Jax
- Hometown: London, ON
- Current Education: Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
- Favourite thing about Downtown Halifax: "All the queer spaces. And I love the historic buildings."
James - new
- Hometown: Marblehead, Massachusetts
- Current Education: Community Design & Architecture, Dalhousie University
- Favourite thing about Downtown Halifax: "The mix of green spaces throughout the urban area."
Sienna
- Hometown: Mississauga, ON
- Current Education: Community Design & Sustainability, Dalhousie University
- Favourite thing about Downtown Halifax: "All the different seating options."
Catalina
- Hometown: Veracruz, Maryland, USA
- Current Education: Interdisciplinary Studies, NSCAD
- Favourite thing about Downtown Halifax: "All the public art."
Sofia
- Hometown: Halifax, NS
- Current Education: Business, SMU
- Favourite thing about Downtown Halifax: "How colourful everything is. I love the murals."
Jonathan
- Hometown: Reisterstown, Maryland, USA
- Current Education: Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University
- Favourite thing about Downtown Halifax: "The ferry."
Russell - new
- Hometown: Halifax, NS
- Current Education: London Central Secondary School, ON
- Favourite thing about Downtown Halifax: "The view of Downtown from Citadel Hill at night."
What is the Downtown Halifax Crew?
Downtown Halifax Business Commission’s (DHBC) Downtown Halifax Crew is back on the streets for the summer.
This group of dedicated university students, clad in blue shirts and ballcaps (and often seen wielding brooms and dustbins), help keep Downtown Halifax clean throughout the summer months.
But that’s not all they do. The Crew acts as Downtown Halifax ambassadors for both members and visitors. Here are some of the services they provide:
- Tourist information to local and area visitors
- Distribution of marketing and promotional materials to DHBC members
- Litter removal
- Painting of street amenities as needed (e.g., picnic tables, benches, etc.)
- Poster removal from kiosks, pole-collars, lamp posts and other hard surface areas
- Weed maintenance and removal
- Graffiti reporting and removal assistance
- Picnic table maintenance
- Assistance with maintaining the cleanliness of high-traffic areas during festival and events
- Reporting damaged infrastructure, vandalism, and other pertinent safety issues to 311
And here are some interesting things the Crew would like you to know:
- Cigarette butts are litter! Every summer, the Crew removes over a half a million cigarette butts from the streets of Downtown Halifax.
👉 DYK? Cigarette butts are made with plastic and are highly toxic to ALL wildlife and animals - especially dogs! Please dispose of them properly.
- They will gladly direct you to the nearest garbage receptacle when asked.
- And finally, they are DHBC employees! They are not volunteers or performing community service work.
The Downtown Halifax Crew is on duty from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays - Sundays (including any holidays that fall on those days), until the end of August.
Say ‘Hi!’ to a Crew member today, or learn more about the program just by emailing Jonathan Goldson, Placemaking Manager at jonathan@downtownhalifax.ca.
