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Majority of letters sent to Andy Fillmore, Halifax councillors in support of bike lanes - Halifax Examiner Only 27 letters sent to offices of mayor, council, and municipal clerk supported motion to pause construction of bike lanes.

And here is a story with snippets from some of the letters. This story is not behind our paywall.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

I usually do

Most of my cycling in HRM is sidewalk cycling then dismount to cross intersection or pass pedestrian. Pathetic really.

Every word spelt beautifully wrong

A child’s drawing of a bike lane protected by MANY bollards. There is a bike marking drawn in the lane, and a child’s tricycle stands alone in the lane. The text at the top reads “Mayor Fillmore stop macing or citi not saf I wonto bic”

A child’s drawing of a bike lane and scooter lane side by side next to three houses. A child rides their two-wheeler in the bike lane. The text at the top reads “Premier Houston stop macing or citi not saf I wonto bic”

Pebble’s letters to the Mayor and Premier. Shared with permission. (P: You can share them with anybody, because they’re so sweet!)

I sent them by email, so they arrive in time, but were also popping them in the snail mail.

She asked for help with the names but the rest is all her.

“No genocide has ever been committed – whether it be the Holocaust, Rwanda, Srebrenica, or Gaza – without powerful actors investing tremendous political, economic and social resources into dehumanizing the people targeted by genocidal violence.“

Open access version of this article is available.

Took me a while to finish up another letter to the Premier but here's a link to my last and latest ones. Includes links to evidence if anyone needs ideas or inspiration: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #SafeStreetsNS

PC MLA's - but lots of people liked our facebook posts condemning HRM councillors so

I went through the 658 pages of letters to Mayor Andy Fillmore, councillors, and the clerk's office regarding bike lanes. There are 484 letters in total (some people sent more than one letter or some letters are in opposition to the Robie Street widening project, so I didn't count those). 1/2

Bike lanes are just an excuse. Our local democracy is under attack. With Fillmore's track record, he hasn't earned our trust to be given more power.

Local Democracy works!

Write the mayor, the premier, your councillor and MLA.

the myth of "we can't afford to reduce crashes"
We cannot afford not to.

The concept of weekend hours for a public transportation service shows that it was designed by old white guys (who probably lived just outside the city).
Halifax continues to fail its population 🤦‍♀️
End weekend and holiday hours @Halifax

Email correspondence on Gaza with Lena Diab MP Email sent 23 July Dear Honourable Diab, I have written to you many times over the period of Israel's war on Gaza, yet have never received a response. I am a resident of your district and saw your p...

Has anyone else received a response from their MP on Canada's policy on Israel and Gaza? The only response I received from Lena Diab MP, to this email, didn't answer my question
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Israeli army kills 56 aid seekers as 22,000 aid trucks stuck outside Gaza Israeli forces killed 56 aid seekers in Gaza on Sunday as just 36 aid trucks entered the besieged enclave on Saturday.

Write your MP and ask why Canada has imposed sanctions in relation to extreme settler violence against Palestinians, but not against extreme Israeli violence against civilians. Our Fairview port ships goods to Israel.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

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I hope Pebble wrote to the Premier too.

Seems reasonable. We should all sob bitterly.

Maybe add some fruit trees in there too to make a pick your own? Parking ? Seems we could cram in a lot more there because we know noone cycles

Certainly will be a popular one for the facebook PCNS groupies

It would. It's clumsy legislation that doesn't amend the Charter power, and given that is the foundational legislation for HRM I am not sure it is "trumped"

😂 would love to see it

I'll flag it to the municipal lawyer by email and copy in @lecwhite.bsky.social

Looks like a @dimhouston.bsky.social post for sure

HRM's founding Charter still gives them "full control over the streets in the municipality". I do wonder if they could rely on this current unaltered provision instead of caving to the Province on Morris.
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Nova Scotia Environment Minister Tim Halman issues laughably embarrassing report on environmental progress - Halifax Examiner There is a lot of hand-waving and insincerity in the document.

On transportation, 75% of commutes in Nova Scotia are by single occupant vehicles (stats Canada). Until that becomes the focus, not projects like Morris St, addressing congestion and transportation emissions is a lost cause.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Paid for in your student fees, but cheap

Two thirds funded by the Province. One thing they have done on transit which has been really impactful.

both the infant and the 25 year old woman sustained life-threatening injuries

I'll translate this: A suspected impaired driver has been charged after he struck a 25 year old woman and an infant, who were on the sidewalk, then fled the scene.