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Brenton Place – Giving Away the Public Good

FHC Editor 2016-07-17 No Comments

In July 2016 HRM’s Design Review Committee (DRC) approved the controversial 16-storey Brenton Place. FHC’s letter to the DRC outlines its concerns… Dear DRC Committee Members: Please do not permit…

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…

Protect Public Blue Space Too!

FHC Editor 2016-06-10 No Comments

Don’t take the view of public blue sky for granted. No, Halifax developers aren’t painting the town red, but they are trying to get rich by occupying public blue space…

Respect Public Values, Stop St Pat’s Process Until After Centre Plan

FHC Editor 2016-06-03 No Comments

FHC's Peggy Cameron speaks with Rick Howe's about problems with the St Pat's process and other development agreements in the city. The Peninsular Advisory Committee (PAC) will re-convene on June…

FHC to Centre Plan- “Protect the Common”

FHC Editor 2016-06-01 No Comments

FHC Centre Plan Submission May 2016 emphasizes the importance of public open space. As HRM’s population grows we need to protect and expand access to green land and blue sky,…

St Pat’s Report – Ignores Public In-put, Favours Big Development.

FHC Editor 2016-05-29 No Comments

May 27, 2016 Dear Peninsular Advisory Committee Members: RE: St Pat’s High School I am writing to suggest that the process for determining what should be built on the former…

Write now! Help Amend City Charter to Stop Demolition

FHC Editor 2016-05-11 No Comments

Write now to the Law Amendments Committee (c/o legc@novascotia.ca) to ask for amendments to Bill 177- An Act to Amend the HRM City Charter and the Municipal Government Act so…

95.7 Rick Howe – Do Mayor & Council Enable Demolitions?

FHC Editor 2016-05-04 No Comments

There are approximately 45-50 buildings under threat of demolition or already under the wrecking ball. What is the role of the Mayor and Council? What can they do? Why haven't…

Steele Auto Expansion- Not a New Experience

FHC Editor 2016-05-04 No Comments

News 95.7 Sheldon MacLeod interviews Peggy Cameron about demolition being a long-term threat to neighbourhoods that the city has allowed.

Halifax – Dartmouth neighbourhoods aren’t “out-of-date” or ready for demolition.

FHC Editor 2016-05-01 No Comments

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 1, 2016 (Halifax) Between 45 & 50 buildings on the Halifax Peninsula are about to be demolished or are under threat. When you…

Dear Mayor-Take Control of Demolition Permits

FHC Editor 2016-05-01 No Comments

Dear Mayor Savage and Council: Re: Take Immediate Action to obtain an amendment to HRM City Charter to control issuance of demolition permits. I write to request that the HRM…

Are Dexel Developers Slick Marketers Using Brent Toderian & Bob Bjerke?

FHC Editor 2016-04-21 No Comments

FHC’s belief that protecting the Halifax Common must be a top priority as the population in the urban core grows is supported by growing evidence of the social, health and…

FHC Letter- South Park Loft Breaks Public Values & Trust

FHC Editor 2016-04-10 No Comments

HRM’s Design Review Committee has approved Olympus Property’s South Park Loft an 11-story tower spanning the block between South Park and Brenton Streets directly across from the Halifax Common’s Victoria…

Working with Nature, a Common Cause

FHC Editor 2016-03-23 No Comments

How can understanding former uses and natural features of the Halifax Common help us deal with contemporary concerns and future challenges? To learn more come & hear guest speaker Kevin…

Whose Interest is the City Serving?

FHC Editor 2016-03-22 No Comments

The Halifax Common and the Parker-Welsford Street neighbourhood continue to be threatened by the proposed 30-storey Armoyen and 25-storey Chedrawe developments. It is disappointing to have city staff pushing through…

Be Neighbourly, CBC-YMCA Is Already Twice the Allowed Height (7 vs. 14+ storeys)

FHC Editor 2016-01-10 No Comments

Is development polarizing Halifax because developers always want and get more? A Jan 10 CBC response article correctly points out the FHC position that city staff should be applauded, not…

St Pat’s – Where is the 3-D Model? What is the Public Benefit?

FHC Editor 2016-01-03 No Comments

HRM’s survey on the St. Pat’s site developments closes Jan 4th. BUT you can still email vodickr@Halifax.ca that you’d like to see like to see some 3-D models or dioramas.…

Rick Howe Interview: St Pat’s Land- Plan For Our Future

FHC Editor 2015-12-23 No Comments

Common Roots Urban Farm is an inspiration. In 2007 instead of returning the former QEHS land to the Halifax Common as promised, HRM traded it to Capital Health. FHC and…

Herald Counterpoint: St. Pat’s Site is Public Property

FHC Editor 2015-12-12 No Comments

Published December 11, 2015 The St. Pat’s High School land belongs to the citizens. Unless citizens decide otherwise, that’s the way it should remain. But city staff, under direction from…

FHC Letter-South Park Loft Breaks Public Values & Trust

FHC Editor 2015-12-10 No Comments

This December 10, 2015 letter to Design Review Committee Members, Mayor Mike Savage and Regional Council presents reasons why the proposed project South Park Loft should not be permitted to…

Good News at the Willow Tree – Thank You Bill Mont!

FHC Editor 2015-12-04 No Comments

Friends of Halifax Common offer a sincere “Thank You” to Bill Mont for his resolve to plant a new willow tree at the Robie St. & Quinpool Rd. corner. A…

Update on Coalition for Responsible Development in HRM

FHC Editor 2015-11-15 No Comments

In June 2015 a coalition of 14 community groups signed an open letter to Mayor Savage and the HRM Council about the misuse of the Development Agreement process within HRM. …

Come for a Walk on the Common Link – October 24, 2015

FHC Editor 2015-10-07 No Comments

You are invited by the recently formed Common Link Association to join us for a walk along a newly proposed ‘Common Link.’ This route is designed to connect the green…

Residents say Armoyen’s 29-storeys is too tall for neighbourhood

FHC Editor 2015-09-18 No Comments

It’s Deja view! A 29-storey tower one of two developments proposed at the corner of Robie & Quinpool, next to the Halifax Common and residential neighbourhoods west of Robie Street…

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Brenton Place – Giving Away the Public Good

Letter to Mayor Savage – Stop Development Agreements

Protect Public Blue Space Too!

Respect Public Values, Stop St Pat’s Process Until After Centre Plan

FHC to Centre Plan- “Protect the Common”

St Pat’s Report – Ignores Public In-put, Favours Big Development.

Write now! Help Amend City Charter to Stop Demolition

95.7 Rick Howe – Do Mayor & Council Enable Demolitions?

Steele Auto Expansion- Not a New Experience

Halifax – Dartmouth neighbourhoods aren’t “out-of-date” or ready for demolition.

Dear Mayor-Take Control of Demolition Permits

Are Dexel Developers Slick Marketers Using Brent Toderian & Bob Bjerke?

FHC Letter- South Park Loft Breaks Public Values & Trust

Working with Nature, a Common Cause

Whose Interest is the City Serving?

Be Neighbourly, CBC-YMCA Is Already Twice the Allowed Height (7 vs. 14+ storeys)

St Pat’s – Where is the 3-D Model? What is the Public Benefit?

Rick Howe Interview: St Pat’s Land- Plan For Our Future

Herald Counterpoint: St. Pat’s Site is Public Property

FHC Letter-South Park Loft Breaks Public Values & Trust

Good News at the Willow Tree – Thank You Bill Mont!

Update on Coalition for Responsible Development in HRM

Come for a Walk on the Common Link – October 24, 2015

Residents say Armoyen’s 29-storeys is too tall for neighbourhood

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