100 residents who learned learn about HRM&...

March 17, 2025

Mayor Fillmore – When is Our Meeting?

Writing on behalf of FHC and Robie St residents, Peggy Cameron and Howard once again ask Mayor Fillmore for a meeting. The first request was on November 4th 202...

March 1, 2025

HRM -Cancel Robie St Widening & Save $73m

Widening roads for public transportation does not reduce traffic. Photo:Tim Krochak/Herald FHC has written to HRM to cancel its Robie St widening plan and save ...

February 26, 2025

Dear Premier Houston-Do You Know Your Government is Buying &...

Feb 23, 2025 Dear Premier Houston, We’re writing to ask if you know that the NS Department of Public Works is spending an estimated $18 million in public ...

February 26, 2025

Reject NS Minimal Planning Requirements

FHC’s submission to HRM on the Nova Scotia Government’s proposed changes to Minimal Planning Requirements* asks that they be rejected. The changes a...

February 26, 2025

Le projet de construction de l’usine Mayflower a besoin de travaux!

Maybe you know of the Mayflower Tobacco Factory building? Its a small brick building near the Halifax Common and Armories on Nora Bernard. Built in the 1800s, i...

October 30, 2024

Rapport d’activités et notes de l’AGA 2024 du CSF

FHC AGM Activities Report, 2024: This is a brief summary of FHC Activities over the past year presented at the October AGM. Halifax Common Master Plan: FHC Dire...

October 30, 2024

Jamie Simpson – Comment les villes protègent les arbres par la loi

Halifax – Ki’jupuk is known as the ‘City of Trees’ but FHC worries for how long. Hundreds of Halifax Common trees (Bell Rd, Robie St, University Ave...

September 28, 2024

HRM Election – FHC’s Questions For Candidates

Vote for Our Common Good – Keep It Ours! Congratulations to our new Mayor and Council and thanks to everyone who stood for office, helped with the electio...

May 18, 2024

Amend the Centre Plan, Protect Halifax Trees! P...

Halifax planning is killing urban trees. Cutting trees for the QEII hospital is part of a bigger problem. The Centre Plan reduced public open space requirements...

April 28, 2024

FHC Again Writes Parks Canada re Paving Garrison Grounds

This 2024 FHC April letter to Parks Canada summarizes concerns over and options to halt the paving of Garrison Ground. Unfortunately Parks Canada agreed to the...

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Temporary Wanderers Stadium Needs to Go! 🔈

Robie Rallies a Success!

Petition: Temporary Pop Up Stadium Needs to Go!

Immoral & Probably Illegal: HFX’s Housing Plan fo...

Save the legacy of Dr Ligoure – Halifax’s 1st Bl...

Learn more about the plan to widen Robie St

Can You Help Stop the R❤️bie St Destruction?

Documentary Screening “Thinking Beyond the Market̶...

Temporary Wanderers Stadium Needs to Go! 🔈

Robie Rallies a Success!

Petition: Temporary Pop Up Stadium Needs to Go!

FHC AGM – Tues Oct 7, Halifax Central Library

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?

Emergency Meeting of Heritage Advisory Committee requested

Widening Mayor Fillmore’s Robie Street – Info

Telling It Like It Is — HRM’s Transportation Committee...

Todd Veinotte & Peggy Cameron: What’s Up With Robi...

Mayor Fillmore – When is Our Meeting?

HRM -Cancel Robie St Widening & Save $73m

Dear Premier Houston-Do You Know Your Government is Buying &...

Reject NS Minimal Planning Requirements

Le projet de construction de l’usine Mayflower a besoin de travaux!

Rapport d’activités et notes de l’AGA 2024 du CSF

Jamie Simpson – Comment les villes protègent les arbres par la loi

HRM Election – FHC’s Questions For Candidates

Amend the Centre Plan, Protect Halifax Trees! P...

FHC Again Writes Parks Canada re Paving Garrison Grounds

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