{"id":8146,"date":"2025-07-11T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=8146"},"modified":"2025-07-11T17:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:36:31","slug":"our-hrm-alliance-news-regional-plan-backlands-birds-flat-lake-hike-more-11jul2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/?p=8146","title":{"rendered":"Our HRM Alliance News: Regional Plan, Backlands Birds, Flat Lake Hike &#038; more 11Jul2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.15.52\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8147\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.15.52\u202fPM-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.15.52\u202fPM-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.15.52\u202fPM-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.15.52\u202fPM-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.15.52\u202fPM-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.15.52\u202fPM.png 1598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Backlands Coalition is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourhrmalliance.ca\/\">Our HRM Alliance,<\/a> a coalition of over 60 organizations from environment, business, health and community sectors advocating for a sustainable future in Halifax&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This update\/news was issued today:<\/p>\n<p>Hello Alliance,<\/p>\n<p>We hope you are having a wonderful July so far. The summer season has has started and there is lots on the go!<\/p>\n<p>The Regional Council has <strong>finalized the Regional Plan<\/strong>, which will guide development and planning decisions in HRM for the next decade and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for member news and upcoming events\u2014it\u2019s more important than ever to stay connected and show up for our community.<\/p>\n<p>Jillian and Belle<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.22.17\u202fPM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8149\" src=\"http:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.22.17\u202fPM-1024x779.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backlandscoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-11-at-6.22.17\u202fPM-1024x779.png 1024w, 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