by Kevin Russell | Feb 12, 2022 | News
ROSS CANTWELL: Sidewalk closure fees add up, help drive developers away from downtown Halifax ROSS CANTWELL • Guest Opinion Re: “Construction blocking Halifax sidewalks an issue that’s building for pedestrians” (Jan. 25 story). HRM Coun. Kathryn Morse wants planning...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 12, 2022 | News
Halifax’s downtown population growing at fastest pace in Canada 2021 census also shows overall HRM population grows close to 10 per cent in five years The downtown area of Halifax grew at the fastest pace of all downtowns in Canada, surging 26.1 per cent from 2016 to...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 4, 2022 | News
Nova Scotia Power seeking 10% rate increase over 3 years Utility also wants to implement new charges to cover extreme weather events, cost of closing coal-fired plants Nova Scotia Power wants to increase electricity rates for residential customers by at least 10 per...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 4, 2022 | News
N.S. Power drops proposed fee that opponents said would destroy solar industry Utility said Wednesday it would withdraw its application, hours after premier said province would intervene Nova Scotia Power has announced it will withdraw its application for a solar net...
by Kevin Russell | Feb 4, 2022 | News
Developer proposes 10-storey addition connected to Halifax’s Waverley Inn “For a building that was built in 1865, there’s such a high level of detail and character in there that we wanted to be able to work with the existing structure.” – Jason Ghosn A developer...
by Kevin Russell | Jan 7, 2022 | News
Halifax could reach a population of half a million within 5 years The N.S. capital is one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities, second only to Oshawa Halifax is on its way to having a population of half a million people in less than five years. Currently, 459,000...
