Safe Kjipuktuk

Just googled that, ugh

Great letter!

Council letters - budget cuts Feb 2026 Sent Feb 16 2026: Subject: Building a resilient Halifax requires protecting essential services, continuing climate action and enhancing accessibility Dear HRM Councillors, I am, again, writing in r...

Another day, another email to @hfxgov.bsky.social councillors. TL:DR - I'm happy to pay more in tax for a city that works for everyone. Prioritise safe streets, public transit, accessibility & environment. Ditch that #CarBrain. #ZeroVisionHFX Link to email here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

In photos - Over the weekend, a bio blitz dive was held at Dartmouth Cove, showcasing the winter life just below the surface of the cove whose future remains in question

More photos on our website at

waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/103461-2

you can read R v Carvery

It's odd how it has become so isolated and desolate, almost appropriate for the shame of clearing the site. Eddie was the one light.

'He was a man on a mission': Eddie Carvery remembered for keeping memory of Africville alive | CBC News Eddie Carvery, the activist who lived in a trailer on the site of the former town of Africville for over 50 years, has died. Carvery used his decades-long protest to call for reparations for the forme...

"Most people get to inherit some kind of wealth, a home. I inherited a duty, but I couldn't be more proud of it"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The winners and losers of Halifax's Transit planning Everyone loses when most of the city drives

true that subheading
open.substack.com/pub/thegrand...

Amazing mural!

Submission on 2026 27 budget decisions Dear Councillors, I appreciate you have an extremely challenging week ahead. There are many big spend projects and ongoing work ahead including ongoing road maintenance, and it appears this has ultim...

submission to councillors on proposed cuts to the 2026 27 budget, also road safety budget items
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Did you know? Halifax Transit will quickly become far less accessible if Halifax Council approves the reduction in snow clearing service for transit stops and sidewalks.

Val's thread (below) contains many great points in favour of maintaining dedicated transit lanes in Halifax. Write the mayor, public works minister Fred Tilley, and your MLA and ask them to help keep buses moving. 🚌

I liked your comment and didn't intend disagreement.
I live off Lacewood and I would like that road to be different.

And a highway for everyone to speed through it all, much to the detriment of kids and families walking

Big ticket items are omitted -
Mill Cove Ferry (weak ridership at a huge cost)
Windsor St Exchange - absurdly expensive
Alternatives to resurfacing far too wide roads, including potential sale of surplus land.

This list is ghoulish. There are ways to raise funds, for example driving demand for transit by reallocating car lanes to bus lanes. HRM councillors should be ambitious, not ditch all that is good.

They're superb and deserve more dedicated bus lanes

We already do and you can ride it unlimited from $90 per month (Nova Bus LFSe+)

Obituary information for Erica Joy Axent Hilton View Erica Joy Axent Hilton's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

You must read this obituary.

There are so many similar stories in our city.
Be kind to people. You don't know their story.

That photo lol. Not more paint and sticks costing $100M !

There’s no such thing as an accident when it comes to traffic or workplace injuries or death. An inquest is definitely warranted to determine how to prevent this from happening again. And an investigation to determine liability.

Without adopting an ambitious harm reduction goal, we will simply see more deference to the movement of vehicles, which will take precedence over safety objectives
(See Windsor St Exchange, Robie St, BRT reliant on road widening, etc)

this part omits the important "per capita" proviso. The municipality has no actual goal to achieve Vision Zero, nor will any councillor to date formally propose that we should adopt one

Not sure, good question

6/ "We look forward to our continued work with our municipal partners in making Nova Scotia's roads safer for everyone"
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5/ "This new legislation not only gives municipalities stronger tools to address local traffic and safety concerns but also focuses on the unique safety needs of vulnerable road users"

4/ "I am also pleased to share that the Traffic Safety Act achieved Royal Assent on October 3 2025 and is expecting to take effect in the Spring of 2026"

3/ "As part of their 2024 Road Safety Strategy, HRM has adopted the principle of Vision Zero.....We support this important work to maintain a downward trend in the rate of fatal and serious injuries from collisions"

2/ "Road Safety is a top priority for the Department of Public Works. We are dedicated to making our streets safer and ensuring our transportation system supports the well-being of everyone who uses it"

Last year, five pedestrians were struck and killed in HRM within the first six months, & over 20 fatalities were reported by August (total for year tbc)
Follow-up joint advocacy with HRM requesting a detailed action plan was unsuccessful. This is the response from the Province (thread)