Halifax Common

• Ukrainian girl celebrates 8th birthday with new friends in Halifax after fleeing home country

  New friends and strangers came together in Halifax to make sure a young Ukrainian girl fleeing war was able to celebrate her eighth birthday in Canada in style. 

  Canada

  Jun 13
  
• Assault near Halifax Common sends man to hospital, suspect arrested 

  Police say a man had been struck by the suspect in the head with a pipe and had suffered serious non-life-threatening facial injuries.

  Crime

  Jun 9, 2021
  
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• Two years after tragic fire that killed members of the Barho family, a community continues to heal

  The tragic death of seven children in an overnight house fire drew international attention and caused an outpouring of grief from across Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Pedestrian confused after being ticketed for walking through Halifax Common

  Halifax man fined for walking through Halifax Common last week is confused about the rules, seeks clarity

  News

  Apr 13, 2020
• Dispute between N.S. and HRM ‘elevates’ need to work together on QEII redevelopment: Mayor Savage

  Nova Scotia indicated on Tuesday that they still hope to begin construction on a controversial parkade by May.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2020
• 2-week hold placed on tender for Halifax hospital parking garage

  The province still wants to start building 800 new parking spaces for the hospital by May.

  Politics

  Feb 18, 2020
• Work underway to prevent multi-storey hospital parkade from being built on HFX Common

  Regional council has directed city staff to create a plan to close off a west side portion of Summer Street in a view to make room for the province-planned parking garage.

  Politics

  Feb 12, 2020
• Dispute over Halifax Common heats up as province releases QEII parkade tender

  The proposed location of the parkade means the province will need to purchase at least 2,589 square metres of land (0.64 acres) from the HRM.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2020
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• Proposed parking garage a problem for HRM councillor

  Coun. Waye Mason says new parking parkade Massive parkade would encroach on Halifax Common

  News

  Jan 17, 2020
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• New art installation highlights African Nova Scotian history in hieroglyphics

  The installation contains six panels, which use Egyptian hieroglyphics to encapsulate the journey of Africans who came to North America on slave ships and moved up through the United States to Nova Scotia.

  Features

  Jul 18, 2019