Halifax Regional Municipality

• Unhoused people living in Halifax parks brace for first major snow storm

  The municipality has opened an emergency shelter for the duration of Wednesday night's snow storm.

  Features

  Dec 8, 2021
  
• Schools cancelled in Nova Scotia as winter weather slams the province

  Halifax Regional Municipality is adjusting some of its services ahead of a winter storm that's expected to dump up to 30 cm of snow in the region. 

  Weather

  Dec 8, 2021
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• Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives advance three bills to address housing crisis

  The PC government introduced three pieces of legislation Thursday to help address the housing crisis in Halifax.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2021
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• Halifax council meets in-person for first time since March 2020

  After months of virtual council meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Halifax councillors met face-to-face for the first time in chambers on Tuesday. 

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2021
• Halifax woman wants off-leash dog regulations to be strengthened following attack

  A Halifax woman wants to see off-leash dog regulations strengthened after being bitten in Point Pleasant Park.

  Features

  Oct 18, 2021
• Researcher says Halifax modular units require social supports for residents

  Calls continue for the N.S. government to invest in supportive services to accompany modular units.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2021
• HRM in final stages of finalizing Dartmouth location for 1st round of modular housing units

  Halifax Regional Municipality is waiting on the province to commit to funding social supports for residents who will live in modular units.

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2021
• COVID-19: Halifax announces mandatory vaccination policy in works for its employees

  HRM's mandatory vaccination policy will require all municipal employees to be fully vaccinated by Dec.15.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021
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• Dalhousie researchers release study on homelessness, COVID-19 ‘disaster’

  'One of our findings from the study was that the (COVID) pandemic was a disaster but homelessness ... was a disaster way before the pandemic,' said a Dalhousie University' prof.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
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• Halifax has ‘no interest in criminalizing homelessness,’ mayor says

  The city of Halifax says it won't evict unhoused people from makeshift shelters until they have a safe place to go, but stopped short of announcing a moratorium on evictions.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021