Dear Premier Houston:
We are writing to you today representing over 4,000 downtown and main street businesses from across Nova Scotia. We are at a critical stage in our fight against COVID-19. We require your immediate attention and assistance so that our members can persevere through this phase best described as “living with Covid”.
The Coast's 27th Annual Best of Halifax Awards Downtown Halifax Businesses
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Remembrance Day Light Show on Halifax Memorial Library
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"IDA Canada is calling on all parties to commit to support the economic and social recovery of our downtowns and main streets through more long-term and sustainable initiatives," says Kate Fenske, the Chair of the International Downtown Association – Canada (IDA Canada) and CEO of Downtown Winnipeg.
Due to the weather forecast, the Tunes at Noon concert with Gizelle de Guzman on the Salt Yard Stage, Halifax Waterfront, has been cancelled for today.
Due to the weather forecast, the Tunes at Noon concert with Doris Mason on the Salt Yard Stage, Halifax Waterfront, has been cancelled for today. Tunes at Noon is a free, outdoor concert series, featuring performers from a wide range of musical genres.
Due to the weather forecast, the Tunes at Noon concert with Maura Whitman on the Salt Yard Stage, Halifax Waterfront, has been cancelled for today. Tunes at Noon is a free, outdoor concert series, featuring performers from a wide range of musical genres.
Due to the weather forecast, the Tunes at Noon concert with Braden Lam on the Salt Yard Stage, Halifax Waterfront, has been cancelled today. Tunes at Noon is a free, outdoor concert series, featuring performers from a wide range of musical genres. Concerts take place Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm on the Salt Yard Stage, Halifax Waterfront, until August 27.
After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 13th Annual Tunes at Noon is back with its outdoor summer concert series presented by Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), in partnership with the African Nova Scotian Music Association, Develop Nova Scotia,
After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, Tunes at Noon, is back and is looking for Nova Scotian musical artists for its 2021 line-up.
Membership Engagement Manager
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Placemaking Manager
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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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:
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:
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:
Summer 2021 is rapidly approaching, and Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) knows this season will be a crucial sales period for businesses that continue to experience many challenges brought on by the unexpected global pandemic.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) has launched a call for submissions for the Spring 2021 Gritty to Pretty Placemaking Program.
In January 2014, Downtown Halifax Business Commission, Spring Garden Area Business Association, and Develop Nova Scotia launched the pedestrian counter program, collecting pedestrian count information at 10 locations, through 10 Eco-Counter electronic pedestrian devices.
Dowtown Halifax Crew, spring of 2020
If you’re missing the experience of live music, catch local “surf and twang” instrumental legends, Urban Surf Kings, at Argyle Fine Art, streamed live on Sunday, March 21, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
The Halifax Innovation District, an initiative of the Halifax Partnership, today announced a Green Delivery Service pilot project to supp
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) has launched a call for submissions for the Fall 2020 Gritty to Pretty Placemaking Program. Gritty to Pretty includes three grants: Open Grant, Façade Lighting Grant, and Mural Grant.
DHBC is pleased announce the grant recipients for the Gritty to Pretty placemaking grant program.
Photo of Downtown Halifax Crew taken in spring of 2019.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) has launched two grants to assist Downtown Halifax businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: the eCommerce Assistance Program and Back to Business Material Assistance Program. The deadline to apply for each grant is June 17, 2020, and businesses can apply online.
Photo of Downtown Halifax Crew taken in spring of 2019.
Developer, building owner, and property manager Starfish Properties is pleased to announce that their latest project is now complete. Starfish Properties partnered with Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) to install LED façade lighting on the G.M.
DHBC is pleased to launch the 3rd Annual Halifax Lights Festival, an eight-day celebration of the holiday season in Downtown Halifax, taking place November 30 to December 7.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) has launched a call for submissions for the Fall 2019 Gritty to Pretty Placemaking Program.
Due to the forecast of thundershowers, Downtown Halifax Picnic on the Hill, originally scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed until Tuesday, August 20, 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm, at Citadel Hill beside The Old Town Clock on Brunswick Street.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) is pleased announce the grant recipients for the Gritty to Pretty beautification grant program. Gritty to Pretty includes three grant streams: Open Grant, Façade Lighting Grant, and the recently added, Mural Grant.
Due to the weather forecast, the Tunes at Noon concert with Maura Whitman today in Grand Parade has been postponed. The rescheduled concert date will be announced once it is confirmed.
Upcoming concerts include:
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) was formed in 1987 through the voting of the businesses and landlords in the Downtown area (generally the area between Citadel Hill and the Waterfront). There are approximately 1,300 member businesses of DHBC.
DHBC, in partnership with Music Nova Scotia and print media sponsor The Coast, is pleased to present the 12th Annual Tunes at Noon, an annual summer concert series featuring performers from a variety of musical genres.
On Wednesday, June 5, Downtown Halifax will be filled with 37 teams, totalling 190 volunteers and representing 22 local businesses and organizations, sweeping the streets at the 25th Anniversary Clean Sweep.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), in partnership with Music Nova Scotia and print media sponsor The Coast, will once again present Tunes at Noon, a summer concert series featuring Nova Scotian performers of all genres of music on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and
On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, over 100 volunteers from local businesses and organizations will divided into teams to clean the streets of Downtown Halifax for the 25th Anniversary Clean Sweep.
On Friday, April 26, 2019, Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) will host a Downtown Halifax City Nature Walk from 12:00 pm (sharp) to 1:00 pm, with participants meeting at the DHBC storefront at 1546 Barrington Street at 11:45 am.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), in partnership with Quirk VR and eight organizations, has produced “Downtown Halifax 360” – an exciting six-minute, 360-degree, immersive virtual reality (VR) video that highlights some of the most popular attractions and points of interest i
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.
DHBC's Halifax Lights Festival 2nd Annual Chilli Warm-Up held on Sunday, December 2, was a great success with hungry visitors enjoying hot chilli and cornbread outdoors on Argyle Street.
Leading with Transit (LWT), a community-based initiative spearheaded by more than 20 public, private, institutional, and non-governmental organization partners, will be holding two community forums on November 27 and 29 in Dartmouth and Halifax to gather more feedback on the work that LWT has completed to date.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) is pleased to launch the 2nd Annual Halifax Lights Festival, a week-long celebration of the holiday season in Downtown Halifax, taking place December 1-8.
The Coast's Best of Halifax 2018 Readers' Choice Awards were announced on November 1, and it's no surpirse that 106 Downtown Halifax businesses, public spaces, and events have once again been awarded bronze, silver, and gold awards for best food and drink, pu
Twenty-six organizations are working 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, through a robust public
Aegis Developments Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of a project in partnership with Downtown Halifax Business Commission’s (DHBC) Façade Lighting grant through the Gritty to Pretty program. LED lighting was recently installed on the Cabot Building, located at 1725-1727 Barrington Street.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) has launched a call for submissions for the 2018 Gritty to Pretty Beautification Program. Gritty to Pretty includes two grants: the Open Grant and the Façade Lighting Grant.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), daVinci College, Music Nova Scotia, and The Coast are pleased to present the 11th Annual Tunes at Noon,
Today, 28 teams with a total of 152 volunteers collected 38 bags of garbage, 18 bags of recycling, and 11 bags of compost plus many “interesting” objects throughout Downtown Halifax while participating in the 24th Annual Clean Sweep, presented by Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC).
Downtowns Atlantic Canada (DAC) is hosting its annual conference in Halifax, May 27-29, 2018, attracting business improvement districts (BIDs), urban planners, small businesses, and municipal staff from the Atlantic provinces.
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, over 100 volunteers from local businesses and organizations will split into teams and clean the streets of Downtown Halifax for the 24th Annual Clean Sweep.
As a proud supporter of the 2018 ECMAs, Downtown Halifax Business Commission is pleased to present the 2018 ECMAs Argyle Street Fest this Saturday, May 5, from 12 noon to 3:00 pm, on two blocks of Argyle Street, from Blowers Street to Prince Street.
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.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), DaVinci College, and Music Nova Scotia will once again present Tunes at Noon, a summer concert series featuring Nova Scotian performers of all genres of music Wednesday to Friday, from July 4 to August 17, 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.
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.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission’s (DHBC) Halifax Lights Festival Chili Warm-Up and Family Fun Day held on Saturday, December 16, was a great success with visitors enjoying hot chili and cornbread outdoors in
DHBC is pleased announce that four more Gritty to Pretty beautification grant projects are now complete in Downtown Halifax. Gritty to Pretty has two grant streams: Open Grant and Façade Lighting.
DHBC is pleased to launch The Halifax Lights Festival, a month-long celebration of the holiday season in Downtown Halifax from November 17 to December 21. The Festival’s anchor attraction is a winter-themed, nightly interactive light show, called Splendour in the Park, which will take over Cornwallis Park.
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.
Come celebrate the newly transformed Argyle and Grafton Streets with the ultimate Share the Street Party from 11 am to 11 pm this Saturday, November 4!
With the Argyle and Grafton Streetscape scheduled for completion on October 31, it’s time to celebrate the end of 21 weeks of construction, a beautiful new pedestrian-friendly shared street, and a revitalized entertainment district.
To celebrate I Love Local’s City Harvest on October 21, Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) will be offering family-friendly activities in their “storefront” space at 1546 Barrington Street, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, to support the participating businesses in Downtown Halifax.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) and participating Downtown businesses are ready to celebrate Halloween a little earlier this year with "Haunt the Downtown." Instead of going door-to-door, locals and visitors are encouraged to visit Downtown Halifax and go store-to-store instead.
If you’re a new or returning university or college student, stop by Grand Parade on September 8, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, for a free “Welcome to Downtown” BBQ. If you’re a student of life, you’re welcome, too! The BBQ is hosted by DHBC and is free and open to the public, while supplies last.
Due to inclement weather, today’s Tunes at Noon concert in Grand Parade with Jessie Brown has been postponed until September 8. Tunes at Noon is a free, outdoor concert series, featuring Nova Scotian performers from a wide range of musical genres. Concerts take place Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm in Grand Parade, Halifax, until September 8.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) is pleased announce the grant recipients for the Gritty to Pretty beautification grant program.
DHBC, daVinci College, Music Nova Scotia, and The Coast, are pleased to present the 10th Anniversary Tunes at Noon, an annual summer concert series featuring Nova Scotian performers from a variety of musical genres. The series will take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from July 5 to September 1, 12:00 Noon-1:00 pm in Grand Parade in Halifax.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Board of Directors. The new Board of Directors was voted in by DHBC members during its Annual General Meeting on June 22 in a packed room at The Discovery Centre.
A record amount of garbage was collected by volunteers yesterday in Downtown Halifax. There were 35 teams with a total of 158 volunteers that collected 53 bags of garbage, 37 bags of recycling, and 16 bags of compost and many “interesting” objects throughout Downtown Halifax while participating in the 23rd Annual Clean Sweep, presented by Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC).
On Wednesday, June 7, Downtown Halifax will be filled with 40 teams with a total of over 220 volunteers, representing 28 local businesses and organizations sweeping the streets and painting picnic tables for the 23rd Annual Clean Sweep. Four teams will also be painting four picnic tables that will be added to the 45 painted picnic tables already placed in Downtown Halifax.
Pick up free books or drop off your extras at one of three Little Free Libraries built in Downtown Halifax recently, courtesy of The Word on the Street.
Starfish Properties is pleased to announce one of their latest projects. Partnering with Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), the installation of LED façade lighting to both 1549 Barrington Street and 1652-1656 Barrington Street is now complete.
Do you have a unique, creative idea to make Downtown Halifax even more beautiful? Downtown Halifax Business Commission can give you money to make it happen.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC), in partnership with daVinci College and Music Nova Scotia, is once again seeking submissions from performers for the 10th Annual Tunes at Noon, a summer concert series featuring Nova Scotian performers of all genres of music on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from July 5 to September 1.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) recently launched “Eventful Year Downtown” – a celebration of all the big and small events taking place in Downtown Halifax.
Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) is celebrating 21 years of the Enviro Team program, a dedicated group of returning university students that keeps Downtown Halifax clean throughout the summer and provides tourist information to area visitors. The Enviro Team members, easily identified by a white question mark printed on the back of their red shirts.
Andreas Røhl
Downtown Halifax Business Commission has launched The Downtown Parking Pitch to address issues related to parking in Downtown Halifax.
NSCAD University
The second annual Halifax Lights Holiday Market will end this weekend at their three locations. Halifax Lights runs from November 23 to December 18. For a full schedule of Market events and list of vendors, visit www.downtownhalifax.ca/lights.
The second annual Halifax Lights Holiday Market at Historic Properties, 1869 Upper Water Street, is a multi-weekend holiday market featuring: artisans, festive food and drink, holiday lights and décor, live performers, carollers, hands-on crafts, musicians, and much more. Each weekend includes free family events.
The Coast’s Best of Halifax awards have become a badge of honour among businesses in Halifax and beyond. Those small but mighty little gold, silver, and bronze plaques signify that among The Coast’s large readership, you’re in.
The second annual Halifax Lights Holiday Market in Downtown Halifax is a multi-day, multi-venue holiday market featuring: artisans, festive food and drink, pop-up shops, holiday lights and décor, a petting zoo, live performers, craft demonstrations, hands-on crafts, musicians, contests and giveaways, and much more.
Since January 2014, Downtown Halifax Business Commission, Spring Garden Area Business Association, and Waterfront Development have been collecting pedestrian count information at 10 locations, through 10 Eco-Counter electronic pedestrian devices.
Over the summer, Downtown Halifax Business Commission (DHBC) launched our new website at downtownhalifax.ca with one purpose: To be the central hub for all things Downtown including news, events, specials, and a comprehensive directory of the businesses of Downtown Halifax.
