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Public Hearings for Multiple Towers, September 7th

FHC Editor 2021-08-26 No Comments

HRM hosted two public hearings on September 7, 6pm (day after Labour Day) via zoom and approved Case 20761 and Case 22927. The huge public opposition to these proposals was…

FHC Submission to HRM Review of Regional Plan

FHC Editor 2021-07-17 No Comments

We are deeply concerned about recent incursions into the Halifax Common… …from proposed multiple high rises (16-, 28-, 29- and 30-storey and ~900 cars – similar in mass to the…

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…

Time to care for Canada’s oldest, besieged Common – Chronicle Herald Op Ed

FHC Editor 2018-07-01 No Comments

Published July 1, 2018 June 23 marked the 255th anniversary of the Halifax Common, the 1763 Crown Grant by King George III for 235 acres of land and five acres…

Rick Howe Interview – Council Caves on Willow Tree Tower

FHC Editor 2018-06-21 No Comments

In June HRM Council ignored public opinion and staff advice to vote 10 to 6 in favour of George Armoyen’s 25-storey tower at Robie and Quinpool. The building will degrade…

FHC’s Presentation to Council at Willow Tree Public Hearing

FHC Editor 2018-06-19 No Comments

June 19, 2018 Dear Mayor and Council, Friends of Halifax Common oppose this proposed 25-storey tower. Further we believe this project is the wrong focus for HRM staff, Council and…

Willow Tree Tower Ignores Planning Process and Common Interest

FHC Editor 2018-05-22 No Comments

May 22, 2018 Dear Mayor and Council, Re case 18966- 25-storey Armco Project As members of the Friends of Halifax Common we write to ask that you not proceed with…

CBC’s Bob Murphy Interviews Councillor Outhit, Joachim Stroink & Peggy Cameron

FHC Editor 2018-03-21 No Comments

Please listen to the interview and then let CBC know what you think: 1-888-686-6246 or mainhfx@cbc.ca HRM Councillor Shawn Cleary has crafted a deal for a new public hearing for…

The Draft Centre Plan Harms the Common- (some more)

FHC Editor 2018-03-20 No Comments

Disruption to Halifax’s built environment proposed under the Centre Plan is of a scale equal to or greater than that of Cogswell and Africville together. Please attend the open houses (see schedule…

Sheldon MacLeod Interview – Did HRM’s Invalid Survey Fool the Quinpool Biz Assn.?

FHC Editor 2018-03-08 No Comments

Listen to Sheldon’s MacLeod’s interview with FHC about misuse of HRM’s invalid survey to push for 25-storeys. At January 16th’s public hearing on APL’s proposed 20-storey highrise, Quinpool Road Mainstreet…

Quinpool Road Mainstreet District Association Boycotts Residents

FHC Editor 2018-02-05 No Comments

FHC’s executive has written to the Quinpool Rd. Mainstreet District Association to express dismay at their enthusiastic endorsement of APL’s proposed 25-storey project at Robie and Quinpool at the January…

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…

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Public Hearings for Multiple Towers, September 7th

FHC Submission to HRM Review of Regional Plan

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

Time to care for Canada’s oldest, besieged Common – Chronicle Herald Op Ed

Rick Howe Interview – Council Caves on Willow Tree Tower

FHC’s Presentation to Council at Willow Tree Public Hearing

Willow Tree Tower Ignores Planning Process and Common Interest

CBC’s Bob Murphy Interviews Councillor Outhit, Joachim Stroink & Peggy Cameron

The Draft Centre Plan Harms the Common- (some more)

Sheldon MacLeod Interview – Did HRM’s Invalid Survey Fool the Quinpool Biz Assn.?

Quinpool Road Mainstreet District Association Boycotts Residents

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

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