The Backlands Coalition

An Anti-Biomass Petition (“Stop destroying Nova Scotia’s forests for biomass power generation”) has garnered more than 25000 signatures in less than 10 days. Started by a St. Margaret’s Bay resident, it elicited a Bruce McKinnon editorial cartoon in the CH. Read more in CH. The petition remains open.

On January 22, 2016, a resident observed a moose which came up from the shore of Williams Lake and into the backyard. It was a male with antler stubs.

Such sightings are reported every now and then and provide evidence that the Chebucto group of the endangered mainland moose make use of the Backlands. Read more about this group. See also DNR’s Mainland Moose Frequently Asked Questions

Sightings should be reported to DNR.

Even though three-quarters of the watershed is undeveloped, salt inputs from the other 1/4 threaten the health of Colpitt Lake and Williams Lake. View Report
View Media Co-op Report & Interview

We have added a new section on the website listing documents that describe the cultural landscape of the Backlands, several of them available on this website.
View Cultural Landscape.

Join us on December 12 for an afternoon festival of arts in beautiful Purcell’s Cove, and show your support for the #15 bus.

From 3pm-6pm, the Purcell’s Cove Neighborhood Committee is hosting a program of music, literary readings and visual art at oceanside Purcell’s Cove Pottery. Festive readings by Catherine Banks, Stephanie Domet, Andy Fillmore and Paige Hare promise to entertain and inspire, and music by Kev Corbett will fill the room with stories put to song. Come early and take part in the exhibition of visual art by Geoffrey Grantham, Danyele Belliveau and Eva Toth with early music by The Rascals and the sacred songs of St. Vladimir Orthodox Church Choir.
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All across the world people are coming together to hit the streets on November 29th — hours before the most important climate summit this decade, taking place in Paris (COP21)…The Halifax march will begin at 1pm. We’ll start at Victoria Park… Read More in Halifax Media Co-op

On September 13th, many of you gathered with your pledges to ride the bus more. The PCNC is here to support you in your pledge! We continue to advocate on your behalf before City Council and Metro Transit, but the best way our community can make an impact is by continuing to ride the #15 bus as often as we can, creating a permanent change in ridership along our portion of the route.

Below you can watch a short video of our last event, and find out who won the transfer raffle prize!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Bus-to-Market event last month. We packed the bus and had a fun time with our neighbours at the Forum Farmer’s Market. We’d like to make these outings happen more regularly, and have put together a list of Fall Events on the bus route, both outside and inside our community. Please join us and your neighbours at a few of the events listed below. Together we can make a difference!

November 11: Remembrance Day in Point Pleasant Park
9:15 – catch the #15 bus leaving York Redoubt
note: due to the holiday, the #15 becomes route #9, which goes directly to Point Pleasant Park with no transfers along the way–easy!
10:15 – arrive at Point Pleasant Park, walk 20 minutes to the Sailors’ Monument
11:00 – Remembrance Day ceremony begins
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Ride the bus October 17-22 for your chance to win a booklet of 10 Metro Transit bus tickets! The Purcell’s Cove Neighbourhood Committee is here to support you in your pledge to ride the bus more often. What better way than to give you a free ride…or better yet, TEN free rides! To enter, follow these 5 easy steps:

Ride the bus from October 17-22
Save your bus transfers
Write your name and phone number (or email address) on your transfers… Continue reading →

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 is available in sections at http://www.halifax.ca/HalifaxGreenNetwork/Themes.php. View Agenda for the Thursday meeting. View Item 8.3.2 Halifax Green Network Plan which includes highlights of the Interim Report. The full Interim Report bears close reading. There are 52 maps.

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 precious, wild Backlands on the Halifax south mainland.

3B will be shown in front of the Halifax Central Library on Spring Garden Road between 6 pm and midnight on Saturday Oct 17. The video will be rear screen projected form inside the library and the  audio track broadcast from a speaker by the entrance. Continue reading →