June 1, 2021
The Honourable Iain Rankin
Premier of Nova Scotia
Office of the Premier
7th Floor, One Government Place
1700 Granville Street
Halifax, NS B3J 1X5
Dear Premier Rankin:
The Latest - Advocacy
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June
2021
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May
2021
May 27, 2021
The Hon. Iain Rankin
Premier of Nova Scotia
Office of the Premier
7th Floor, One Government Place
1700 Granville Street
Halifax, NS B3J 1X5
Dear Premier Rankin:
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May
2021
May 20, 2021
The Hon. Iain Rankin
Premier of Nova Scotia
Office of the Premier
7th Floor, One Government Place
1700 Granville Street
Halifax, NS B3J 1X5
Dear Premier Rankin:
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May
2021
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December
2020
The Halifax Innovation District, an initiative of the Halifax Partnership, today announced a Green Delivery Service pilot project to supp
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September
2020
05
February
2019
Since the spring of 2018, 27 organizations worked together to facilitate discussions around the redevelopment of the Cogswell District to ensure that Halifax advances with the best overall urban design vision possible for the project.
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April
2018
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) is a member-funded organization whose goal is to bring greater vitality to the downtown core of Halifax. It focuses on four areas: advocacy, beautification, marketing and communications, and membership engagement.
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April
2018
The recently formed coalition of transit advocates, Leading with Transit, will hold a series of public forums to discuss and gather feedback and recommendations on the future of transit and the city. A total of four forums will be held in Dartmouth, Spryfield, Sackville, and Halifax.
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February
2018
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) announced today that Tamika Butler, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, will be speaking at the 16th Annual Carmichael Lecture taking place on Thursday, March 1, in the Nova Scotia Ballroom at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, 1919 Upper Water Street, 6:00-8:00 pm.
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November
2017
On Saturday, November 4, Downtown Halifax Business Commission’s Argyle Grafton Share the Street Party brought thousands of Haligonians together to celebrate the newly transformed pedestrian-friendly shared street and revitalized entertainment district.
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February
2017
Andreas Røhl
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January
2017
Downtown Halifax Business Commission has launched The Downtown Parking Pitch to address issues related to parking in Downtown Halifax.
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October
2016
On Friday, September 30, 2016, several groups, including the Quinpool Road Mainstreet District Association, North End Business Association, Main Street Dartmouth and Area Business Improvement Association, Spring Garden Area Busin
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July
2016
DHBC is pleased announce the grant recipients from two beautification grant programs, Gritty to Pretty and Façade Lighting. Out of 16 Gritty to Pretty applications, five were awarded.
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May
2016
LAW AMENDMENTS PRESENTATION FOR BILL NO. 177 – May 16, 2016
PAUL MACKINNON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DOWNTOWN HALIFAX BUSINESS COMMISSION
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April
2016
Dear Mayor Mike Savage and HRM Councillors:
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November
2015
Why is there so much construction happening all at once Downtown?
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November
2015
If the recent commercial tax reform report from the city’s financial staff had been given an unofficial title, it would have been “Commercial Tax Reform: It’s Too Hard To Do”. The report, after much useful analysis, produced two simple recommendations.
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November
2015
In April, Regional Council directed staff to consider commercial tax measures that would address concerns specific to small and independent businesses in the central business district (Downtown Halifax/Dartmouth) and main street and commercial corridors. Last Friday, staff submitted their report
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September
2015
As part of an initiative of Downtowns Canada, downtown organizations across the country will host forums with federal candidates from Sept. 14-22.
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July
2015
This Tuesday, July 21, Halifax Regional Council will make a decision that has been ten years in the making -- whether or not they truly wish to embark on a consistent effort to invest in our main streets. If they vote yes, we can begin.
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September
2014
Below is a letter sent by Paul MacKinnon on September 8, 2014, to Mayor Mike Savage and HRM Regional Council regarding The Khyber Building.
Mayor Mike Savage and Councillors: