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RONALD COLMAN: Shrunken Halifax Common mirrors global assault on green spaces

FHC Editor 2021-06-23 No Comments

On June 23, 1763, King George III granted the 235-acre Halifax Common “to and for the use of the inhabitants of the town of Halifax as common forever.” Today, exactly…

DAVID GARRETT: Whither the withering Halifax Common?

FHC Editor 2021-06-23 No Comments

“On a warm day, particularly on the weekend, hundreds of people can be seen loosely gathering on the North Common,” writes David Garrett. The North Common represents about one-fifth of…

Walk Around the Common – June 23/21 4-6pm

FHC Editor 2021-06-15 No Comments

Join us for a Walk around the Common – June 23rd @4pm – to mark the 258th anniversary of the Halifax Common, a gift ‘to and for the use of…

New Evidence to Remind HRM Auditor General of Failed Public Participation in Planning Processes

FHC Editor 2021-06-07 No Comments

June 07, 2021 Halifax Regional Municipality Auditor General PO Box 1749, Halifax, NS B3J 3A5 Re- Review of HRM Planning’s public consultative process as a Charter matter On August 4, 2020…

Failed Public Consultation Case Study #11: Joan Fraser’s North/Oxford St Neighbourhood Group

FHC Editor 2021-06-07 No Comments

The following is an account by Halifax resident Pat White. For a period of seven years the late Joan Fraser and I worked along with many others as part of…

Happy 105th Birthday Jane Jacobs! – Six Ways to Celebrate…

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Jane Jacobs (May 4, 1916-2006) was a Canadian-American urbanist who changed the way many people understand city planning and economics, and gave ordinary citizens the right to trust their own experiences…

FHC to Premier-Don’t Approve a Pool Building Before Public Consultation and a Plan

FHC Editor 2021-04-14 No Comments

FHC are asking the Nova Scotia Legislature not to approve legislation to permit new building on the Central Common for HRM’s proposed Aquatic Centre. A public consultation process for the…

Letter to Premier Rankin-Protect the Halifax Common

FHC Editor 2021-03-17 No Comments

March 17, 2021 Dear Premier Rankin and Minister Macguire, RE: Legislative Protection for the Halifax Common The 235 Halifax Common was granted “to and for the use of the inhabitants of the…

Letter to Premier Rankin: Cancel $100M Parking Garages

FHC Editor 2021-03-14 No Comments

Friends of Halifax Common has sent a new letter to Premier Rankin requesting that he cancel the ~$100 million parking garages planned for the QEII re-development. FHC respectfully ask for a…

FHC Letter to Centre Plan Team Re Package B (Feb. 24 2021)

FHC Editor 2021-03-02 No Comments

Centre Plan Team:The Friends of the Halifax Common (FHC) wish to re-confirm our belief that while Package B of the Centre Plan is notable in many respects, the current draft…

2020 – FHC Centre Plan Submission

FHC Editor 2021-01-24 No Comments

Dear Centre Plan Staff, Please find included in this email two previous submissions from Friends of Halifax Common (2018 & 2016) . Our suggestions seem even more relevant in this…

CBC-Maritime Noon-Why Old Buildings Matter

FHC Editor 2021-01-14 No Comments

Listen to CBC’s Bob Murphy and guests Tom Urbaniak, professor at Cape Breton University and Tom Morrison, engineer at Heritage Standing Inc. discuss the multiple advantages of keeping old buildings-economic,…

Cancel the Proposed WSP 23-storey high-rise-Case 22927

FHC Editor 2021-01-10 No Comments

Dear HRM Planners, Mayor and Council Re: Cancel the Proposed WSP high-rise- Case 22927 The proposed Westwood high-rise tower at 2032-2050 Robie Street has already been turned down by HRM Mayor…

Rick Howe-Cancel the Parking Garage-There are better solutions.

FHC Editor 2020-12-24 No Comments

Rick Howe interviews FHC’s Peggy Cameron about the group’s letter to Premier McNeil asking that he cancel the plans for parking garages on the Halifax Common. There are other, better…

Letter to Premier – Cancel the Parking Garage

FHC Editor 2020-12-18 No Comments

December 17, 2020 Dear Premier McNeil, As you leave your role as Premier, we write to ask that you reconsider the decision to build a $30 million dollar, 8-storey, 500-stall…

News 95.7-Rick Howe: Freshwater Brook vs Parking Garages

FHC Editor 2020-12-18 No Comments

Construction work for a controversial parking garage by the NS Museum of Natural History exposed an ancient pipe where Freshwater Brook flows. Rick Howe interviews Peggy Cameron who sees this…

Chronicle Herald: Restore historic Freshwater Brook in Halifax to natural state

FHC Editor 2020-12-18 No Comments

Francis Campbell Freshwater Brook resurfaced recently in the middle of Halifax but its exposure is likely temporary. The brook, initially called a river, ran from what is now near the…

Buildings For the Climate Crisis – A Halifax Case Study by Peggy Cameron

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This new report “Buildings for the Climate Crisis – A Halifax Case Study” by Peggy Cameron, MES reveals the high levels of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) released up-front by high…

From Now – Oct 17 Elect HRM Representatives Who are Friends of the Common

FHC Editor 2020-10-09 No Comments

From now until October 17 you as a citizen of HRM can vote to elect a Mayor and Council. Confronted with the climate crisis, COVID crisis, housing crisis, transportation crisis…