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This first Interim Report on the Green Network Plan will be discussed at a meeting of the COMMUNITY PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE on Thursday Oct 15 in the Council Chamber, City Hall, viewable online. The full interim report … Continue reading →

One of the top five Media Arts Projects at Nocturne 2015 is a piece by Susan Tooke about choices that transform our landscapes in HRM. 3B:BACKLANDS, BADLANDS, BURBS explores the destruction of natural habitat by the encroaching development of our … Continue reading →

It’s Harvest time! Ride the bus to the Forum Market with us next Saturday, October 17th. Together with our friends and neighbours, we’ll hop on the #15 leaving York Redoubt at 9:55am. Our guides Danyele and Anne will be on … Continue reading →

Hello Purcell’s Covers and Friends! Thanks to all of you who came to the Save-the-Bus Rally two weeks ago. At the rally, over 65 neighbours made a pledge to ride the #15 bus more often. Way to go! How are … Continue reading →

If you’d like to help a trail, the McIntosh Run Watershed Association is inviting the community to help trim brush, Saturday, September 19th, 9:30 – 11:30 am. We’ll be meeting at the Drysdale Road bridge, beside the Spryfield Lion’s Rink. … Continue reading →

Often the artists’ sketches, doodles, words or ideas are rarely intended to be viewed by the public. They are the documentation of an idea or mode of creating that allows the artist to record and potentially recall for future use. … Continue reading →

The Save Route 15 Rally: WHEN: – Sunday, September 13, 2015 3-5 p.m. WHERE – Purcell’s Cove Social Club, 505 PURCELL’S COVE ROAD View Poster Those affected by proposed changes to Halifax Transit’s Route 15 bus are holding a rally … Continue reading →

Sixty-eight citizens joined this Hike-the-Greenbelt finale. View Photos Select the i icon to read descriptions and see locations in Google Maps.

Sixty-eight hikers joined the Backland folks yesterday, the best turnout in the Hike-the-Greenbelt events. We started at the Capt. Spry, walked along the McIntosh Run to the bridge at Drysdale, then one group continued on the McIntosh Run Trail with … Continue reading →

In an interview with Sheldon MacLeod, planner Tristan Cleveland of Our HRM Alliance talks about using Greenbelting to densify growth, and about the pressures on the Backlands. Listen to Interview. Select the Aug 12, 3 pm session. Discussion of the … Continue reading →